The life of an Internet mogul
As a high school student, Matt Mullenweg worked on open-source software projects in his bedroom. He still prefers it that way. The 25-year-old founder of Automattic and WordPress, is either travelling to meet WordPress fanatics or is holed up in his home office writing software code. Read full story
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West Paw Design, a manufacturer of pet accessories in Bozeman, Montana, empowers its employees -- all of them -- to come up with new designs. And some of the most unlikely people are responsible for some of the best new creations. Can this model work for your business?
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Some of the most successful businesses were born out of recessions or bear markets – one reason why small business owners should still stay cheerful.
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Russ Mann, CEO of online marketing firm Covario, has a very rare hobby – he competes in stock dog trials where participants use dogs to guide the cattle through a field.
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Six ways to be a better CEO
Entrepreneurs tend to be perfectionists, and they are typically as demanding of themselves as they are of their employees and suppliers.
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The woman behind Birkenstock
If it had not been for Margot Fraser and her interest in natural health, the clunky yet pain-relieving Birkenstock shoes would probably not have reached the American shores from its German manufacturers as early as it did.
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