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FREAKY: Your Breathing Patterns Change When You Read Email
People these days are more connected than ever. But with hyperconnectivity comes health risks. It turns out that when people read email, their breathing patterns can change. After tech visionary Linda...
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How Howard Schultz Acquired The 'Frappuccino' From A Man Who Hated Starbucks
In 1994, Starbucks bought a chain of coffee shops called Coffee Connection from George Howell. In the deal, it also acquired the rights to the "Frappuccino" name which played no small part in making it...
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Here's The Problem With Sports Teams Letting Fans Upgrade Seats Mid-Game
We haven’t had a sports story in a while, but here’s one from the Golden State — specifically, the Golden State Warriors (who play in the less than golden Oakland).The Warriors have teamed up with a...
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Ford's Futurist Says These Massive Trends Will Define 2013
It takes Ford three years to bring a car to market. They constantly have to be ahead of the curve, and even have a department in the company focused on trends and futuring to make sure they're not just...
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According To 'Self Perception Theory,' Imitating Confident People Makes You...
Hardly a week goes by, these days, without some psychologist uncovering more evidence that – and there's no point soft-soaping this – you don't know what the hell you're doing.More specifically: you...
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GE's New Strategy Involves Poaching Tons Of Silicon Valley Engineers
GE recently held a huge conference in San Francisco on how it plans to dominate the "industrial Internet" by building advanced digital tools into their machines, and creating a better digital...
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Why Newly-Released Prisoners Make Great Entrepreneurs
Jeff Smith, a former Missouri State senator, spent a year in prison for conspiracy and attempt to obstruct the Federal Election Commission during his 2004 campaign. During that year, he learned that...
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Flexible Work Hours Dramatically Affect Happiness [INFOGRAPHIC]
Due to technology and employee preferences, working remotely and flexible schedules are more common than ever. There are some potential pitfalls, but there can be great benefits for productivity and...
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These Numbers Show Just How Hard It Is For Startups To Find Money Right Now
A few weeks ago, we wrote that startups were running out of cash. Now, every tech site is talking about the "Series A crunch."A "Series A" round refers to the first class of stock issued to outside...
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You Will Be A Terrible Entrepreneur At Least Once
So there have been times that I’ve been a really sucky entrepreneur. Our first company, OpenVote, was a web 2.0 company that built Facebook apps. For years, I’ve said that it failed with all the other...
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Why Most 'Status Quo' Networking Tactics Are Useless
It's a common refrain in the business world: Networking is the key to success. Building relationships is pivotal. It's not what you know, but whom you know.Yet successful networking goes far beyond...
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Lululemon CEO Christine Day Has An Intense Fitness Regimen, Even While Traveling
Christine Day, CEO of Lululemon, has a brand that's all about exercise.She lives that brand. When she visits a Lululemon location, she has the in-store employees who run classes take her through a...
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Here's What Campbell's Soup Needs To Do To Prevent Its Own Extinction
Campbell's Soup has been a staple of the American diet for more than 140 years, but the company has seen its core product lose its market share in recent years.The company is struggling to maintain...
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Gilt Groupe Hires A New CEO — Chairman Kevin Ryan Explains Why
Gilt Groupe was one of the first web 2.0 companies to ignite the New York startup scene when it launched in 2007.Since then, the designer flash sales site has attracted over $220 million in outside...
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3 Reasons Why Good People Do Surprisingly Bad Things
Life can go sideways pretty quickly when you’re dealing with other people.At times you can find yourself scratching your head, confused, and outraged over the behavior of the people who you are dealing...
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Why Companies Fail [CHART]
While it's useful to look at the most successful companies, there are hugely important lessons to learn from those that have failed.A new study from Booz&Co takes a detailed look at the primary...
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10 Things Bosses Wish They Could Tell Their Employees
Even if you're a remarkable boss -- and here's how to tell if you're a remarkable boss --there’s a lot you don’t know about your employees.There’s also a lot employees don’t know about you.Here are ten...
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The Best Part Of Running A Business Over A Non-Profit Is The Constant Direct...
Prior to Venture for America, I was the head of Manhattan GMAT, an education company. I occasionally get asked which I like better — running a company or a non-profit. Let me provide the caveat that I...
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Urban Outfitters Buys Yard Sale Clothes In Bulk And Resells Them To Hipsters...
Urban Outfitters buys clothes in bulk at yard sales and flea markets and then sells them in stores as "vintage." The retailer has done this for years, usually selling the used goods as promotions for...
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Don't Fight 'Information Overload,' Just The Stress It Causes
There's a new add-on for Gmail called Inbox Pause, which does something utterly simple – it adds a pause button to your inbox – but represents, I think, a new phase in our long war against information...
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