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Dudes Wearing Nail Polish. A Business

Alphanail CEO Josh Espley says there’s a much larger market for men’s nail polish than you’d think. Historically, he says, “men settled on using their girlfriend’s or their sister’s products lying around. That can be kind of taxing on your manhood.”

Dudes Wearing Nail Polish. A Business

Forget VHS: How Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff Has Updated Michael Jackson’s Distribution Model

Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff’s dad took that famous photo of Jimi Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival. So, yeah, he knows a thing or two about the visual component to music.

Forget VHS: How Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff Has Updated Michael Jackson’s Distribution Model

Why Management Consultants Need To Make Apps, Take “Rep Rides,” And Study High-Selling Hair Farmers

To create real value, Bluewolf consultants shadow their clients’ representatives in the field. The results often involve mobile apps streamlining their work.

Why Management Consultants Need To Make Apps, Take “Rep Rides,” And Study High-Selling Hair Farmers

A Case For Tax Evasion In The Informal Economy

Without under-the-table, off-the-books dealing, argues Benedict Dellot, many businesses would simply not exist. He calls the informal economy a “hotbed of entrepreneurialism.”

A Case For Tax Evasion In The Informal Economy

Windows 8 Tablets On A Plane: Emirates Airlines Takes Microsoft, HP Into Real Clouds

Using tablet tech to go way beyond mere beverage service, here Emirates execs discuss flying with open Windows.

Windows 8 Tablets On A Plane: Emirates Airlines Takes Microsoft, HP Into Real Clouds

How Xerox Is Bringing Banking To Rural India

In rural parts of developing nations, banking is still a paper-based process. And if there’s one thing Xerox is good at, it’s managing a paper-based process.

How Xerox Is Bringing Banking To Rural India

$1,000 Rent, Tax Credits, And “Shrimp Busters”: Why You Should Start Your Startup In Shreveport

Silicon Bayou, anyone? John Grindley, the executive director of CoHabitat Foundation, makes a case for the Louisiana town at the top of the boot.

$1,000 Rent, Tax Credits, And “Shrimp Busters”: Why You Should Start Your Startup In Shreveport

Secrets Of Facebook’s Legendary Hackathons Revealed

Meet Pedram Keyani, the coder behind the nocturnal events that shake up Facebook. Yes, we’re talking kegerators, Zuck’s hammock–and coding.

Secrets Of Facebook’s Legendary Hackathons Revealed

When Is A Parking Lot Like A Luxury Hotel?

It’s not–yet. QuickPay’s Barney Pell wants to change that.

When Is A Parking Lot Like A Luxury Hotel?

George Plimpton Never Did This

The Paris Review’s editor, Lorin Stein, on his magazine’s unlikely new app.

George Plimpton Never Did This

Can FinderCodes, An Electronic Lost-And-Found System, Make Us Give A Damn About QR Codes?

The tech enticingly suggests we might never lose our keys again and we can know where our steaks came from. Suddenly, those ugly codes look a lot better.

Can FinderCodes, An Electronic Lost-And-Found System, Make Us Give A Damn About QR Codes?

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Diablo Cody On Why Pregnant Women Can Have It All–And Direct

The Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Juno” on directing while pregnant, and how a movie’s like a roller coaster.

Diablo Cody On Why Pregnant Women Can Have It All–And Direct

What Real Football Coaches–And All Of Us–Can Learn From Fantasy League Players

For starters: Stop trusting your gut, and go with the reams of data from services like ScoutPro. “Some guys have their own spreadsheets,” co-creator Diane Bloodworth says. “This is very common, to get all the data they can to get that edge to win.”

What Real Football Coaches–And All Of Us–Can Learn From Fantasy League Players

Why Managers Should Study “I Love Lucy,” Kill Their To-Do Lists, And Get Zen

Don’t overburden your employees. Just… don’t do it.

Why Managers Should Study “I Love Lucy,” Kill Their To-Do Lists, And Get Zen

“If You Want To Be A Champion, You Gotta Be A Champion”

Words of inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger (probably)–and countless others, via Changemakrs, a site that culls motivational quotes.

“If You Want To Be A Champion, You Gotta Be A Champion”

Can The “Musical Middle Class” Be Saved?

There’s no such thing as selling out when you’re living hand-to-mouth. Jingle Punks brings money back to music through TV, film, and advertising deals.

Can The “Musical Middle Class” Be Saved?

How SocialCheck.me Builds A “Trust Infrastructure” For Employers, eBay Shoppers, And Dating Couples

By leveraging social networks–while keeping things anonymous–SocialCheck.me enriches the data set that employers looking to hire, among others, can use.

How SocialCheck.me Builds A “Trust Infrastructure” For Employers, eBay Shoppers, And Dating Couples

On The Internet, Everyone Knows You’re Not A Dog

Using Facebook is a social skill–and one that it’s increasingly important for colleges to teach, says educator Ed Cabellon. “The term ‘digital native’ is a misnomer,” he tells us.

On The Internet, Everyone Knows You’re Not A Dog

Bringing Order To Coat Check Chaos

With his ticketless, iPad-based system, Derek Pacque hopes to change the way you check your coat. Winter is coming–and CoatChex wants you to dance unencumbered.

Bringing Order To Coat Check Chaos

An Entrepreneur And A Neuroscientist Walk Into A Bar

And they find that the bar perfectly suits their tastes, thanks to their startup Nara, which aims to personalize the web.

An Entrepreneur And A Neuroscientist Walk Into A Bar

Impact

Oishii, the Tesla of strawberries, is slashing its prices by more than half

Is private equity joining—or co-opting—the employee ownership movement?

3 steps to identify the most impactful companies to invest in

News

What is the monkeypox virus and how concerned should you be?

86% of immigrants still have a positive view of the United States

This map of gas prices shows which states are paying the highest and lowest at the pump

Co.Design

Is fast fashion impossible to kill?

Floating solar farms could be worth $10 billion by 2030, but they have a dirty secret

Biden green-lights a home-building boom. But there’s a catch

Work Life

The upside of a disrupted work environment? We’ve become better writers

How to identify the best (and worst) entry-level jobs

How to manage the anxiety of giving negative feedback