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Built to Last

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 100

Fast Company issues this call to action and invites you to read it, sign it, and join the movement to realize the promise of the new economy.READ»

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Drug Flow and Deal Flow

BY Tinker Ready
Relevancy Score: 61

Biotech Investing Conference November 5-6 Menlo Park, California The news at this year's Biotech Investing confab will focus on Big Pharma companies, as they take a more active role in developing early-stage drugs. ...READ»

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Taking the Mystery Out of Scaling a Company

BY Ben Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 52

People in startup land often talk about the magic of how few people built Google or Facebook, but today's Google employs 20,000 people and today's Facebook employs 1,500 people. So, if you want to do something that matters, then you are going to have to learn the black art of scaling a human organization.READ»

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The Right Way to Lay People Off

BY Ben Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 50

"I'm tryin' to right my wrongs, But it's funny them same wrongs helped me write this song" --Kanye West Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of ...READ»

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8 Principles for Learning

BY Christina Novicki
Relevancy Score: 49

A study aligns the reality of work in the field with XBS's overall change strategy.READ»

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Let's Do Lunch

BY Polly LaBarre
Relevancy Score: 49

Fast Company rates Silicon Valley's new brand of corporate cuisine.READ»

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Harness Your Hire Power

BY Rekha Balu
Relevancy Score: 49

What's Your Problem?READ»

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The New Culture of Gaming

BY Michael Tchong
Relevancy Score: 48

We've come a long way since the Persians first played checkers, reportedly the world's oldest game, some 5,000 years ago. The first major shift in gaming came with the introduction of electronics, which is credited to William ...READ»

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The Right Kind of Ambition

BY Ben Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 48

As an employee, why would I want to work long hours to advance the career of my manager? If the manager cares about his career more than the company, then that's what I'd be doing. Nothing motivates a great employee more than a mission that's so important that it supersedes everyone's personal ambition.READ»

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Women and Men, Work and Power

BY Anna Muoio
Relevancy Score: 44

Unit of OneREAD»

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Pssst: Wanna See a Great Business Plan?

BY George Anders
Relevancy Score: 42

Welcome to the world of stealth startups, where hype gives way to passon for anonymity. But does it make sense to keep secrets in an age of instant communication? Mum's the word.READ»

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TechShop: a place to learn, network and invent

BY Joshua Schuler
Relevancy Score: 39

Last month I visited TechShop in Portland, OR. For those not familiar with TechShop, imagine a machine shop with a start-up incubator culture operating under a fitness club membership structure. If you’re a recently laid-off ...READ»

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Honesty Is the Best Policy - Trust Us

BY George Anders
Relevancy Score: 39

These Silicon Valley leaders are taking the ethical high road -- and betting that it's the road to success.READ»

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Hiring Executives: If You've Never Done the Job, How Do You Hire Somebody Good?

BY Ben Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 37

The biggest difference between being a great functional manager and being a great general manager is that you must hire and manage people who are far more competent at their jobs than you would be at their jobs. So, with no experience, how do you hire someone good?READ»

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The March Group

BY The March Group
Relevancy Score: 35

The March Group LLC, The March Group American Funds, the largest manager of stock mutual funds, sold most of its holdings in PetroChina Co. after pressure from rights groups over the oil-and-gas company’s investments in Sudan. READ»

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Life Behind the Silicon Curtain

BY Christine Canabou and Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 33

These soldiers of the new economy offer a snapshot of day-to-day life in the Valley.READ»

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How to Buy Individual Health Insurance in Utah

BY Bret Harding
Relevancy Score: 32

Before you start your search, brace yourself. The private health-insurance market isn't pretty, but when navigated properly can save you money in the long run! READ»

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Kathryn Gould

BY Pat Dillon
Relevancy Score: 31

Kathryn Gould's time at Oracle taught her two life-changing lessons: what it takes for companies to win, and the role she plays best in those victories.READ»

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Fast Talk: Wising Up the Idiot Box

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 30

If you think the changes in TV in the past five years--TiVo, digital cable and satellite, and video on demand--are radical, you haven't seen anything.READ»

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How to Minimize Politics in Your Company

BY Ben Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 29

In all my years in business, I have yet to hear someone say: "I love corporate politics." On the other hand, I meet plenty of people who complain bitterly about corporate politics--sometimes even in the companies they run. So, if nobody loves politics, why all the politics?READ»

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Inside Tesla's First East Coast Store

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 28

California-based Tesla Motors opened its third retail store today in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, kicking off a rapid retail expansion plan that should land stores in eight major U.S. cities before the end of 2009. Unlike the ...READ»

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The Manager as Mystic

BY Paul Saffo
Relevancy Score: 28

For the most important management book for the 1990s, try fiction from the 1940s: Hermann Hesse's Nobel Prize-winning novel, The Glass Bead Game.READ»

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Weak Companies, Strong Mergers?

BY George Anders
Relevancy Score: 28

Untangling the WebREAD»

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RZA, Chess Masters and MMA Fighters Gather to Stop Violence

BY Adisa Banjoko
Relevancy Score: 26

Hip-Hop Chess Federation Teams with MMA Fighters Jake Sheilds and Ralek Gracie, RZA, Rakaa, IM Josh Waitzkin, for the “Mind Over Matter” Chess & Grappling Exhibition HHCF brings together top entertainers and fighters to ...READ»

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Must Know Tips for Buying Health Insurance in Utah

BY Bret Harding
Relevancy Score: 26

Buying health insurance in Utah may not top your list of fun things to do, but that doesn't mean it's unimportant. After all, there are few things in life more valuable than good health.READ»

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