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· Sebastian Dillon
Science Confirms That Rich People Are More Likely to Lie, Cheat, Steal, and More
Are rich people douchebags? According to the research, the answer is: YES.
· Editorial Staff
This New Underwear Protects Your Sperm From Cell Phone and Wi-Fi Radiation
As wireless technology has rapidly advanced over the years, we’ve become so focused on the amazing gadgets available to us that we don’t see the detrimental effects they could have on our body. Studies have shown that males who were exposed to laptop Wi-Fi for just four hours…
· Alan Van
Science Reveals How Far Your Germs Travel Every Time You Sneeze
As if you needed any more reasons to not fly on an airplane these days, a video showing exactly how potentially SARS/measles/cooties-infected sneeze particles travel everywhere inside a plane is making the internet rounds. Using what Popular Science calls “computational fluid…
· Alan Van
A Former Spice Girl is Named Top Entrepreneur in Britain
Britain’s top entrepreneur has been crowned, and it’s none other than … get ready for it … Posh Spice?
· Alan Van
10 Motivational Tactics You’re Using That Are Actually Causing More Harm Than Good
Effectively motivating others is hard and can be a job unto itself — unfortunately, it’s a necessary skill almost everyone will find themselves having to do and do well at some point in their lives, whether you are a manager, a parent, a team leader, or a multitude of other…
· Benny Luo
Former Apple Employee Sam Sung Has Some Sage Advice For Setting Yourself Apart in Business
Sam Sung made headlines back in 2012 when his Apple business card went viral on the internet. People simply found it hilarious that an Apple employee could bear the name of the company’s biggest competitor.
· Editorial Staff
How a Poor Farm Boy Built One of the Most Recognized Exotic Car Brands in the World
This is the story of a man named Ferruccio. Ferruccio was born on April 28th, 1916 to poor grape farmers in Northern Italy. As he grew up, he became more interested in farming equipment and tractors than actual farming, and in the 1930s he enrolled at the Fratelli Taddia…
· 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…
· Editorial Staff
Tiki Barber: How a Former NFL Player Decided To Launch a Startup
What do football players do after retiring from the NFL? If you’re the New York Giant’s former running back Tiki Barber, you go out and start a company. After retiring from the NFL in 2007, followed by a stint as a television host, Barber launched Thuzio, an online site that…
· Benny Luo
Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe: Why Having Creative People Makes Successful Businesses
I’ve always been enamored by the work Mr. Greg Selkoe of Karmaloop has been able to produce over the years. I think its because I can relate to him on the level that we both have ADHD and suffered with it tremendously during our pre-college years. However, even with these…
· Benny Luo
Harvard Drop Out and Former VC Team Up to Create Sprayable Energy [INTERVIEW]
Last month, we told you about about an indiegogo campaign for Sprayable Energy, a cool alternative to coffee and energy drinks. The campaign was a huge success, raising over $169,000 when their goal had only been $15,000. Not too shabby! For those that don’t know, Sprayable…
· Editorial Staff
Science Reveals Why Most Powerful People All Have the Same Hero
In his 2014 Oscar acceptance speech, Matthew McConaughey said someone once asked him, “Who’s your hero?” to which he replied, “You know who it is? It’s me in 10 years.” Apparently, McConaughey “derives inspiration from his future self,” writes the University of Amsterdam’s…
· Anthony Orona
‘Shark Tank’ Wanted to Replace Barbara Corcoran with a Hot, Busty Blonde, So Here’s What She Did Next
What do you do when things don’t go according to plan? Earlier this week at the Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference in Miami, “Shark Tank” investor Barbara Corcoran shared what she believes is the number one predictor of a person’s success in business — and it’s not what you think.
