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· Waylae Gregoire
Here’s the Dramatic Moment Steve Jobs Told Disney’s CEO His Cancer Had Returned
It was a cool Tuesday on January 24, 2006 in Emeryville, California. Steve Jobs and Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, sat on an outside bench on Pixar’s campus to talk. Within half an hour, Iger would publically announce Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, which Jobs owned a majority share of,…
· Max Chang
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals How Many Hours He Actually Works at Facebook
On Tuesday this week, we witnessed another Q&A episode in the Facebook melodrama that is Mark Zuckerberg’s life. In past Q&A’s, Zuckerberg has revealed the truth behind his success, discussed the possibility of a “dislike” button and explained how he decides to hire people at…
· Waylae Gregoire
This Is How Hard It Was to Earn Steve Jobs’ Trust
How hard was it to earn the trust of someone like Steve Jobs? It really boiled down to one thing: Do you actually know what you are talking about?
· Editorial Staff
This New Kickstarter Campaign Could Be The Answer to California’s Drought Problem
If there’s one environmental issue we should all be nervously contemplating, it’s the crisis involving the shortage of our most valuable resource — fresh water. For residents of California, the crisis is already here, and the need to find a solution can’t be put off any longer.…
· 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…
· Jacob Wagner
Family-Run Chinese Restaurant Exposes Lying Yelp Reviewer With Video Footage Justice
Image via Google Street View A mom and pop Bay Area Chinese restaurant has become the latest establishment to be pulled into the Yelp war between good and evil when a lying scumbag and aspiring elite Yelper left a negative review of his experience at the restaurant, only to be…
· Max Chang
Now Anyone Can Be a Venture Capitalist Without Having to Be Rich, SEC Ruling Says
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on Wednesday for a resolution that will allow startups to raise funding over the internet from almost every American who wants to invest. This is the first major step towards equity crowdfunding, which is exactly what it sounds like —…
· Justin Ross Lee
Justin Ross Lee: Why it’s Best To Be 50% Loved and 49% Hated [Book Excerpt]
The following is an excerpt from “Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am?” by Justin Ross Lee, a New York-based internet celebrity socialite known for his travel industry hacks. HOW TO BE HATED.
· Max Chang
Justine Musk Reveals Exactly What it Takes to Be as Great as Elon Musk
Earlier this month, the following question was posed on Quora: “How can I be as great as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Richard Branson?” Elon Musk’s first ex-wife, author Justine Musk, decided to give her input. Justine and Elon Musk married in 2000, before he became the…
· Max Chang
Researchers Find Ingenious Method of Cutting the Calories in Rice By 60 Percent
Apparently, how you cook rice and why you eat it is a big deal on the internet. Rice, an important staple food in many countries, is valuable because, one, it is cheap, and two, it’s high in calories because it’s a starch. So why would we ever need a way to cook low-calorie rice?
· Alan Van
Old Sweater Purchased For 58 Cents at Goodwill Sells for Over $43,000 At Auction
Who needs lottery tickets these days when Goodwill stores exist? Sean and Rikki McEvoy, a couple hailing from Knoxville, Tennessee, were looking for resalable vintage clothing at an Asheville, North Carolina Goodwill store when they came upon an old, navy sweater that simply…
· 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…
· 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…
· 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…
· 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…
· Joe Vargas
10 Crucial Lessons I Learned About Business From the Nightlife Industry
First off, I never went to business school, no one taught me how to run a business and half of my adulthood, I was in the United States Navy working on the engine of a ship as a mechanic and became an Operations Specialist where I navigated the ship when we were out to sea. I…
· Albert Chang
Nerd Advice: How to Get Good at Dating with Science
When it comes to dating, you probably have that one douchey friend who always gives you the same advice: “It’s just a numbers game bro.” But your friend doesn’t understand things from your point of view. You’re different from him. You can’t just go out there and hit on every…
· Editorial Staff
Jay Michael: Why Only the Best Entrepreneurs Have Style in Their Business
Of all the sides of entrepreneurship that we focus on, like being profitable and sustainable, style seems to be the one that falls through the cracks, despite it being the most important. Sometimes it takes somebody with a refreshing perspective of both the business world and…
· Waylae Gregoire
Scott Neeson: Why I Traded My Yacht and L.A. Mansion to Help Starving Cambodian Children
We all dream of that kind of life- you have an awesome job working with movie stars, you are a millionaire, have your own yacht, any sports car you want, and an L.A. mansion. You’d have to be insane to trade that for anything, right? That was the life of Scott Neeson.
· Benny Luo
How Two High School Club Promoters Who Hated Each Other Built a Multi-Million Dollar Nightlife Empire
For anyone that loves partying at the hottest venues in any major city in the world, chances are you’ve most likely frequented a place owned by Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg. This dynamic duo are the founders of Strategic Hospitality Group, the company that owns some of the…
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Studio Dragon is the studio behind the K-dramas the world binges — Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Sweet Home — selling globally through Netflix and beyond.
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