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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…
· Waylae Gregoire
Rotten Tomatoes Founder: How His Startup Survived the Last Market Crash — Because It’s About to Happen Again
i Our generation’s entrepreneurs could really use some wisdom right about now. A financial crisis might be looming and young entrepreneurs today were probably in middle school when the last one hit — we grasshoppers clearly haven’t learned.
· 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…
· Max Chang
A Night At This Epic Hotel in Japan Includes an All-You-Can Eat Seafood Buffet for Under $100
In Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido lies one of the country’s most well-known vacation spots. However, according to RocketNews24, a big negative of traveling to the island is that it’s extremely expensive to fly there. Such a drawback could force you to use up much of your…
· Editorial Staff
One of the Earliest Bitcoin Pioneers is Cryonically Freezing Himself For the Future
Hal Finney, renowned cryptographer, coder, and bitcoin pioneer, died on Thursday at the age of 58 after battling ALS for five years. However, his journey isn’t over- he is now freezing himself using advanced technology so that he can be revived and cured in the future. Finney…
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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…
· 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…
· David Zimmerman
9 Ways To Travel Better (and the Apps That Can Help)
I’ve been fortunate enough to have traveled since I was about 15-years-old. Anywhere from Homer, Alaska, Siyam World Maldives to Mykonos, Greece. I’ve jet-setted with friends, family, and by myself. I’ve stayed in Four Star resorts, $20 hostels in Spain, and tents in the Israeli…
· 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…
· Max Chang
7 Signs Your Significant Other is Holding You Back From Success
As we all know, having a quality significant other can greatly help increase your chances of being successful. Unfortunately, like all great things, it takes work, time, and even a little bit of luck to find that person. Sometimes, we aren’t sure of what exactly we do like and…
· Editorial Staff
Malaysia Airlines is Currently Losing $1.6 Million a Day Because Flights Are Near Empty [PHOTOS]
In March, Malaysia Airline Flight 370, disappeared suddenly while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Last month, Flight 17 was shot down while flying over Ukraine. With the two tragedies tied to them, Malaysian Airlines has not been the most popular kid in the block. Even…
· Editorial Staff
The Average Tech Worker Made $291,497 Here in 2013
If you are looking for a new job in tech, you may want to move to the Bay Area after reading how much the average worker makes there. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and commercial real estate firm JLL, high-tech workers in San Francisco made an average of…
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This Guy Went to the World’s Best Restaurant and Here’s Everything He Ate
Rapper and food TV show host Action Bronson recently dined at Noma, a restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark, which has been named the “best restaurant in the world” several times in the past. Noma has two Michelin stars and is ran by chef René Redzepi. The cuisine is said to be…
· Benny Luo
Jesse Waits: How a Shy Kid From Hawaii Became the Owner of One of the Hottest Clubs in Vegas.
The usual way entrepreneurs launch businesses today start with building a product, raising funds, and then scaling, or some other combination in that realm. It’s rare to find an entrepreneur who truly started from the bottom and worked their way up to the top. This is why I find…
· Sarah Lesnar
Angel Investor Makes Inappropriate Advance at Female Techie, Gets Exactly What He Deserves
Updated [8/20/2014 11:06 a.m. PST] Pavel Curda has confessed and released a formal apology via The Next Web. “I regret sending the messages while I was in Berlin in July, mentioned recently in the press. I apologise for them and I am ready to apologise again in person with a big…
· Benny Luo
After Losing His Business and Facing Depression, One Simple Change Turned Everything Around
If there was an award for someone who’s the definition of “against all odds,” Hal Elrod would be a solid candidate for it. For starters, he started his first business at the age of 15 as a mobile Disc Jockey. At that time, he was already making $100/hr, not bad for a young teen.…
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