Michael Robbins, the editor of Military History, took the stage this afternoon at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference to discuss Sun Tzu's 2nd century classic, The Art of War.
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The founder of charity:water talks about the three reasons his charity is revolutionizing the way we give.
Read More »Ric Elias: How Facing Death Changed My Life (And My Business)
"If I wasn't afraid of dying, why should I be afraid of failing?" asked Ric Elias, who survived a plane crash in 2009.
Read More »5 Keys to Business Happiness
Ted Leonsis says business can add real value by ensuring customers and employees are happy.
Read More »Conference Life: Cocktail Party Impacts Early Morning Yoga Attendance
As the last day of Inc. 500|5000 Conference begins, entrepreneurs skip yoga for some extra shut-eye. The last day of the Inc
Read More »How I Help People Beat Cancer
TJ Farnsworth, founder and CEO of Sightline Health, is adamant about fostering a strong culture of customer service. But that dedication was put to the test when his father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer and became a customer
Read More »"Building An Actual Time Machine Would’ve Been Easier": The Making Of "Terra Nova"
How Terra Nova executive producer Brannon Braga realized Steven Spielberg’s vision, managed the most expensive TV budget ever, and survived all those friggin’ dinosaurs without losing his mind. Being in charge of an epic, Steven Spielberg-backed, eco-themed, sci-fi time-travel tale with digital dinosaurs and a reported $15 million pilot is pressure enough. Now add a revolving door of writers, mounting executive producers, debate over pilot length, rain-deluged sets in an Australian rainforest, insufficient footage, visual effects delays, and a circling vulture press and it’s amazing Terra Nova executive producer Brannon Braga wasn’t carried off in a straightjacket.
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Mastodon Turns Metalheads Into Three-Jawed Minotaurs
Go behind the scenes of the band's very metal adventures in augmented reality.
Read More »JetBlue Airways Chairman Joel Peterson: Innovation Is Hiding In Plain Sight
Sometimes innovation looks like good old fashioned customer service served with a heaping helping of passion from a forward-thinking entrepreneur.
Read More »What The New Facebook Changes Mean For Businesses
Ordinary people and small businesses using Facebook are going to have to come to grips with two new terms after the big announcements Mark Zuckerberg made today at f8 , the Facebook Developer conference. The first is "self-expression," which means your friends will know a lot more about what you read, what music you listen to, and even what you cook. The second is "serendipity," which means if you see a friend of yours has watched a movie on Netflix, you can click on that app in your timeline and begin watching it immediately from within the app.
Read More »Are You Living the American Nightmare?
Mental stability is underrated': Founder of Stella & Dot Jessica Herrin talks about finding balance in business. Jessica Herrin, founder and CEO of social selling website Stella & Dot , kicked off the last session of the Inc. 500|5000 conference Friday with a high-octane talk on finding balance.
Read More »Tangled, Too: Why A Wireless World Will Never Exist
Forget Wi-Fi, forget Bluetooth, forget NFC and even wireless charging--that rat's nest of wires behind your computer desk is going nowhere fast.
Read More »If You Don’t Go All In on Social Media, You’re Dead
"The way we do business is going to change so fundamentally in the next 10 years," says Vaynerchuk.
Read More »Do Entrepreneurs Need to Be Crazy?
And if they are, can they ever make a successful CEO? If you've ever started a company, you might have a disorder. That's the thesis of the Inc
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