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Feed SubscriptionPucker Up–The Wisdom Of Small Bets Means Kissing A Lot Of Frogs
Each day thousands of small and midsize companies make big, one-shot bets--and fail. We don’t hear about most of them, just as we don’t hear about people who lose the lottery; they aren’t front-page news
Read More »What Goes Into Making a Skate Park?
Meet the companies behind the lighting, shotcrete, rails, and wheels at a skate park in San Jose, California. Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park, San Jose, California | February 11, 2012 | 5:04 p.m. Wheels Bones Skatepark Formula wheels, manufactured by Santa Barbara, California-based Skate One, are made of urethane formulated to resist abrasion
Read More »Fail to Succeed the Google Way
Just because you had a disaster, doesn't mean you'll ultimately fail. In fact, you can learn what you need for eventual success. Google will sell co-branded tablets through online stores in an attempt to compete with Apple's iPad, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Read More »Drilling for Oil in Eden: Initiative to Save Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador is Uncertain
Pumping gasoline in Quito, Ecuador. Oil drilling threatens the Yasun rainforest
Read More »Audemars Piguet Fetes Its Iconic Watch
Fortieth birthdays seem to be often accompanied by a blow-out celebration, a fact that is apparently true even when the celebrant is a watch. The many friends of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak can wish it felicitations during a four-day exhibition March 21–24 at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan. Besides ...
Read More »Feeling Old? 3 Ways to Lower Your Mental Age
Step 1: Get a mentor who's 10 (or more) years younger than you. See the other tips. A friend of mine came back from a national meeting of sales leaders in her industry and sent me a very frank and telling note.
Read More »Your Customer Research Is All Wrong
Somewhere along the line between brainstorming and testing new ideas in the marketplace, your research is failing. Here's why
Read More »Sneak Peek: Park Hyatt Sydney
Located in the Rocks district of Sydney’s city center, the Park Hyatt Sydney reopened February 13 after a seven-month renovation. The hotel takes advantage of its sweeping views of the majestic Sydney Harbor and the landmark opera house, with floor-to-ceiling glass windows in nearly every space, including the 155 guest ...
Read More »7 Office Space Traps to Avoid
You just closed a small financing round, hired some new team members and are looking to move into a new office space.
Read More »Forensic Anthropology Gives Voice to Unidentified Remains
RALEIGH, N.C. Bone-hunters and anthropologists typically guard their fossils as priceless specimens.
Read More »Brainiacs for Your Business
Our company is stocked with scientists, but we still can't solve every technical challenge ourselves. Enter the scientific advisory board
Read More »Why We Don’t See Lions, Bombs and Breast Cancers
Let’s imagine that I suggest you look for lions while we are strolling through the park.
Read More »Why We Don’t See Lions, Bombs and Breast Cancers
Let’s imagine that I suggest you look for lions while we are strolling through the park.
Read More »The Teen, The Tweet, And The Governor: Social Media Lessons From The Emma Sullivan Fiasco
What happens when a teenager tells a governor he “#blowsalot” on Twitter? Here are four lessons on teens, social media, and politics from the Emma Sullivan affair.
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