Skillshare: Redesigning education for the masses
If Skillshare's mission is to turn the global education system on its head, it might seem strange that the company's CEO and co-founder, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, has both an undergraduate and...
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Michael Dell: How I became an entrepreneur again
For a guy who doesn't broadcast his emotions much, Michael Dell is positively jolly. In faded jeans and a starched gray button-down, he settles in at the head of a...
9 science-backed methods for a happier, more productive meeting
If you have ever wanted to pop an escape hatch or teleport to distant worlds just to get out of a meeting, take heart. There are ways to hold a...
Need help up the ladder? Let The Muse be your guide
Kathryn Minshew wants to revolutionize the job search process. Right on schedule in 2009, the then 23-year-old Minshew was beginning what many call a quarter-life crisis. Despite having landed a...
5 ways to drastically improve your brainstorming sessions
If you expected rain, you would bring an umbrella, right? The same preparedness applies to brainstorming. If you want a hurricane of ideas, you'll need the right variables. It all...
The CEO’s most important job, according to Panera’s Ron Shaich
Ron Shaich is CEO of Panera Bread, which grew out of Au Bon Pain, a bakery co-founded by Shaich in Boston in 1981. Panera operates 1,800 cafés in North America...
Lean In stories: Michelle Webb on being your own champion
I've been with TEKsystems for over 18 years, starting when I was young, single and kid-free. I began as a recruiter with the company, which is still our most common...
This company’s pivot could be good news for smaller merchants
The classic entrepreneurial adage is, "Find a customer need and fill it," but sometimes the customer need finds you. In 2010, Michael Garrity launched CommunityLend, Canada's first peer-to-peer lending company....
5 tips for bootstrapping your business
If you're an entrepreneur embarking on a new startup journey, there are several stock pieces of advice you're likely to hear. Most people will tell you that getting a startup...
A lesson on the value of being semi-disruptive
Inc. Magazine recently spoke with Chip Paucek about his online-education tech company, 2U and how it grew. 1. You co-founded a capital-intensive tech company in 2008, when funding was scarce....