I've finally calculated the value of a dollar
• http://www.sovereignman.com, by Simon BlackA few days ago a young entrepreneur came to me with her big idea for a business.
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Moon Express' Richards talks commercialization of Space Coast
• spaceflightinsider.com/missions/commercMoon Express' Bob Richards is very interested in commercial space efforts. When he spoke with SpaceFlight Insider earlier this week, he noted that more firms with an interest in private space efforts are emerging – and eyeing Florida's Space Co
A dentist from 'the Uber of teeth whitening' bleached my teeth in my living room
• Madison Malone KircherI normally use my living room almost exclusively for watching Netflix and eating takeout.
ETHICS vs. PROFITS
Bob PodolskyThere are many who mistakenly think that the phrase, "business ethics", is an oxymoron – that there is something inherently unethical about making a profit... Let's check out that hypothesis.
Student-designed pill dispenser uses fingerprint scanner to avoid overdosing
• gizmag.comAnd you thought that regular pill bottles were hard to open ... a new overdose-proof medication dispenser developed by a team of mechanical engineering students at Johns Hopkins University can't be opened even with the help of a hammer or drill.
Billionaire Sam Adams founder explains why 'getting rich is life's biggest booby trap'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, RICHARD FELONIJim Koch left a comfortable career with the Boston Consulting Group in 1984 to start the Boston Beer Company with its flagship product, Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
Roadie Launches As The Uber For Shipping And Delivery
• http://techcrunch.com, by Jonathan ShieberThe story behind the $10 million investment that's launching Roadie, which is unveiling its Uber-like marketplace for the shipping industry today, begins with a shipment of broken tiles.
Sci-Fi Helped Inspire Elon Musk to Save the World
• http://www.wired.comTech journalist Ashlee Vance once thought of South African-born entrepreneur Elon Musk as a guy who talked big but failed to deliver.
Plains All American Pipeline Ruptures; 21,000 Barrel 4-Mile Oil Slick On Santa Barbara Beaches
• zerohedge.comEmergency officials and Exxon Mobil were responding Tuesday afternoon to a ruptured pipeline that was leaking crude oil into the ocean off the Santa Barbara County coast, authorities said.
A high-end call girl answers questions about her job, her clients, and her business model
• Business InsiderIn SuperFreakonomics, we profiled a high-end escort whose entrepreneurial skills and understanding of economics made her a financial success.
Silicon Valley Is Letting Go of Its Techie Island Fantasies
• Wired.comThe Seasteading Institute was the toast of tech entrepreneurs when it received financial backing from venture capitalist Peter Thiel in 2008.
The GitHub for Kids Urges Them to Be Inventors, Not Users
• Wired.comFor Alex Klein, online forums were not an altogether friendly place to get an education in coding.
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This Startup Can Help Run Your Airbnb Rental Like a Hotel
• Wired.comSeveral startups now offer tools that bring "dynamic pricing" to Airbnb rentals.
Crypto Poker Tokens Prove a Big Hit For This Entrepreneur
• https://www.cryptocoinsnews.comKen McGrail, a software engineer for a Seattle, Wash. area enterprise software company, has turned a hobby making crypto-logoed poker chips into a business.
SmartRim takes sideways approach to preventing wheel damage
• gizmag.comFew driving noises can be as deflating as that of a car wheel scraping against the curb when parking. It means you've misjudged your distance from the sidewalk and inflicted some ugly and potentially expensive damage on your wheel.
US startup aims to create world's fastest production car with LM2 Streamliner
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Stu RobartsLyons Motor Car is not a carmaker with which many people will be familiar, having only been founded in 2011 and not having ever released a car. All that may be about to change though. If the firm is to be believed, it is set to unveil what will be th
Patrick Byrne: Entrepreneurship, Austrian Economics, and the Cryptorevolution
• http://mises.org, Jeff Deist, Patrick M. ByrneOur show this weekend features Patrick Byrne, the Chairman and CEO of Overstock.com. Patrick was here at our Auburn campus this past week presenting a keynote speech at our Austrian Economics Research Conference.
From Upcycled Wooden Mobile Chairs to Industrial Pipe Bookshelves
• http://www.trendhunter.comThe cost of decorating your home interior with the latest styles and furnishings can often cost a fortune, but these creatively upcycled furniture designs are showcasing how homeowners can turn ordinary products into useful pieces of decor.
The Big Hidden Problem With Uber? Insincere 5-Star Ratings
• http://www.wired.comLast night, I rode home with a stranger. He shot me a cursory glance in the mirror as I climbed into the backseat, but otherwise didn't acknowledge me.
XPRIZE Launches Spinoff to Fix More of Humanity's Problems
• Wired.comThe XPRIZE Foundation is in the business of big bets.
Peter Diamandis: The first trillionaire is going to be made in space
• http://www.businessinsider.com, BI: SciencePeter Diamandis is a space-obsessed entrepreneur who has founded companies, like Space Adventures and Planetary Resources, that are in the process of opening the space frontier.
The "dependent victim" psyop
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Jon RappoportI could have titled this piece: "What government fears: the black entrepreneur." But the situation is much wider than that--
Virtual-Reality Porn Is Coming, and Your Fantasies May Never Be the Same
• Wired.comAs a kid, Ela Darling fell in love with the idea of virtual reality.
Developing the Developed World: Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future
• independent.orgMultimedia Home > Video Detail | Announcement | Video Video | Transcript Transcript Developing the Developed World: Entrepreneurship, Liberty, and the Future Recorded: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 In his #1 Ne
This graphic will demolish every excuse you have for not founding a startup
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Anna VitalIf you go back a hundred years before the mechanization era, you would see that the default way of making a living was not through a job, but through farming.
Sanctions against Russia prohibit importing AK47 rifles,...but not the factory!
• www.outdoorhub.comThe official importer of Russian-made AKs, RWC Group, announced at SHOT Show today that they would be opening an AK factory in the United States later this year. The new US manufacturer is called Kalashnikov USA.
Avoid the Golden Handcuffs, Warns CEO of Venture for America
• arcleinThe whole ordeal revealed to Yang, 39, how difficult it was for a college graduate to veer into entrepreneurship. The established tracks limit most grads to Wall Street, Silicon Valley, or the life of an academic.Later, while teaching math to a group
With new federal laws proposed to ban body armor for mere civilians, AMAZON begins selling vests
• Amazon.comNothing is more American than cashing in on the panic.
GCHQ's 'spook first' programme to train Britain's most talented tech entrepreneurs
• http://www.independent.co.uk-Oliver WrightBritain's surveillance agency GCHQ could become an incubator lab for the country's most talented tech entrepreneurs under a government plan for a new "spook first" training programme for graduates.
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