By Adam Bluestein for Inc. Magazine Featuring our very own Paul Smith A well-honed founding story can help you connect with investors, employees, and consumers — and, with any luck, keep them listening. Sara Blakely had her product–an undergarment that smoothed the contours of a woman’s body, making clothes more flattering and comfortable. But she had yet
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Carter’s seven steps to writing a killer speech By Judy Carter When preparing to speak, most people waste time with this process: 1. Freak out2. Procrastinate3. Find a story about themselves The big problem with this approach is that your fear — and your speech — is all about
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Via Los Angeles CBS Ken Rutkowski shares tips on how to start a successful business in 2014.
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Via MSNBC The man who helped launch Steve Jobs’ career, Nolan Bushnell, talks about how to find Silicon Valley excellence.
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By Dennis Nishi for Wall Street Journal. Narrative Is a Powerful Way to Get a Message Across. Paul Smith had 20 minutes to sell the CEO of Procter & Gamble, and his team of managers, on new market-research techniques for which Mr. Smith’s department wanted funding. As associate director of P&G‘s PG +0.85% market research, Mr. Smith had spent
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By Stephanie Bertholdo for The Acorn Move over David Copperfield, Criss Angel and all you other brain-teasing magicians. Jason Latimer is ready to bend some light, shape water, walk through solid objects—and blow some minds. The 32-year-old Latimer, an Agoura High School graduate, will perform at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on Sept. 25. He plans to
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Interview by Chanelle Bessette for CNN Money. Atari founder Nolan Bushnell discusses the evolution of his management style and his recently published book, Finding the Next Steve Jobs. FORTUNE — Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese along with a couple dozen other companies, is no stranger to managing people. He was one of
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By Nolan Bushnell for Bloomberg News. Editor’s Note: We asked Nolan Bushnell to offer advice on how to start a global tech company.He should know. Bushnell helped create dozens of companies including Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurants. At his pioneering video-game company, he once employed Apple’s late co-founder, which is the basis for his
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By Dave McNary for Variety.com “The Blind Side” producer Alcon Entertainment is cooking up “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” acquiring film and TV rights to the inspirational brand of books. The banner plans to finance and produce a feature film with “Chicken Soup for the Soul” in the title. The movie will be produced by Kerner Entertainment Cos.
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By CAL Entertainment Exclusive Dave Logan for CBSnews.com (MoneyWatch) I’m at war with corporate mediocrity, and sadly, mediocrity seems to be winning. The cure, I believe, is for companies to loosen their fear of unleashed creativity in individuals that don’t fit the cookie cutter mold. Company leaders can make an immediate impact by taking three
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