AOL Co-Founder Steve Case Invests $30 Million Into School Lunch Company,...
AOL Co-Founder Steve Case Invests $30 Million Into School Lunch Company, Revolution FoodsAOL co-founder Steve Case, via his investment fund Revolution Growth, has now made a second deal to fund a...
View ArticleThe Other B-Word 06-13
The Other B-WordBy Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel ThomasYesterday, something remarkable happened. LeanIn.Org and the Girl Scouts launched Ban Bossy—a public service campaign to ensure that girls grow up...
View ArticleSynchronized brain waves enable rapid learning 06-14
Synchronized brain waves enable rapid learningThe human mind can rapidly absorb and analyze new information as it flits from thought to thought. These quickly changing brain states may be encoded by...
View ArticleAre You Collaborating Or Cooperating? The Answer Will Increasingly Influence...
Are You Collaborating Or Cooperating? The Answer Will Increasingly Influence Your Success...
View Article5 Things You Didn't Know About Stress 06-15
5 Things You Didn't Know About StressWe all experience varying levels and lengths of stress, triggered by an array of scenarios – some logical, others not. Managing this powerful emotional and...
View ArticleTesla wants to kill gasoline by sharing its electric car technology with...
Tesla wants to kill gasoline by sharing its electric car technology with everyoneIn an attempt to spur innovation, Tesla Motors says that it will allow anyone to use its patented technology on electric...
View ArticleStudent Entrepreneurship in India: Coming of Age 06-15
Student Entrepreneurship in India: Coming of AgeStudent entrepreneurship in India is showing signs of maturing, though a lot of work still needs to be done. The good news is that the ecosystem will...
View Article7 surprising charts about technology and media today 06-15
7 surprising charts about technology and media todayMary Meeker of Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers put together this big presentation on investment opportunities in the contemporary technology space. It...
View ArticleAbout the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship 06-16
About the Presidential Ambassadors for Global EntrepreneurshipThe Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between 11 of America's most inspiring and...
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SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX 2014? ShareMEASURING NATIONAL PROGRESS – To truly advance social progress, we must learn to measure it, comprehensively and rigorously. The Social Progress Index offers a rich...
View ArticleThe Start-Up of You 06-16
The Start-Up of YouThe rise in the unemployment rate last month to 9.2 percent has Democrats and Republicans reliably falling back on their respective cure-alls. It is evidence for liberals that we...
View ArticleHow Valuable is a Degree in Engineering & Design? 06-16
How Valuable is a Degree in Engineering & Design?In a word, VERY. There was a time, not too long ago, when there were multiple ways of becoming an engineer. Since the law changed a few decades ago,...
View ArticleThe Key to Retaining Employees After an Acquisition 06-16
The Key to Retaining Employees After an AcquisitionI’ve been the CEO of three start-ups, two of which have been acquired by great companies (Yahoo and Google). What I’ve learned about keeping a team...
View ArticleBill and Melinda Gates tell Stanford grads: Channel empathy with optimism 06-17
Commencement speakers Bill and Melinda Gates briefly donned 'nerd glasses' and Melinda told the Class of 2014: 'Some people call you nerds - and you claim the label with pride.' Added Bill: 'Well, so...
View ArticleZen Buddhist priest urges Stanford graduates to cultivate spiritual practices...
Zen Buddhist priest urges Stanford graduates to cultivate spiritual practicesBaccalaureate speaker Zoketsu Norman Fischer told graduates that their promising lives would be filled with challenges, but...
View ArticleThe Neuro-chemistry of Positive Conversations 06-17
The Neuro-chemistry of Positive ConversationsWhy do negative comments and conversations stick with us so much longer than positive ones?A critique from a boss, a disagreement with a colleague, a fight...
View ArticleBIG DATA SUCCESS: the sweet spot between uptime and bottom line 06-18
BIG DATA SUCCESS: the sweet spot between uptime and bottom lineWhen CMOs and CIOs play nicely together, magic happens, and the chances of achieving a sustainable competitive advantage from data...
View ArticleWhat's Creating the Strategy "Confidence Gap"? 06-19
What's Creating the Strategy "Confidence Gap"?The results of our new survey show that organizations lack the tools and the long-term orientation to craft meaningful growth strategies.Disruptive change...
View ArticleScientists pinpoint how genetic mutation causes early brain damage 06-19
Scientists pinpoint how genetic mutation causes early brain damageScientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shed light on how a specific kind of genetic mutation...
View ArticleHow to Spend the First 10 Minutes of Your Day 06-20
How to Spend the First 10 Minutes of Your Day If you’re working in the kitchen of Anthony Bourdain, legendary chef of Brasserie Les Halles, best-selling author, and famed television personality, you...
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