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Wall Street and the New Startup Economy

Why venture-backed tech hopefuls may be a haven amid the financial storm.

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How Innovation Led HTC to the Dream

Fast Interview: Here John Wang, HTC chief marketing officer -- AKA Chief Innovation Wizard -- talks about how his company does its magic. Hint: fail cheaply, fail often and be humble.

Fast Talk

Question: How concerned are you about the long-term value of your 401k plan?

Answer: Long-term I am not too concerned. One of the biggest pieces of advice I receive from financial investors is "do not take your money out of the... | posted by Jennifer Conley

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Question: Should doctors be required to disclose all payments from big pharma?

Answer: Yes, the murky record of large and small Pharma Companies in Developed and Developing markets leads to huge conflict of interest and public health... | posted by Pushkar Bhat

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Member Blogs

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Innerpreneurship and the Bigger Idea Afoot

A cultural revoltuion is brewing. It's being started by the creative class, and the focus is innerpreneurship. Creative capitalism is on the...

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Do You Separate Yourself From the Clutter?

Separate yourself from the clutter. It sounds simple, yet so many companies are incapable of doing it successfully. My favorite bar...

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Expert Blogs

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Cheering as my Roth IRA sags

World at Work has a nice definition of work-life that I really like. They define it broadly and include "community involvement" in...

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A Designer's Inspiration List

I was discussing with another designer the other day where inspiration comes from. For me, it's really almost anywhere or anything I might come...

FC Now Staff Blogs

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Dell Ink-less Printer Revealed by FCC

Thanks to the enthusiasts who peruse the FCC's filings website, we now know of a Dell [DELL] branded Bluetooth printer that may be coming out...

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Wordlock – Redefining a Product in an Already Existing Market

More than 150 years after Linus Yale Jr. invented the cylinder pin-tumbler lock (you know, the combination lock keeping your bike, locker, and...

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Article: Ning's Infinite Ambition

Comment: Great learning about the story behind NING. It was a wonderful article. | posted by member eustacia k.

Big Idea: No amount of renewable energy in America will result in cleaner coal in China.

Comment: Clearly the US has to get its own house in order before preaching to the rest of the world... It has to tame its addiction to oil and cheap credit...... | posted by member Richard Lipscombe