From the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House — the sources for the films The Social Network and 21 — comes the larger-than-life true tale of a group of American college buddies who brilliantly built a billion-dollar online poker colossus based out of the hedonistic paradise of […]
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Reason: Three years ago, Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder and managing partner of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, took an initiative that would only be considered radical in the health care industry: He posted online a list of prices for 112 common surgical procedures. The 51-year-old Smith, a self-described libertarian, and his business partner, Dr. Steve
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Every single day, nearly every single business sets appointments. Plumbers schedule unclogging pipes, hairdressers schedule haircuts, dog walkers schedule walks and masseuses schedule massages. And yet, this is a real life activity that hasn’t yet translated well online. Because it is such a simple task to accomplish in the real world, whether it be via
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Worried about what might happen to your family during the next earthquake? One entrepreneur sells kits and consults on the topic. “I’ve been interested in natural disasters since childhood,” Kelcy said. “But I guess when I started to tune into it in terms of a career happened when I was in college and working at
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Most people would look crazy wearing a jacket in the middle of summer, but Kranthi Kiran Vistakula’s jacket is very different. The wearer can set the temperature of the jacket to keep him warm on cold nights or cool off the body during the hottest months of the year, reports BBC News. The clothes use
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Mental Floss has put together an interesting list of foods that didn’t have a very long shelf-life. Coffee-Flavored Jell-O (Celery, Too!) Flower-Flavored PEZ The Chicken Dinner Candy Bar Funky Fries Photos by Mental Floss.
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How do you explain DNA to people who are less than interested? Make it fun, of course. Jun Axup, a biochemistry student, has made a DNA plush toy. The hand-sized plush dolls look more like Saturday morning cartoon characters than anything Axup might encounter under a microscope while working on new cancer drugs. The dolls
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The NY Times up a really long, and very interesting article about dollar stores. The long quote below deals with operations, but the article touches on numerous aspects of the biz: In Hamilton’s view, the secret of a good dollar store is an obsessive manager who can monitor 8,000 to 10,000 items, constantly varying pop
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The economic downturn and the decline of the housing market killed off many pool-cleaning business as homeowners cut back on expenses in order to continue making their outrageous mortgage payments. The recession hasn’t been all bad news for pool cleaners, though. For some, business is booming: In some areas, foreclosed homes with pools have become
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