Chef Zac Pelaccio and partner Rick Carmac already have a stable of successful eateries serving tasty, Southeast Asian-influenced fare—three Fatty Crab locations in New York City and the Virgin Islands and two Fatty 'Cue posts in Brooklyn and the West Village. But the pair's most recent venture is considerably smaller: Four Fatty Snack and Fatty 'Cue kiosks in New York City's Financial District, Battery Park, and around Central Park. Carmac tells us about the decision to start smaller outposts
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Figuring out whether or not an employee will thrive if let "out of the box" is not always easy to do. Here are some pointers.
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The name of the project -- "photonic neuron" -- was catchy enough, but what really caught Mitchell Nahmias' attention was the opportunity to combine his interests in engineering and neuroscience.
Read More »American Express Friends Facebook, Checks In With Foursquare: Does Your Social Graph Have Good Credit?
Creating a social network is so last week. Today, American Express is unveiling a social media platform
Read More »How You Can Use Amazon’s Mechanical Turk for Business
Perfect for tedious tasks, Amazon's Mechanical Turk may be the perfect alternative to hiring temporary workers for singular projects. Think back to the last time you had a task for which you would've loved to have had an army of workers. Perhaps you had to sort through thousands of articles looking for something specific, or you had to transcribe hours of audio recordings, or you had to check for duplicate records in a database of thousands of entries.
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Please note that Ineke IV can embark and disembark guests in Spain! Therefore do not miss the opportunity with a special offer - no delivery/redelivery fees from Cannes for a minimum of 2 weeks booking!
Read More »Marc Speichert On Creating An Online Novela Fan Club
Photograph by Patrick James Miller Creative marketers are launching new efforts to reach the Latin American community. Marc Speichert worked with Telemundo to launch a novela fan club. Marc Speichert Chief Marketing Officer, L'Or
Read More »An Online Jewelry Retailer Gunning for Tiffany
If Matt Lauzon has his way, his online custom jewelry company will one day "take on Tiffany head-to-head." That may seem like a bold prediction, but consider that Gemvara , which is just more than a year old, had a $10 million run rate at the end of last year and, as of this spring, is venture capital funded to the tune of more than $25 million. The company allows consumers to customize jewelry by design, stone, and metal, and offers more than a billion styles from which to choose (including Kate Middleton-inspired earrings and a reasonable facsimile of Natalie Portman’s engagement ring). Lauzon carries no inventory; he sources his gemstones and diamonds from suppliers in the United States, then works with several manufacturers (also domestically) to produce the jewelry as it’s ordered.
Read More »GE Invests In Rooftop Solar, Competing With Google’s Recent Solar Play
One of the 10 commercial partnerships with home energy technology companies GE announced this week was SunRun, a home solar company. Now both companies are in the business of getting panels on people's roofs
Read More »Former Presidential Candidate, Steve Forbes
On Wednesday, June 22, I have the privilege of interviewing Steve Forbes, former Republican presidential hopeful, in front of an audience of the Greater New York business community at the Lighthouse Theater. This event is part of our "Mind of the Entrepreneur" series, sponsored by Rothstein Kass
Read More »Why Kevin Systrom Turned Down Zuckerberg, Left Twitter To Start Instagram
Kevin Systrom launched popular photo-sharing app Instagram in October--and already it boasts around 5 million users. By comparison, it took years for startups such as Facebook and Twitter to reach that growth
Read More »Road Trains–Not Driverless Cars–Are The Future Of Hands-Free Driving
Before we get cars driven fully by computers, we'll have platoons of vehicles lead by a professional driver that let you take your eyes off the road and save fuel.
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Last minute discount, use this opportunity of sailing at the turqoise coasts of Marmaris in Turkey which is one of the must do's in this life and we promise that you'll want to repeat your journey for years to come there after period. 'Sailing' in the natural beauty of Turkish Riviera make the Blue Voyage more unique ..
Read More »10 Steps From Idea to Business
A cheat sheet to turn your vision for a successful new business into a reality Some of the most important things in life don’t come with instruction manuals: homes, spouses, kids, and start-ups are a few. That’s why I created this start-up road map. Inspired by the lean approach often favored by today’s tech entrepreneurs, the principles apply to any industry
Read More »Facebook’s Hack-A-Months Cause Disruption, Innovation
Yep, they are 30-day hack-a-thons--and they are helping launch big products, including Facebook Deals. Welcome to what one Facebooker calls "a playground for engineers." Tech giants such as Google to Facebook are famous for hack-a-thons, all-night marathon coding sessions where eager employees build something unrelated to their current projects
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