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· Max Chang
How Two College Roommates Hustled Six-Figures a Year Recruiting for Lyft
“It’s a crazy story … This is the most money we’ll ever make with this little time put into the effort.” That’s how former USC student Myles Hunter explained how he and roommate Ari Stiegler “gamed the system” with Lyft to pull in tens of thousands of dollars a month as Lyft’s…
· Editorial Staff
Professor Advocates a Simple Yet Radical Change to the College System That Everyone Will Love
To college or not to college — it’s an important question for all millennials and entrepreneurs of a certain age. On the one hand, while there are the usual arguments for going for that four-year degree, such as the ones Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton gave to…
· Waylae Gregoire
I Graduated Last Year: Here Are 6 Things I Really Wish I Did In College
I want to become a millionaire before I turn 30. I graduated a little over a year ago, so I still have several years to meet my goal. I’m working for a startup now, and while I don’t regret a second of it, there are moments when I wish I could violently shake my younger self for…
· Benny Luo
The Inside Scoop on How a 25-Year-Old Graduated College Debt Free and Made $66,000 in One Month
Nowadays, most college graduates are coming out of school in debt, jobless and having to move back in with their parents. Then there are guys like 25-year-old Nick Walter, who is completely debt free and making upwards to $66,000 a month with his online business as a recent…
· Benny Luo
Harvard Professor: Why You Should Give Away Your Money and Not Skip College
It’s always nice to get advice from someone with more experience than you; it’s especially awesome when that person is a professor at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Meet Michael Norton — he’s an associate professor of business administration in the…
· Alan Van
This College Has the Best Campus Food in the Country [PHOTOS]
If I remember correctly, in college I was eating top ramen, fast food tacos and chicken nuggets. Also, wooly mammoths were still a viable food source. These days, however, colleges are taking their dining hall cuisines more seriously. Millennials tend to be “foodies,” after all…
· Max Chang
How a College Freshman Became a $1000/hr Tutor for the Wealthy Elite
Every college entrepreneur faces the same challenge- going through the rigorous process of trial and error while figuring out how to hit the market, identifying their customer base, and learning to manage their startup. It’s especially challenging when you are, admittedly, a…
· Max Chang
10 Ways to Prepare For Entrepreneurship in College
While nowadays, seems cool to skip college to launch a startup, there are still quite a bit of aspiring entrepreneurs who still choose to go to college first. Their reasons can range from wanting the degree safety net, maybe they don’t have a solid idea yet, or their parents…
· Waylae Gregoire
Shark Tank Entrepreneur: Why College is the Best Time to Launch a Startup
Pitching a company is a make or break situation. When you are pitching to the Sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” you can bet that most entrepreneurs break, but there are a skilled few who have that special something to land a deal with the hungry and critical billionaire investors.…
· Waylae Gregoire
College Student Reveals How He Mines Bitcoins in His Dorm Room — The Cheap Way
Nothing in the tech world confuses us as much as Bitcoin it seems. What we do know about it is that it’s volatile and it can be worth a ton of money, but we hardly understand where it comes from, who invented it apparently, or what it is past being a crypto-currency- even that…
· Michael Tunney
15 Reasons Why You Should Drop Out Of College
For more and more young people, college is being thought of as more of an option, rather than a necessity, and for good reason. The university system looks more like a shell game than a place to be educated. Hell, the symbol for America’s university system, Harvard, is a hedge…
· Max Chang
Spoiled Chinese Kid Wanders Aimlessly Begging for Money After Parents Cut Him Off
Few things are more pathetic than spoiled children struggling to make it on their own, but somewhere in Chongqing, China, a 23-year-old kid (not a man) named Chen Dong is crying on doorsteps “sad-eyed and defeated,” asking everyone from bank tellers to police officers to lend…
· Sebastian Dillon
Man Talks About Dropping Acid With Steve Jobs, Has Trouble Remembering What Happened
Daniel Kottke has that blissfully happy face and glazed look in his eyes of someone who has done A LOT of drugs. Indeed, this really chill guy dropped acid with Steve Jobs back in the 1970s at Reed College in Oregon, which Jobs ended up dropping out of. CNN’s Laurie Segall…
· Waylae Gregoire
Sex Sociologist: Is Porn to Blame For Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?
Like it or not, porn is a pretty big part of society. We might not talk about it openly (or ever), but odds are that if you don’t watch porn, you could be one of the weird ones. But it’s likely we’ll never know for sure — after all, it’s one of society’s best kept secrets.
· Jacob Wagner
How a Trip to India Helped Steve Jobs Revolutionize Apple
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said in the past that he was jealous of Steve Jobs’ “good taste.” Jobs has always been known for his eye for design and, whether you want to give him credit for it or not, helping to create some of the most revolutionary and user-friendly…
· Max Chang
6 Lessons I Learned From My Chinese Immigrant Parents on Becoming Successful
Both my parents immigrated to the U.S. from Asia when they were only 25 years old. Like many Asian families, they went through all sorts of struggles, including war, famine and poverty. Every person from an immigrant family living here today has their own unique story of how…
· Editorial Staff
Man Reveals How Choosing Comfort in His 20s Led to a Terrible Life of Emptiness and Pain
Earlier this month, 46-year-old John Jerryson posted on the reddit forum Today I F*cked Up a story recounting how he wasted his life by pursing his comfort over his passions when he was in his 20s. The man’s story is a great reminder of how what society sees as the best options…
· Benny Luo
How a 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur Got Intel to Invest Big Money in His World-Changing Startup
When I was 13 years old, I was still trading Pokemon cards and working up the nerve to ask my crush to the school dance. Thirteen-year-old Shubham Banerjee, however, is already the CEO of a company that’s so badass that Intel’s looked past his young age and invested hundreds of…
· Jacob Wagner
These Are the Two Golden Rules Google Sticks to When Hiring New Employees
Google used to be known for having wacky hiring questions like “How many ping-pong balls can you fit in a space shuttle?” and “How would you evacuate a busy street during an earthquake?” To get a job there, you had to meet several criteria, all of which were nothing less than…
· Editorial Staff
Restauranteur Who Hunted Down One-Star Yelp Reviewer Apologizes For Being a Douche
There could finally be an end to the Yelp review war saga between Bac Nguyen, owner of Cleveland’s Ninja City Asian-fusion restaurant, and customer Ruchu Tan. After leaving a one-star review, Bac Nguyen hunted Ruchu Tan down via Facebook and proceeded to send Tan malicious and…