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In 1970, Dov Frohman was a young electrical engineer working for a relatively unknown 100-person company called Intel. While troubleshooting a problem with an Intel product one day, Frohman stumbled upon a radically new way to record memory on a semiconductor.
Read More »Pixar’s Motto: Going From Suck to Nonsuck
In a world that is obsessed with preventing errors and perfection, perhaps it's ironic that despite 11 straight blockbuster movies, Pixar cofounder and President Ed Catmull describes Pixar's creative process as "going from suck to nonsuck." That's because Catmull and Pixar's directors think it's better to fix problems than to prevent errors. "My strategy has always been: be wrong as fast as we can," says Andrew Stanton, Director of Finding Nemo and WALL-E, "Which basically means, we're gonna screw up, let's just admit that. Let's not be afraid of that." We can all work this way more often
Read More »Watch Your Email Tone
The way we communicate in the work place has drastically changed. Much of our communication happens via email, instant message, and even Twitter updates
Read More »Tools of my Trade: Ken Smith on Hotels, Lawrence Halprin, and Inspiration
Photograph by Dean Kaufman Photograph by Dean Kaufman The landscape architect shares the tools and inspirations that help him breathe life into the artificial. Ken Smith is not one to blend in. The New York -- based designer moves beyond earth and stone in his work, often employing surprising elements such as bright synthetic flowers and plastic rocks.
Read More »100 Blue Angels: A Personalized Kickstarter for One Marine Biologist
Wallace "J" Nichols is crowdsourcing his life's work. And saving his home in the process. It's difficult to make it as an independent scientist.
Read More »Poor Risk Communication In Japan is Making the Risk Much Worse.
The radiation crisis in Japan worsens, for two reasons, one that we’ve heard about, one that we haven’t but which may in the end do far more harm. The Japanese government, and the company in charge of the crippled nuclear complex, are struggling with their risk and crisis communications, and their missteps are fueling mistrust and anger, which magnifies fear and stress, which may do more health damage than the radiation itself
Read More »How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don’t Ignore Your Health)—Part 2
While trying to get out of my office and take a nice stroll around my office building, I noticed that I was hit with unwanted noise.
Read More »Why Netbooks Are Doomed
Remember back in 2009 when netbooks were selling like hotcakes? Well, those days are gone and now tablets are selling like hotcakes. It begs the question, naturally: are tablet sales cannabilizing netbook sales
Read More »Should Your Business Be an LLC or an S Corp?
You've finally decided to start a business of your own. Or maybe you have been running one as a sole proprietor, even moonlighting on the side, and have decided you need to protect your personal assets from those involved with your growing business. You might even decide there could be a tax break in it for you
Read More »Leadership Hall of Fame: Who Is an Executive?
What qualities make an executive?
Read More »What Felicia Day Left Out of Her Web Video SXSW 2011 Keynote
Small announcements by online video players Rovi and Vimeo are harbingers of seismic shifts in the way we find TV shows we like. Here's a peek at the new plumbing pumping life into web TV recommendations
Read More »Walmart and HP: Founded on People Power
How were the top companies of the 1980s so successful?
Read More »The Four-Day Work Week
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today. Work less
Read More »Study: Employees Are Unproductive Half the Day
Wondering exactly what your employees are doing all day? Well, at least half their time is spent on e-mail.
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