Tag Archives: Worthy

Scorsese’s Wolf Of Wall Street: Fifth Column Or Reality?

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My quarrel with The Wolf of Wall Street ain’t with the protagonist, Jordan Belfort, more glutton than carnivore, but with Martin Scorsese. Leo gave him his $20 million worth, but the film is a...
    






PC Gaming Company Razer Wants A Slice Of Wearables Industry With Nabu SmartBand

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Bringing you details on a new wearable fitness device or smartwatch from the CES 2014 floor is already standard fare. But when that device comes from a company known for PC gaming peripherals and...
    






Honest Tea: A $100 Million Brand 15 Years In The Making

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Seth Goldman was born to do this As Co-Founder and CEO of Honest Tea, his picture is in the dictionary next to the word tenacity. With Co-Founder Barry Nalebuff, their brainchild just finished the...
    






Ric Flair Gives a Surprise Pep Talk to 49ers

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It’s all a game whether NFL or WWF. Hulk Hogan recently arrived at the New England Patriots’ den and gave them a rousing speech. And now it is Ric Flair who has taken time off from his busy schedule...
    






6 tools used by startup investing insiders to identify — and invest in — the next Facebook

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When news hit in early 2011 that Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) was giving its clients the opportunity to invest in (then private) Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) shares, investors knew something big was afoot. FB...
    






Why Leadership Is About Dignity

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“A bold new way of tackling poverty that’s about dignity, not dependence and choice, not charity.” When I first read that on Acumen.org, I thought beyond poverty. I asked myself, “If dignity is about...
    






A Repentant Rap Genius Hacks Its Way Back Into Google

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The founders of the lyric annotation site Rap Genius received a Christmas present from Google. After the “Rap Genius blog affiliate program” was discussed by Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Webspam...
    






A Good Thing: Cause Marketers Came Together in 2013

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For many businesses and NGOs seeking to do well by doing good, 2013 was the year in which collaboration reached new heights. In addition to typical pairings of corporations and nonprofits, we saw...
    






From Paula Deen To Peekaboo Pants: Biggest Retail Flops Of 2013

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As 2013 wheezes towards the finish line, we at Forbes are looking back at the stories that shaped the year. Here on the retail beat, the past 12 months have been punctuated by some exciting, game-...