STUDIO TOUR: The Design Firm Behind New York's Hottest Nightclubs
The design team at ICRAVE is behind some of NYC's most exclusive nightlife spots, including Catch, Provocateur, and STK.The company is helmed by Lionel Ohayon, a prolific designer and entrepreneur who...
View ArticleHere's Why Delta Bought A Huge Chunk Of Virgin Atlantic
Delta Airlines announced this morning that it had purchased a 49 percent stake in Virgin Atlantic for $360 million. The joint venture is not unexpected. The airline industry is consolidating in...
View ArticleThe Most Active And Influential CEOs On Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
CEO.com put together a great report on whether CEOs at large companies, represented by the Fortune 500, or those at smaller ones from the Inc. 500, are more active and effective on social media.There...
View ArticleA Simple Logic Question That Most Harvard Students Get Wrong
Havard students get near-perfect SAT scores. These are smart, smart kids. So they shouldn't have trouble with a simple logic question, right?Try the following puzzle:A bat and ball cost $1.10.The bat...
View Article54 Images That Show How Fluffy Creatures And Viral Content Come To Life At...
Last week we paid a visit to BuzzFeed, a media startup with a knack for creating viral content that's driven its valuation into the nine-figure zone.One article, 21 Pictures That Will Restore Your...
View Article4 Advisor Types Every Entrepreneur Needs To Find
For serious entrepreneurs, one major component for making it past the incubator stage is the ability to gather a solid group of advisors.Often, these advisors become investors or board members. While...
View ArticleStep Inside The Building Where McDonald's Runs Its Global Empire (MCD)
We visited McDonald's global headquarters in Oak Brook, Il., to see how the fast food behemoth handles its business.The huge campus includes office buildings, a Hyatt hotel, and Hamburger...
View ArticleIt Will Take 73 Years For There To Be An Equal Number Of Men And Women Leaders
It will take more than 70 years for there to be the same number of women as men in leadership roles. At the current rate of growth, this number will not be on par until the year 2085, according to a...
View Article7 Reasons Why Switzerland Is The Best-Run Country In The World
Switzerland is a remarkably stable and economically strong country. It was recently named the world's most competitive country by the World Economic Forum, and it's avoided the debt and unemployment...
View ArticleThe 8 Most Talked-About Business Moves Of 2012
It seems like this year some businesses fell out of favor with the entrepreneurial gods, while others basked in their glory.Golden children Facebook and Zynga got their silver spoons yanked away, while...
View Article16 Ways To Find Out If You're A Genius
A few months ago we published a list of the 16 smartest people in the world. The list ranked people by IQ and was culled from an online ranking called The World Genius Directory. The directory, created...
View ArticleHow To Prevent Laziness And Free Riders On Big Group Projects
In 1913, French professor of agricultural engineering Max Ringelmann asked a group of men to pull on a rope as individuals and as part of a group.If you’ve ever been on a large group project, you might...
View ArticleBuying Someone A Gift Is The Simplest Way To Make Them Feel Indebted To You
Gifts are frequently given as part of a effort to influence somebody, often at the expense of a third party. It's unfortunate, but true, especially when it comes to business gifts from firms and...
View ArticleATTENTION, TIM COOK: Here's Apple's Startup Shopping List (AAPL)
Even after dropping billions of dollars on shareholders and investing heavily in its supply chain, Apple has more than $120 billion in the bank.So it can easily afford a little startup shopping...
View ArticleDHL Reveals Why Russia Is Getting Left Behind
This article by Kirill Zhurenkov, Sergei Melnikov, Olga Filina on Kommersant was translated by WorldCrunch and republished here.MOSCOW - There are four global logistics companies (DHL, FedEx, UPS and...
View ArticleWalmart CEO Mike Duke Shares His Biggest Regret
Walmart CEO Mike Duke is one of the most powerful men in business. But as the leader of Walmart, America's largest retailer and employer, Duke is also one of the most controversial.Throughout his...
View ArticleHOWARD SCHULTZ: If You Don't Understand The Power Of Relevancy, You'll Be...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spoke with Fast Company for its fantastic "Lessons For 2013" series, which highlights what businesspeople learned this year and their advice for the future.Schultz, who has...
View ArticleAn Admirable New Startup, Neverware, Has Raised $1 Million To Try And Save...
After Jonathan Hefter graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 2009, his life could have gone a number of ways.Instead of taking one of the multiple job offers the engineering...
View Article'Sexual Display' Is NOT What's Holding Back Female Execs
This week we heard a different and pretty controversial twist on the tired women-on-boards debate. The reason women will never succeed at the top, explained Steve Moxon, a researcher, is because men...
View ArticleENDING SOON: Subscribe To A Newsletter For A Chance To Win An iPad Mini
Just in time for the holidays we're giving you have a chance to win an iPad mini. Become a newsletter subscriber now and you'll have a chance to win Apple's latest tablet. If you're the lucky winner...
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