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· Editorial Staff
What Color is This #$@%ing Dress!?
Earlier this evening, Tumblr user Swiked posted the following:
· Benny Luo
How a 24-Year-Old Aspiring Space Colonist is Preparing to Give Birth on Mars
In 2010, a Netherlands-based non-profit called Mars One was launched with the goal of being the first organization to send humans to Mars for colonization by 2025. In 2013, the company put out an open call to find anyone interested in a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. They…
· Editorial Staff
Meet The Man Who Takes Care of the World’s Elite in Las Vegas
Getting the most elite experience in Las Vegas usually takes one simple thing: money. Another option is to know somebody like Joe Vargas, a nightlife and entertainment expert based in the bustling City of Lights who acts primarily as a concierge for the elite in Las Vegas. He’s…
· Greg Muender
The 6 Tools We Use To Run A Company While 500 Miles Apart
Tim lives in San Francisco. I live in San Diego. Exactly 497 miles of driving separates our two home offices. Together, we are cofounders of a newly minted startup named Whttl. All day, every day, we are bouncing new ideas off one another and collaborating on product and growth.…
· Sebastian Dillon
Apple’s Chief Designer Keeps This Motivational Poster in His Office to Remind Him to ‘Believe in Your F*cking Self’
Jony Ive, the Apple Inc. executive designer responsible for just about every Apple product you can name — and even that controversial cross lightsaber in the new Star Wars movie — was recently profiled by the New Yorker and he revealed a few interesting facets to how he works.…
· 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…
· Editorial Staff
How Your Boss is Stalking You on Social Media
If you think your social media life doesn’t have an impact on your job, well then you probably don’t have a job. About 73% of job recruiters have hired a candidate through social media, and 93% of hiring managers review a candidate’s social media profiles before making a hiring…
· Alan Van
Rapping Venture Capitalist Gives Iggy Azalea a Run For Her Money
It looks like David Rubenstein has some serious competition in the “white male investor” rap game. Internet entrepreneur, blogger and investor (and NextShark friend!) Jason Calacanis spit out some mad flow on Twitter over the weekend in celebration of one of his early…
· Benny Luo
My 15 Minutes With Manny Pacquiao
While NextShark has done a lot of interviews in the past, it was our recent interview with world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao that really tested our ability to be efficient. As expected from a celebrity of Pacquiao’s caliber, his schedule was constantly filling up and changing.…
· 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…
· Zach Schwartz
The Phat Startup: Hip-Hop Meets Entrepreneurship At This NYC Tech Conference
If tech had an official soundtrack, it would be hip-hop. The idea of making something out of nothing is at the core of both entrepreneurship and hip-hop. Both tap into the promise of the American Dream we all have buried within us. Enter The Phat Startup, a media company that…
· Sebastian Dillon
Rich, Grumpy VCs Got Angry Over This Entrepreneur’s Post About Stealing From Whole Foods
There are two kinds of people in this world — those who can take a joke, and those who blow even the smallest things they don’t understand out of proportion … Okay, not totally out of proportion, but you won’t not be able to smirk and shake your head at how ridiculous some…
· Jacob Wagner
Disruptive New Startup Will Send Poop to Anyone in the World for Bitcoin
Animal poop — it’s the second worse kind after baby poop, but for the low price of .05 Bitcoin ($16.50), this company will ship animal shit to anyone on your bad side, anywhere in the world. It’s called Shit Express, and their slogan is “A simple way to send shit in a box around…
· Alan Van
‘Wasting Time on the Internet’ is Now a Legitimate Class at This Ivy League University
Oh, college. Stories like these make you seem like more of a waste of time everyday — literally.
· Alan Van
Everyone is Freaking Out Because Kim Kardashian Went to a Tech Conference
“Why is Kim Kardashian at a tech conference?!” TechCrunch blared out in headline form today. It’s a good question, but a rhetorical one. Why is there world hunger when so much food is wasted? Why does racism still exist? Why is Kim Kardashian anywhere at all?
· Jacob Wagner
This Entrepreneur Did Something Ultra Creepy to Pitch an Investor
It’s no secret nowadays that the startup scene is inundated with entrepreneurs raising funds for their startup. They are always looking to find more creative ways to grab the eyes of investors and separate themselves from the gazillion decks they receive in their emails daily.…
· Sarah Lesnar
This Entrepreneurial Power Couple is Everything You Wish Your Relationship Could Be
Yael Cohen Braun, founder and CEO of Fuck Cancer, and her husband Scooter Braun, renowned talent manager, businessman and philanthropist, are possibly the most amazing couple in the business industry. Not only are they a great team, but their openness and ability to prioritize…
· Alan Van
Microsoft Co-Founder Is Just as Overly Scared of Ebola as Everyone Else … Actually, He’s $100-Million Scared
Nearly two weeks after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million to help fight Ebola, Microsoft founder and fellow billionaire Paul Allen has now upped the ante by donating $100 million to the cause. Fight, fight, fight! Earlier this month, Zuckerberg announced via a…
· Benny Luo
I Had a REAL Conversation With Siri and it Was Awesome
One thing that almost all iPhone users today recognize is the original voice of Siri. Aside from the dozens of conversations and inappropriate questions we’ve asked her, we’ve never really put a face to the name before CNN outed voice-over actor Susan Bennett almost exactly a…
· Jacob Wagner
New Study Reveals the Perfect Age to Be an Entrepreneur
It’s no secret that entrepreneurs seem to be starting younger and younger every year. College dropouts are hailed as badasses and our generation just can’t seem to commit to one job for long periods of time. With that being said, one would think that the perfect time to launch a…