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Can Airbnb Unite the World?
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Can Airbnb Unite the World?

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, Airbnb’s most popular city, CEO Brian Chesky is redoubling his efforts to expand his business and close the cultural gaps between us.

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February 2016
What's Really Going On Inside Tinder?
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What's Really Going On Inside Tinder?

After losing his job as CEO of Tinder, Sean Rad is back atop the controversial dating-app company. This time, will it be a better match?

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February 2016
Sama Group Is Redefining What It Means To Be A Not-For-Profit Business
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Sama Group Is Redefining What It Means To Be A Not-For-Profit Business

Two seasoned travellers give you a heads up on the common blunders we tend to make while vacationing abroad.

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March 2016
5 Surprising Work Tips That Will Help You Get More Done
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5 Surprising Work Tips That Will Help You Get More Done

How SNL, Frozen, and poker can help you get more done.

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April 2016
5 Ways Virtual Reality Will Reshape Industries
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5 Ways Virtual Reality Will Reshape Industries

How virtual reality will reshape industries.

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April 2016
Meet The Natural Beauty Company That's Making Advocacy A Selling Point
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Meet The Natural Beauty Company That's Making Advocacy A Selling Point

How Beautycounter founder Gregg Renfrew is ridding cosmetics of toxins. 

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April 2016
Can Big Data Discover The Next Pop Star?
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Can Big Data Discover The Next Pop Star?

Online music hub ReverbNation is discovering talented artists by mixing big data with human curation.

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April 2016
Will Google's Alphabet Pay Off?
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Will Google's Alphabet Pay Off?

When Google became Alphabet, the rationale seemed simple: that a company of companies can innovate faster than a single large beast. But that's only the start.

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April 2016
Lyft To Uber: The Race Is On
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Lyft To Uber: The Race Is On

Lyft has been eating Uber’s dust for years. Can a series of smart partnerships steer the “nice” ride-sharing startup into its own lane?

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April 2016
Can this $16 Billion Startup Take Over the World?
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Can this $16 Billion Startup Take Over the World?

WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has built a Starbucks-style home for creatives to get #$%& done. All he has to do now is live up to his $10 billion–plus valuation, shush the haters, and bend society to his idealistic worldview.

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April 2016
An Exclusive Look At How One Chef Is Expanding His Empire
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An Exclusive Look At How One Chef Is Expanding His Empire

David Chang is expanding America’s palate with his fast-growing Momofuku empire. Plus: 13 other culinary leaders who are bringing something new to the table.

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April 2016
Netflix Binges On Chelsea Handler
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Netflix Binges On Chelsea Handler

By giving comedian Chelsea Handler free rein with her upcoming talk show, Netflix is opening itself up to new risks and new opportunities for growth.

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May 2016
Learn How This Female CEO Is Helping Women Shrink The Wealth Gap
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Learn How This Female CEO Is Helping Women Shrink The Wealth Gap

DailyWorth CEO Amanda Steinberg is helping women shrink the wealth gap

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May 2016
This Technology Is Going To Revolutionize Our Food System
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This Technology Is Going To Revolutionize Our Food System

How CRISPR's gene-editing technology is going to change the way we eat.

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May 2016
Apple, Facebook, Google, And Alibaba Take Hollywood
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Apple, Facebook, Google, And Alibaba Take Hollywood

Now that Netflix and Amazon have proved that outsiders can thrive in Hollywood, the world's largest tech companies Alibaba, Apple, Facebook, and Google are launching their own plans to get in on the act.

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May 2016
Periscope's Wide Lens
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Periscope's Wide Lens

Periscope was acquired by Twitter for a substantial eight-figure sum in January, two months before it launched - and attracted nearly a million users in its first 10 days. Cofounder and CEO Kayvon Beykpour thinks it offers the interactive media experience that users have been waiting for.

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September 2015
The New Business Rivalries
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The New Business Rivalries

Ten of the fiercest, most unexpected business battles that are changing the future of technology, culture, and commerce.

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September 2015
How A Princess Is Opening Doors For Women In Saudi Arabia
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How A Princess Is Opening Doors For Women In Saudi Arabia

In a country where women can't legally take the wheel of a car, one dynamic leader is moving quickly (yet gently) to offer them other tools toward engagement. It doesn't hurt that she's a princess.

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September 2015
Beyond Roommates - Apartments For Startups
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Beyond Roommates - Apartments For Startups

Krash and other startups take the coworking phenomenon to its logical, intimate extreme.

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July/August 2015
Inside Hulu's Bold Effort To Reinvent Itself
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Inside Hulu's Bold Effort To Reinvent Itself

Inside Hulu's bold effort to reinvent itself via Seinfeld, Mindy Kaling, and a host of buzzy original shows.

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July/August 2015
The Better Burger - America Shacks Up
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The Better Burger - America Shacks Up

How Shake Shack has customers (and many investors) salivating for its burgers and unique brand of hospitality.

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July/August 2015
The Craziest CEO In America
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The Craziest CEO In America

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is the profanity spewing shock jock of corporate America. Is this the future of leadership?

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July/August 2015
Lee Daniels Is Just Getting Started
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Lee Daniels Is Just Getting Started

As Empire, Fox's high-octane, King Learesque prime-time smash about the ascendance to superstardom of a musical family, returns for its second season, creator and executive producer Lee Daniels explains why the show resonates with viewers and what's happening below the surface.

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October 2015
Anatomy Of A Micro Lung
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Anatomy Of A Micro Lung

How a series of thumb-drive-size chips may revolutionize pharmaceutical development.

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October 2015
Is Crowdfunding The Future Of Investments?
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Is Crowdfunding The Future Of Investments?

It won't be long before anyone can fund - and get equity in - a startup. Is that a good thing?

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October 2015
Fit To Be Sized
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Fit To Be Sized

Actress Melissa McCarthy wants to fix plus-size fashion.

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October 2015
Swipe Right For Work Happiness
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Swipe Right For Work Happiness

Startups are finding colorful ways to bring employee-engagement surveys into the smartphone age.

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October 2015
Dyson: The House That Suction Built
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Dyson: The House That Suction Built

Can the pioneering vacuum maker transform itself into a full-blown tech company? An exclusive peek inside the house that suction built.

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October 2015
What Hot Sauce Says About American Consumers
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What Hot Sauce Says About American Consumers

Where once was Tabasco, there is now sriracha, gochujang, and more. What the condiment aisle says about American consumers.

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November 2015
The Key To Oprah Winfrey's Success: Radical Focus
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The Key To Oprah Winfrey's Success: Radical Focus

After revamping her once-struggling TV channel, Oprah Winfrey has figured out how to make time for the projects she cares about most.

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November 2015