January 22, 2014

Random Sandwiches: Randwiches

Randwiches is a NYC based random sandwich delivery business. While ordinary sandwich shops takes very specific orders (you should see mine!), Randwiches only brings surprise sandwiches, handcrafted and full of unique flavors. Randwiches are $7 and deliveries are confined to areas served by the NYC subway system. Tips are not accepted, only social media referrals.

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Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

In the book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, infinite computing, ubiquitous broadband networks, digital manufacturing, nanomaterials, synthetic biology, and many other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains

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How Does FreeConferenceCall.com Make Money?

FeeFighters.com took a look at how companies like FreeConferenceCall.com make money. Surprisingly, it’s not through up-selling to their premium, for-pay, product. It’s via an “outdated” telecommunication regulation from the telecommunications act of 1996, that’s still on the books, which requires small rural telephone companies to charge larger telephone companies a “termination fee” to access their

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Texting With Your Doctor

Entrepreneur: McKay Thomas’s newest venture, First Opinion, aims to solve a different need for new parents — a direct line to doctors who can answer questions about everything from nutrition to childhood development. Backed by $1.2 million in funding from the likes of Greylock Partners and Felicis Ventures, the San Francisco-based company connects moms to

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he’s gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies. A lifelong rap fanatic, he

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Netflix for Jewelry

RocksBox is $15 per month “Netflix” for jewelry. How it works: Signup on the site, and complete a profile describing the kinds of jewelry you like. Every month RocksBox will send you a hand curated collection of three pieces of jewelry worth on average about $200. Wear your jewelry for a month. If you like

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Fighting Fire With Google Glass

Meet Patrick Jackson. He’s a Google Glass Explorer, developer and firefighter from Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Patrick is building Glassware that he hopes could one day help firefighters everywhere by providing hands-free access to the information they need, when they need it. Join him as he tests his Glassware in the field. Watch on Bizopy.

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