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The Fascinating Reason People Thought The Telephone Would Be A Total Flop

"Alexander Graham Bell wanted to sell his patents and technology for the telephone to Western Union, which was the leading telegraph company at the time. Bell’s price: $100,000. Western Union thought it was laughable. Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz has a big post on why people should be optimistic about technology companies. In it, he talks […]

Manufacturing: We Went to France to Find Out How Airbus Builds the World’s Biggest Passenger Jet

"The Airbus A380 is one of the most incredible planes flying today, even judged by size alone. It usually seats around 500 passengers, but can hold as many as 853 — making it the largest passenger aircraft on the planet." See how it's manufactured. Read more . . .

“Undercover Boss” CEOs Say What Really Changed After the Show

"It's not every day you'll see CEOs getting their hands dirty, working side by side with the rank-an-file. But for four years, the CBS show "Undercover Boss" has given viewers that chance, showing 60 top executives doing regular jobs, from flipping hamburgers to installing alarm systems. The show, however, has attracted its fair share of […]

The World’s Most Brilliant Hedge Fund Manager Made a Video Explaining How the Economy Actually Works

"Ray Dalio manages the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. It has a tremendous track record, so when the man talks about markets, people usually listen. "Beyond that, Dalio is known for having one of the most refined understandings of the economy in the financial industry." Read more . . .

15 Small Business Owners Share What They Wish They’d Known When They First Started

Successful small business owners share the most important lesson they wish they'd known when they started. Read more . . .

Venture Capitalist Reveals Everything Entrepreneurs Needs to Do to Land Investors for Their Startup

Tom Kinnear (photo, left) has been involved as an investor, board member, or founder in starting 11 companies — five of them with a combined exit value around $700 million. We caught up with Kinnear to discuss what entrepreneurs should do to land big money from big investors. Here's his advice: . . . Read […]

How Apple Creates Such Amazing Products

Eric Barker (photo, left) writes, "Apple calls it concurrent or parallel production. All the groups— design, manufacturing, engineering, sales— meet continuously through the product-development cycle, brainstorming, trading ideas and solutions, strategizing over the most pressing issues, and generally keeping the conversation open to a diverse group of perspectives… it avoids this chronic problem of good […]