BYAriel Schwartz Relevancy Score: 50 Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 2:46 PM
The California Clean Tech Open, often regarded as one of the top business plan competitions in the world, announced the semi-finalists yesterday for its 2009 competition. 50 early-stage startups were chosen to compete in the ...READ»
BYPeter Hale Relevancy Score: 47 Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 11:04 AM
New rules have been passed in the San Francisco Bay Area that will require businesses to pay fees for the amount of carbon dioxide they emit.
The rules, due to come into effect on 1 July, could cost big emitters more than ...READ»
BYMichal Lev-Ram Relevancy Score: 45 Wed Mar 4, 2009 at 8:39 PM
We've all seen hybrid cars and lower emissions buses. But what about an environmentally friendly ferryboat? The San Francisco Bay Area recently unveiled the first in a new fleet of 149 passenger "green" ferries that ...READ»
The conclusion of the Battlestar Galactica television series a couple of weeks ago left viewers with a decidedly mixed message: a superficial gloss of "ooh, the scary robots are coming!", coupled with a more subtle--and, ...READ»
Nikhil Arora (pictured) and Alex Velez are two college seniors who aren't worried about finding a job after graduation; they're going to create jobs instead.
Both are graduating from the Haas School of Business at the University of ...READ»
BYChip Conley Relevancy Score: 30 Mon Oct 22, 2007 at 3:50 PM
I was a freshly-minted adult when I graduated from Stanford Business School half a lifetime ago (23 years to be exact). Along with my classmate Seth Godin who was also a youngster when he graduated, I found all the theory that ...READ»
BY Alison Overholt Relevancy Score: 29 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:39 AM
What do you get when you cross the nation's fastest-growing coffee-shop franchise with one of the most aggressive wireless-network providers? The future of wireless computing -- and a good cup of coffee. Last August, Starbucks teamed ...READ»
BY Alison Overholt Relevancy Score: 29 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:48 AM
The author of Fast Company's social network software Web exclusive takes a look at the complicity -- and competition -- among several company founders.READ»
BY Heath Row Relevancy Score: 27 Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:55 PM
Sure, you can use the Web to work harder. But what good is hard work if you can't play every once in a while? Here's our online guide to multislacking.READ»
We live in a promiscuous era, don’t we? America is experiencing a divorce epidemic and the future of the American family is at stake. Is this statement a myth or reality? Turns out it’s a myth. The divorce rate in America has ...READ»
BY Tonya Garcia, Polya Lesova, Josie Swindler, and Kathryn Tuggle Relevancy Score: 26 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:15 AM
Organization
What It Does
Results
Grade
ACCION International
CEO: María Otero
www.accion.org
Winner's Statement
Trains banks around the world to be microfinance partners, making small loans ...READ»
BY Alison Overholt Relevancy Score: 22 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:45 AM
Rubicon Programs Inc.
Founded: 1973 Richmond, California Rick Aubry, Executive Director www.rubiconpgms.org
Entrepreneurship: A-
Innovation: A-
Social Impact: A+
Aspiration: B
Sustainability: A-
Bite into a Rubicon ...READ»
BY David Teten Relevancy Score: 21 Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Recruiters can find valuable leads with online tools such as blogs, virtual communities, social networking sites, and biography-analysis software.READ»
BYAriel Schwartz Relevancy Score: 20 Wed Jun 17, 2009 at 3:17 PM
San Jose, California announced yesterday a plan to develop the country's first organics-to-energy waste biogas facility on a 40 acre plot of land. The kinks of the plan are still being worked out, but if all goes well, the ...READ»
BY Katharine Mieszkowski Relevancy Score: 19 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Craig Newmark has organized a community whose members include some of the Web's most influential people. Here is his manual for (virtual) community organizers.READ»
BY Fara Warner Relevancy Score: 14 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:14 AM
Afghan businesses in the Fremont, California area have been hard hit by fallout from the terrorist attacks. But patriotic Afghan-Americans are hopeful that their customers will return before it's too late.READ»
BY Pat Dillon Relevancy Score: 13 Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:44 PM
Oracle makes software. It also makes millionaires. Meet four of them. They're all rich and they're all asking the same question: Now how do I succeed?READ»
BY David Dorsey Relevancy Score: 13 Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:37 PM
With "Myst," the Miller brothers unleashed a pop-culture phenomenon and achieved phenomenal business success. Now they're hard at work on "Myst II." Will they escape the demons that stalk fame and fortune?READ»
