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Matt Mullenweg of WordPress: How a Fully Distributed Company Keeps Its Team Engaged

Editorial TeamSeptember 18, 2020

Matt Mullenweg of WordPress: How a Fully Distributed Company Keeps Its Team Engaged: 'It can work for everyone,' says WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, who oversees 1,100 employees in 77 cities....

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Shan-Lyn Ma: Why Patience Is the Key to Building Your Startup

Editorial TeamSeptember 17, 2020

Shan-Lyn Ma: Why Patience Is the Key to Building Your Startup The CEO and co-founder of a wedding-registry company Zola discuss why you should take your time solidifying the core...

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How This 24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Pulled Off a Corona-virus Pivot Before His Company Even Launched

TimothyO.USeptember 16, 2020

How This 24-Year-Old Entrepreneur Pulled Off a Coronavirus Pivot Before His Company Even Launched Kansas City, Missouri-based nanofiber filter startup Filti quickly switched gears to make material for facemasks. It...

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Neil Blumenthal: How to Grow a Billion-Dollar Company Without Taking Huge Risks

TimothyO.USeptember 15, 2020

How to Grow a Billion-Dollar Company Without Taking Huge Risks The co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker says it's important to take small steps and make informed decisions for your...

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Michael Acton Smith: How to Turn Your Craziest Business Ideas Into Reality

TimothyO.USeptember 15, 2020

How to Turn Your Craziest Business Ideas Into Reality The co-founder and co-CEO of mindfulness and meditation app Calm say it's important to take small steps every single day toward...

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Rich Kleiman: How to Create Your Own Dream Job

Editorial TeamSeptember 15, 2020

How to Create Your Own Dream Job The co-founder of Thirty Five Ventures talks about reinvesting in your future and partnering with celebrities like NBA superstar Kevin Durant. In his...

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How to Manage Purpose and Profit, According to the CEO of a Pizza Chain With $400 Million in Revenue

Editorial TeamSeptember 15, 2020September 15, 2020

How to Manage Purpose and Profit, According to the CEO of a Pizza Chain With $400 Million in Revenue Scott Svenson, the co-founder, and CEO of MOD Pizza explains his...

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The 23-Year-Old Programmer Behind Robintrack

TimothyO.USeptember 6, 2020September 8, 2020

If the Robinhood trader has become symbolic of the young retail investors thronging to the stock market during this volatile period, it is because financial media and Wall Street had...

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MIT, Harvard Economists Working on Alleviating Poverty Win Nobel Prize

TimothyO.USeptember 6, 2020

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have been awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2019 for their experimental approach to alleviating global...