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· Sebastian Dillon
Meet the Woman Making Bank Cuddling With Strangers for $60 an Hour
Samantha Hess is a 30-year-old entrepreneur who just opened up an interesting business. It’s called “Cuddle Up To Me” and it’s basically a service where customers can walk in and cuddle with someone for $60 an hour.
· 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
New App That Lets You Text People Without Cell Signal or Wi-Fi is Making a Killing in Hong Kong
With all of the violence of the Occupy Central protests, communication for protesters, bystanders, and even the authorities, can be key. However, when you cram so many people in one spot (EDC and Burning Man-goers would know), cell and Wi-Fi signals can be heavily impaired,…
· Editorial Staff
This Breakfast Brand is Making Us Hungry With a Never-Before-Seen Marketing Stunt
Editors Note: This post is sponsored by FoodBeast. The latest marketing stunt by a famous breakfast foods producer in L.A. might leave you feeling hungry. If you want to elevate your marketing efforts as well, you can try contacting professionals such as AgencyReviews.
· Alex Park
Why Snapchat is Actually Undervalued [Op-ed]
Snapchat made headlines last week after rejecting multiple multi-billion-dollar, all-cash acquisition offers from Facebook, Google, and Tencent.
· Benny Luo
Two Young Entrepreneurs Invent Hangover Cure — FINALLY! [INTERVIEW]
My Facebook news feed is constantly filled with people complaining about getting hangovers from drinking the night before. Hopefully, that will now come to and end because of the genius of two young entrepreneurs from Santa Clara University. Ron Alvarado and Matt McDonald…
· Editorial Staff
Carrot Dating Apps Allows You To Bribe People For Dates — is it Really Prostitution?
A new app called Carrot Dating has recently been the talk of the town lately, stirring up some controversy. This dating app allows users to offer gifts as incentives to entice singles to a first date.
· Ronald Wayne
What The ‘Government Shutdown’ REALLY Means [GUEST POST]
Once again public ignorance has become the perfect tool of a villainous political faction. It seems that nearly half of our people have been hoodwinked into the nonsensical belief that both sides of this issue are equally to blame. Half of this problem (of ignorance of law and…
· Benny Luo
NASA Offers Tips To Startups: Staying Relevant and Making People Passionate About Your Product
One of the hardest things that artists, companies, and entrepreneurs will struggle with at a point in their lives is keeping up with the changing times. This was the issue NASA had to deal with as ways to reach younger audiences started to shift towards new media. Because of…
· Benny Luo
Scott Gerber: What Major Mistakes Are Young Entrepreneurs Making?
With mainstream media consistently glorifying the experiences of an entrepreneur, there have been many misconceptions of what its like running a startup. Serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber sets out to give us sobering thoughts.
· Editorial Staff
How a 22-Year-Old Chinese Man Pulls in Over $800,000 a Year ‘Working’ Just a Few Hours a Day
As if you needed any more reason to keep playing video games, here’s the tale of 22-year-old Wei “CaoMei” Han-Dong, a gamer who earns 5 million RMB ($817,863) annually playing popular multiplayer game “League of Legends” online.
· Benny Luo
Only a True Entrepreneur Would Go This Far For Their Startup
In industries where egos are abundant, many young entrepreneurs don’t understand the concept of doing whatever it takes for their startup to succeed. As HauteLook Founder Adam Bernhard says, “There is no job too small for you to do at your company.” No matter what your title is,…
· Benny Luo
We Tried McDonald’s New ‘Build Your Burger’ Concept and…
Earlier this month, McDonald’s posted their worst sales decline in a decade. A large part of the decline can be attributed to the fact that the fast food chain has continued to fail at appealing to millennial customers. This has resulted in the fast food company losing most of…
· Max Chang
10 Ways to Prepare For Entrepreneurship in College
While nowadays, seems cool to skip college to launch a startup, there are still quite a bit of aspiring entrepreneurs who still choose to go to college first. Their reasons can range from wanting the degree safety net, maybe they don’t have a solid idea yet, or their parents…
· Benny Luo
YouTube Star Helps Struggling Parents Pay off Mortgage — His Secret to Success is Surprisingly Simple
When you come from humble beginnings with parents that sacrifice a lot for you, there’s no better feeling than the moment you’re successful enough to pay them back. That moment came very recently for YouTube star Timothy Delaghetto, who was able to give him parents a check…
· 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
Orbitkey: You Won’t Believe How Much Money They Made Off a Keychain
Sometimes it really is the simplest ideas that are best. Founded by Australian entrepreneurs Rex Kuo and Charles Ng, Orbitkey is a startup that set out to solve a common and obvious problem- annoying jingling keys. The Orbitkey is a keychain that uses a simple design to quietly…
· Simon Davis
3 Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should Be Using Incubators
You’re looking into starting your own business. Right now, you may feel like you’re in the larval stage — you have a bank account, you’ve got a decent understanding of bookkeeping basics, and you’ve purchased your Shopify domain. That doesn’t mean, however, that you are 100…
· Editorial Staff
Man Reveals How Choosing Comfort in His 20s Led to a Terrible Life of Emptiness and Pain
Earlier this month, 46-year-old John Jerryson posted on the reddit forum Today I F*cked Up a story recounting how he wasted his life by pursing his comfort over his passions when he was in his 20s. The man’s story is a great reminder of how what society sees as the best options…
· Benny Luo
How a 13-Year-Old Entrepreneur Got Intel to Invest Big Money in His World-Changing Startup
When I was 13 years old, I was still trading Pokemon cards and working up the nerve to ask my crush to the school dance. Thirteen-year-old Shubham Banerjee, however, is already the CEO of a company that’s so badass that Intel’s looked past his young age and invested hundreds of…