· Benny Luo
Deckstar Co-Founders: Meet the Entrepreneurs Behind EDM’s Largest Music Acts
Anyone who’s dived into the entertainment industry knows how hard it is to find success. The risks are high and the saturation of ambitious people thinking they’re the next big thing makes it ultra competitive. Los Angeles natives and UCLA graduates Lawrence Vavra (aka LV) and…
· Editorial Staff
Watch Fresh-Faced, 28-Year-Old Elon Musk Make His First Millionaire Splurge
What’s it like when your startup finally makes it big? For Elon Musk in 1999, the feeling was encapsulated in a $1 million McLaren F1 hypercar.
· Sarah Lesnar
Why Focusing on Love at Work Right Before Valentine’s Day Could Help You Succeed
Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to just be a holiday for lovers — it can be for the workplace too. Business consulting firm Mindvalley began Love Week — “five days of amazing giving and receiving at the office” a week before Valentine’s Day — several years ago and they’re now…
· Max Chang
Becoming a Millionaire Can Make You Depressed, Experts Say
It used to be that you’d dream of winning the lottery so that all your money problems would be solved and you’d live a comfortable life of leisure for the rest of your days. More money, more problems? Never heard of it.
· Editorial Staff
Here Are the 25 Best Jobs in America Right Now, According to Glassdoor
If you’re in the market for a new career path, you’ll want to check out the list below from Glassdoor. The career review website has released their inaugural list of the 25 best jobs in America for 2015. The top jobs were determined by Glassdoor based on earning potential,…
· Sebastian Dillon
A 29-Year-Old Man Tries to Sell Virginity for $1,000 — Fails Miserably
This is Seb Cierces from Romania. He’s 29 years old, describes himself as “athletic, toned and dark haired,” and after weeks of trying to sell his virginity in a local newspaper, he is sadly still a virgin. What went wrong? Exhibit 1: Cierces put an ad in the local newspaper in…
· Greg Muender
My Startup Was Burglarized. Here’s How I Managed To Stay In Business & Still Sell The Company
Business was booming. It was March of 2012, and the company that I started in college had been up and running for over two years, slowly but steadily increasing headcount to a team of about ten. Our modest three room office was bursting at the seams, so we decided to expand. And…
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Alibaba Pictures
Alibaba Pictures connects to Alibaba and the broader platforms story around it.
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Cloud
Cloud connects to Alibaba and the broader platforms story around it.
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Coupang (Rocket Delivery)
Coupang (Rocket Delivery) connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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Coupang Eats
Coupang Eats connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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Coupang Play
Coupang Play connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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E-commerce connects to Alibaba and the broader platforms story around it.
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Farfetch
Farfetch connects to Coupang and the broader platforms story around it.
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Anime
Anime connects to companies that handle streaming, production, licensing, toys, and games.
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WEBTOON
WEBTOON connects to Naver and WEBTOON Entertainment through platform distribution and adaptations.
Culture · platform / adaptation
K-dramas
K-dramas connect to platforms and story companies that turn digital reading into shows people binge later.
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Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects to Sony, the company behind the anime streaming app, plus the music, merch, and licensing around it.
Culture · platform / licensing
Playlists
Playlists connect to music apps, licensing deals, and the companies that decide what stays available.
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Weverse
Weverse connects to HYBE, the platform where memberships, merch, content, and fandom access keep moving after the song.
Company · China · NYSE:BABA
Alibaba
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.
Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
Coupang
Coupang is Korea's Amazon — overnight Rocket Delivery plus Coupang Play, a streaming service bundling K-content and live sports into the shopping habit.
Company · Indonesia · IDX:GOTO
GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
Company · Singapore · NASDAQ:GRAB
Grab
Grab is the everyday super-app of Southeast Asia — rides, food, and payments in one wallet across eight countries, the way hundreds of millions actually move and eat.
Company · Korea · KRX:035720
Kakao
Kakao touches messaging, webtoons, music, and entertainment distribution in everyday Korean digital life.
Company · China · HKEX:1024
Kuaishou
Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
Naver
One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
Company · Japan · TYO:4755
Rakuten Group
Rakuten touches shopping, memberships, points, streaming, and platform habits that affect how people actually spend.
Alibaba · Platforms · NYSE:BABA
The Grammys created an award for Asian pop. BTS said no.
Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.