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· Jacob Wagner
Jack Ma’s Reason For China’s Lack of Innovation Also Explains Why You Aren’t Creating Cool Shit
Even with its booming economy and growing startup culture, many would say China still lacks innovation when compared to its Western counterparts. Alibaba founder and billionaire Jack Ma recently gave his reasoning for why China lags behind in innovation during his speech at a…
· Editorial Staff
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Admits He Doesn’t Shop Online
Having risen to become one of the biggest e-commerce sites in the world — along with raising $25 billion through its IPO — has made Alibaba the talk of the business world in recent months. Its founder Jack Ma has also surprised people — he named fictional character Forrest Gump…
· Editorial Staff
Watch This 1999 Clip of Jack Ma Trying to Convince His Friends to Join Alibaba
“Underdog” entrepreneur Jack Ma may now be famous for his record-setting IPO when he took his e-commerce company, Alibaba, public. However, not many people know that he had humble beginnings. After all, he started Alibaba in his one-room apartment with 17 friends. In 2012, a…
· Waylae Gregoire
Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma: The Rules of Entrepreneurship
If you don’t know who Jack Ma is, you should. Regarded as one of the first Chinese internet entrepreneurs, Jack Ma started in 1995 with China Yellowpages before founding what is now Alibaba Group, a highly successful internet-based holding company that earned Ma a spot on the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Vintage Apple Jacket Now Costs $10,000 on Ebay After Drake Wore One at WWDC
When Drake took the stage at the Apple WWDC 2015 event yesterday to talk about the much-anticipated Apple Music, it was what he wore that garnered the most attention. The “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” rapper wore an old Apple varsity jacket that immediately caused a…
· Editorial Staff
How This Entrepreneur’s Startup Made $9.5 Million Before He Turned 20
Dan Fleyshman was already hustling to make money at just 4 years old. Back then, his parents owned three Levi’s stores and would sell the jeans at a swap meet in Long Beach during the weekends. Fleyshman would set up a stand right next to his parents’ to sell and trade baseball…
· Laura Dang
A 26-Year-Old Real Estate Agent Makes $1.1 Million Overnight After Closing Huge Deal
A 26-year-old property agent has become an overnight millionaire after closing a $51 million ($38 million) deal for a penthouse at the Le Nouvel Ardmore in Singapore last month. The agent, Shirley Seng, joined the Singapore-based PropNex real estate agency in January and has…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Mom Sues Daughter for Allegedly Skipping Town with $1 Million Lottery Jackpot
Photo Credit: Robert Miller A Brooklyn mom who won a $1 million lottery jackpot alleges that her daughter skipped town with the prize money, forcing the mom to sue her to get back the money.
· Editorial Staff
Luckiest Man Ever Accidentally Enters $15,000 Poker Tournament, Wins $973,000
Sometimes, the wrong moves can have the best outcomes. A poker player named Asher Conniff from Brooklyn, New York, won almost $1 million in a tournament he entered by mistake.
· Max Chang
Manny Pacquiao Became a Pro Boxer After His Dad Cooked His Pet Dog
There are many a hardships that push people to become successful. In Manny Pacquiao’s case, his dad eating his pet dog may have pushed him to become the pro boxer he is today. Pacquiao’s renowned trainer, Freddie Roach, told Yahoo! Sports that the boxer’s family struggled with…
· Benny Luo
Bestselling Author Tim Ferriss Reveals How to Master Any New Skill in Record Time
Tim Ferriss’ entrepreneurial journey began when he founded BrainQuicken in 2001. It was his first company and focused on selling nutritional supplements online. He ended up selling it to a private equity firm in 2010. In between that timeframe, he wrote his first bestselling…
· Austin Grant-Dixon
Jay Z Launches New ‘Spotify-Killing’ Startup With Small Celebrity Army
Tidal, Jay Z’s music subscription brainchild, launched earlier today with 16 musical heavyweights under its belt. So far, the list of artists who’ve joined in includes Beyonce, Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Rihanna, Drake, Coldplay, Calvin Harris, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Jack White,…
· 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.
· Jacob Wagner
Woman Asks Co-Worker to Watch Her Plant for 4 Days, He Takes it on the Ride of its Life
At an IT firm out in Augusta, Georgia, a woman had to leave work for four days and asked her co-worker (Reddit user CreaminFreeman) to babysit her plant during that time. Instead of watering it every day and giving it sun like a normal person, he decided to give the plant an…
· Waylae Gregoire
13 Fascinating Facts About the Man Behind The Largest IPO in History
Do you know Jack?
· Editorial Staff
Ferrari is Pissed Over Deadmau5’s “Purrari”
Sometimes when you buy something, you still don’t actually own it, even if you do pay over $300,000 for it. That’s what EDM artist Deadmau5 discovered during a row he had with Ferrari’s legal team over his customized Nyan cat themed 2013 Ferrari 458 Spider F1 Edition…
· 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…
· Max Chang
Why Red Envelopes Stuffed With Cash Are Given Out on Lunar New Year
Red envelopes have been a staple of Lunar New Year for as long as anyone can remember. No matter whether you celebrate the holiday or not, you’ve probably wondered why your Asian friends receive red envelopes filled with cash every year. Heck, many recipients of red envelopes…
· Benny Luo
The Ultra-Exclusive Networking Event That Costs up to $156,000 Per Ticket to Attend
Every year, a group of high level people including billionaires, celebrities and politicians gather for the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, an annual exclusive leadership conference for the one percent who want to “map the key transformations reshaping the world.”…
· Sebastian Dillon
10 Things Being Broke in My 20s Taught Me
I believe everyone needs to experience a point in their lives where they have no money. It really brings profound changes in your life and teaches you important lessons you can’t learn anywhere else. Coming from humble beginnings myself, here are 10 important lessons I’ve…