4 ways to win the battle against burnout
If you're feeling stressed out over work or home life, you may be feeling burnt out. Many people shrug burnout as just something you can treat with a brief vacation....
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LittleBits: On a mission to make electrical engineering fun
It takes a truly outstanding opportunity to make a natural jack-of-all-trades focus on it and it alone. Ayah Bdeir was an accomplished electronic artist armed with a degree in computer...
10 things you should never do when naming your company
QUESTION: What is one major "don't" for new founders working on ideas for naming their company? Don't forget about search "Don't choose a name that is similar to a popular...
How to change the world with 90 million pounds of delicious cookies
If there was a moment of validation for Josh Tetrick, this was it: sitting across from Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong businessman, philanthropist, and investor, showing off the creation of...
Patagonia’s 100-year plan: Yvon Chouinard to elevate social mission
Not so long ago, it was almost unheard of for a business to put its social and environmental mission ahead of making a profit. One of the first entrepreneurs to...
The uncertainty of entrepreneurship
We spend our whole life trying to buy security from the unknown, to ensure known outcomes so that we are protected from everything that might be unknown, such as a...
Keeping your social-media policy in the workplace — and out of the courtroom
In 2006, facing low morale and high turnover, the Hills & Dales General Hospital in Cass City, Michigan, introduced a new code of conduct. It forbade gossip, encouraged teamwork, and...
Five questions to get to the heart of your business
One of the biggest challenges for startups and early-stage businesses is overcoming the mindset that you don't need to consider branding right away. The truth is that you're building your...
How Diane von Furstenberg persevered to build a fashion legacy
Designer Diane von Furstenberg was 27 when she made the first wrap dress in 1974. The iconic design landed her on the cover of Newsweek — and millions of women...
11 foolish excuses for not pursuing entrepreneurship
QUESTION: What is the #1 excuse you hear from aspiring entrepreneurs who want to launch a business and what advice do you give them to keep moving forward? I'm still...