Meg Cadoux Hirshberg is the wife of Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg. In this video, she discusses the challenges of having her home also be the base for her husband's business.
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Meg Cadoux Hirshberg is the wife of Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg. In this video, she discusses the challenges of having her home also be the base for her husband's business.
Read More »Google Chromebook: Gamechanger?
Google clearly thinks so! Google announced this week that it will be launching a new sort of netbook called a "Chromebook" on June 15th.
Read More »How To Make Google Music Beta Into An iPhone App And More
Yesterday, Google Launched Music Beta, a cloud-based music service that lets you stream all your songs from any device.
Read More »Who Won at the James Beard Awards
It was a big night for the ladies at The James Beard Foundation annual awardsfest, which took place May 9 in New York City: Prune chef (and best-selling Blood, Bones & Butter author) Gabrielle Hamilton proved the third time's the charm when she won Best New York City Chef after being nominated in 2009 and 2010. Hamilton was unfazed by the event's ritziness
Read More »NPR Hearts Urban Outfitters, But The Feeling’s Not Mutual
In a sweeping tale of brand confusion, our penniless hero NPR and rich merchant Urban Outfitters collude to sell a T-Shirt bearing NPR's logo. But the saga has a dark twist: Urban Outfitter's actions could financially kneecap NPR
Read More »Why Intel’s First Venture Into Consulting Is With A Silicon Valley Solar Startup
Will applying the lessons learned making computer chips to solar panels result in really cheap solar power? Solar startups often have impressively big ideas about how they're going to scale up the next revolutionary technology, but few get the job done
Read More »Locationgate: A Cell Phone GPS Explainer For Senator Al Franken
Apple and Google testified yesterday before a committee examining smartphone user privacy, particularly regarding location tracking. The first conclusion: Senators don't understand the tech, nor do most people.
Read More »Why Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Hates The "iPad Killer"
What product is going to be the iPad killer? Consumers and bloggers alike can't stop asking that question. Search for "iPad Killer" on Google and you'll return 778,000 results.
Read More »iSnitch: Unofficial Homeland Security App Is Powered By Your Suspicion
A zealous Miami law enforcement pro bootstrapped his own app, isee-isay, to support the homeland security motto, "See something, say something." Will DHS help recoup his investment?
Read More »Business Valuation Giveaway
Wondering just how much your business is worth?
Read More »Does Dyslexia Foster Entrepreneurship?
More than a third of business owners may be dyslexic. A new documentary features those who say the reading disorder is a gift that aided their success. A new film airing tonight on HBO2 examines the role of dyslexia in the lives of successful entrepreneurs and corporate leaders around the world.
Read More »Visa Is Making The E-Wallet Real
We've heard a lot about the notion of a digital wallet, but the tech itself seems slow to arrive. Now one credit giant is changing all that. We've heard a lot about the notion of a digital wallet , but the tech itself seems slow to arrive apart from one or two regional experiments, and the promise of more exciting tech in the future
Read More »Bada Bing! HBO Go Hits 1 Million Downloads In Just A Week
Netflix and Hulu should probably be paying attention. HBO's lone-cowboy strategy might be brilliant. HBO Go , the app from HBO that gives streaming access to 1,400 titles (including the big ones--The Sopranos, True Blood, and so on) hit 1 million downloads in just a week
Read More »85% Of College Grads Move Home, Facebook Mandates Secure Connection, Apple’s Onerous Fees Kill Publisher, And More…
The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Most Grads Live At Home Polish up those baseball trophies and framed prom photos, Mom and Dad, Tommy's moving back after college graduation. A survey by Twentysomething Inc.
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