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Charity Begins At 50? Codswallop!

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Before he died this past December, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Robert W. Wilson had done many notable things. In the ‘70s, he’d survived what Forbes called “the most catastrophic short play...
    






Save Money By Tripling Your Costs And Other Friday Stories

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Right about the same time the new Meryl Streep/Julia Roberts movie, August: Osage County is hitting the theaters, the real Osage County is in the news for another reason. It’s apparently no less...
    






A Startup’s $100M Plan To Make Dumb Windows Smart

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A California startup that turns ordinary windows into intelligent light and heat blockers said Tuesday it’s raised $100 million to boost sales and manufacturing. The company, called View, makes...
    






4 New Year’s Resolutions Your Small Business Should Keep This Year

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Each January, Americans make a list of resolutions to help them live a better life throughout the year. Whether those resolutions are to lose weight or get out of debt, a new year provides the...
    






How An Artist And A Dancer Saved An American City

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Culver City, once the heart of California’s movie industry, was dying just a decade ago.  The downtown was decaying.  It had become a sleepy commuter town.  Today, however, people have proclaimed it...
    






The Innovator’s Dilemma: How Money Ruins Creativity

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When a company is young and strapped for cash, its employees tend to ask one question, over and over: How can we do what we need to do without money? That question supplies rocket fuel to a new...
    






8 Ramen Recipes For The Starving Startup Entrepreneur

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I’ve interviewed a lot of startup entrepreneurs and all of them have tales of frugality. Whether they’re living on couches or blow-up mattresses, buying only the cheapest and most vile bottom-shelf...