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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…
· Sarah Lesnar
A Woman Live-Tweeted a Very Sexist Conversation She Overheard Between Two IBM Executives
Is it me or do all corporate execs, just naturally hate anything that can get pregnant? Toronto-based editor Lyndsay Kirkham overheard a conversation between two IBM execs during their work-lunch openly discussing why they don’t hire women- so she decided to live-tweet it,…
· Editorial Staff
Check Out the New Luxury Koreatown High-Rise that Sold for $283 Million
L.A.’s Koreatown is on the come up this year after having been a part of one of California’s biggest real estate transactions of 2014. The Vermont, located at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, was bought by Capri Capital Partner’s Chairman Quintin E. Primo III…
· Editorial Staff
Slava Rubin: How I Started Indiegogo
We’ve all heard of those amazing or ridiculous ideas that people start crowdfunding campaigns for, earning well past their goal and even into the millions in some cases. How did they pull it off? There are probably a lot of tricks and secrets to the game, but who better to tell…
· Editorial Staff
The Story of the Legendary Mad Scientist that Inspired Elon Musk
By now, we all know his name. Elon Musk paid homage by naming his revolutionary electric car company Tesla Motors, but not many know the real story of the life of Nikola Tesla. This is the story of the world’s first mad scientist. Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th, 1857 in…
· 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
How a Poor Fatherless Teen Factory Worker Became The Richest Man in Asia
This is the story of Li Kai-Shing. Born in Guangdong province, China, Li Kai-Shing lost his father at age 14 to Tuberculosis. Being the man of the house now, he was forced to leave school to work at a plastics factory to support his family. The family was so poor that he had to…
· Editorial Staff
Wayne Huizenga: How This Modest Garbage Man Became a Self-Made Billionaire
This is the inspiring story of a Chicago-born man by the name of Wayne Huizenga. From an early-age, his father told him, “You can’t make money working for someone else.” After dropping out of college after only one year, a family friend convinced him to get into the trash…
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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…
· Editorial Staff
Order This Drink, and an Uber Will Whisk You off into a Coveted Secret Club in SF
Editors note: All images credited to Joe Starkey of Thrillist and are reprinted with their permission.
· Sebastian Dillon
11 Ways to Get Important People to Take You Seriously When You’re a ‘Nobody’
One of the biggest struggles for our generation in the business world is to be taken seriously. Being young is enough of a reason for investors and business professionals to view you as illegitimate, so naturally we must go the extra mile to prove our character and value. It’s…
· 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…
· Mike Minneman
I Got My Hands on Oneplus One and it’s the Best Phone I’ve Ever Touched
So I got my hands on one of the very limited invites for OnePlus One, the new flagship killer phone from Chinese technology startup OnePlus. The phone came yesterday, and after 24 hours of using it I’m writing this review and unboxing video. The OnePlus One made waves in April…
· Editorial Staff
China’s Douchiest Millionaire Just Did Something Unbelievable to Homeless People in New York
Editors note: All images credited to Julia La Roche of Business Insider.
· Dottie Schrock
5 Ways To Put Traveling on Your Job Resume
Purposeful travel is my cup of tea. I desire nothing more in life than to travel for the long-term, but it is challenging to find ways to do so that factor in professional development and ambition. It is too easy to fall into aimless wandering where nothing tangible is achieved.…
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