February 2, 2014

New Trend: Stand-Up Meetings

WSJ: Atomic Object, a Grand Rapids, Mich., software-development firm, holds company meetings first thing in the morning. Employees follow strict rules: Attendance is mandatory, nonwork chitchat is kept to a minimum and, above all, everyone has to stand up. Stand-up meetings are part of a fast-moving tech culture in which sitting has become synonymous with […]

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Cleaning Noses Makes Duo Money

Gross, but profitable! Cleaning out the snot-filled noses of children has become an entrepreneurial success story for Julie Pickens. She just wished her kids were more impressed. “It’s kind of gross,” confessed Pickens, 44, who launched Boogie Wipes with fellow mother and co-founder Mindee Doney, 35, in the spring of 2008. “It’s kind of a

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