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· Alan Van
Harvard Business Professor Apologizes For Bullying Mom and Pop Asian Restaurant
[Updated 12-10-14 11:01 p.m. PST: Apparently, this is NOT the first time Professor Edelman has bullied a restaurant]
· Alan Van
Harvard Business Professor Declares War on Family-Run Chinese Restaurant That Overcharged Him $4
[Updated 12-10-14 11:01 p.m. PST] This is not the first time Professor Edelman has done this! [Updated 12-10-14 4:59 p.m. PST Harvard Business Professor Apologizes For Bullying Mom and Pop Asian Restaurant]
· 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…
· Editorial Staff
Harvard Receives Largest Donation Ever — $350 Million
The U.S.’s richest university has just gotten richer. According to The Wall Street Journal, the family of Gerald Chan, a Harvard Alumni and investor is donating $350 million to the university’s School of Public Health. This amount makes it the largest donation the university has…
· Editorial Staff
This Guy Will Pay You $170,000 to Attend Harvard For Him
The following craigslist post has been making its rounds recently of a gentlemen offering an interesting proposition:
· 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…
· Waylae Gregoire
15 Habits Only Real Entrepreneurs Who’ve Struggled Know About
Being a real entrepreneur isn’t easy. By real entrepreneur, I mean someone who has turned an idea into a profitable startup with their own two hands, their own money and a carefully chosen team. I’m talking about the bootstrapped entrepreneur who hustles at every corner and is…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why Your Success in Life Depends on What You Do in College, Not the College You Go To
Getting into an elite college is more cutthroat than ever. Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Yale, and top universities like Stanford and MIT have around a 7.4% admission rate for a pool of around 40,000 applicants. Similarly, small, top liberal arts colleges like Amherst…
· Sarah Lesnar
New Study Suggests Eating Bacon May Prolong Life, Make it More Amazing
OK, don’t freak out or anything, but bacon might actually help you live longer. Science gifts us the magic of more bacon (a personal top choice for stress eating) after a stunning reversal of the bacon-destroys-hearts stance.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Reddit CEO Sues Prestigious VC Firm for Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers (KPCB) is one of the most renowned venture capitalist firms in Silicon Valley. It’s known for helping launch Google, Amazon and AOL, and for providing the backup funds for numerous tech startups. It’s also known for being insular and…
· Waylae Gregoire
17-Year-Old Drops Out of High School to Help Teens Launch Startups
Eddie Zhong, a young entrepreneur we spoke to a while back about his launch of tech startup Blanc while he was still in high school, is now ditching school completely to devote time to his latest venture, Leangap, which provides summer entrepreneurial classes for students that…
· Editorial Staff
Steve Jobs Had an Extremely Simple Job Hack To Stay Focused
Steve Jobs had a simple hack to help Apple focus and achieve, and it can be used to help you or your company do the same as well. In a 2007 off-site meeting with about 200 Yahoo execs, Jobs told the struggling internet company’s team that while many companies make a list of 10…
· Editorial Staff
Society is Wrong About People Who Work From Home
Telecommuting is one of millennials’ and techies’ favorite job perks, but it’s been traditionally viewed as a way to dodge workplace responsibilities in order to lounge around at home (paging Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer). A new study, however, finds that people who work from home may…
· 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…
· 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.
· 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…
· Jacob Wagner
New Studies Show That a Vegetarian Diet Does Something TERRIBLE to Men
The general belief is that vegetarians are usually healthier. However, studies conducted in the U.S. are showing some detrimental side-effects to the sperm of male vegetarians.
· Waylae Gregoire
13 Fascinating Facts About the Man Behind The Largest IPO in History
Do you know Jack?
· Sebastian Dillon
Researchers Find Evidence That Setting Goals May Actually Be Bad For You
We’ve all heard how important it is to set goals for yourself if you want to reach success. According to Psychology Today however, there’s evidence that setting goals can actually do more harm than good. Sources in the past have cited a 1953 Yale survey as evidence that goal…
· Benny Luo
D.A. Wallach: Bringing An Artist’s Touch to Technology
It’s extremely rare to find people who seem to have an amazing balance of everything. D.A. Wallach is one of these people. For one, he’s an accomplished scholar who attended Harvard University and graduated with honors in African-American studies. Secondly, he’s a successful…