Jeffrey Bussgang: Mastering the VC Game – Author interview

Filed Under (World Business) by Admin on 26-06-2010

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Summer Experience: Grow the Hottest Chili

Filed Under (Business Ideas) by Admin on 26-06-2010

Gizmodiva.com: I don’t think I like hot and spicy food, but if you think you can handle it, you should give a Bhut Jolokia Ghost Chili a try. I think you will change your mind about hot food forever after this tasting session! This practically explosive chili pepper has been acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the current hottest chili pepper in the world with a Scoville Heat Rating of 1,001,304 SHU. If you think Tobasco sauce is hot, this is 400 times hotter. You can grow the chili with this Patent Magic Plant – Bhut Jolokia Ghost Chili. It has everything you need to grow the plant even if you don’t have a green thumb. It’s available here for $13. Hope you don’t burn your mouth too badly.

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Mastering The VC Game by Jeffrey Bussgang – Book review

Filed Under (World Business) by Admin on 25-06-2010

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The Perfect Makeup Tool

Filed Under (Business Ideas) by Admin on 25-06-2010

Cool Hunting: The company’s blue chip status comes from the traditional techniques of their Japanese brush-making heritage, which they put to use for a variety of styles. Made from natural hairranging from Blue Squirrel to weaseltheir output includes the S100 Series, the Kokutan Series, which includes standard and portable brushes, and private label brushes for cosmetics companies.

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Alphabetical Stools

Filed Under (Business Ideas) by Admin on 25-06-2010

Swissmiss: These stools in shapes of abstract letters make me rejoice. How fantastic for a pre-school or modern childrens room?

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Sam Horn: POP! Stand Out In Any Crowd – Blog Business Success Radio

Filed Under (World Business) by Admin on 24-06-2010

Listen to Wayne Hurlbert on Blog Talk Radio

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Draw CAD on iPhone

Filed Under (Business Ideas) by Admin on 24-06-2010

In response to the environmental challenges facing the design and construction industries, Fresh Design Base Ltd. has created and launched an iPhone application which greatly reduces the amount of visits to building sites, as well as printing costs, for professionals. SiteP.A.D. allows the user to draw in CAD format, in the palm of their hands. The user can upload and download drawings, to and from their iPhone, whilst out of the office – thus making the whole process much more efficient.

The pleasure of waiting

Filed Under (Industry Biz News) by Admin on 23-06-2010

James Sturm, the cartoonist who has taken a four-month sabbatical from the Internet, continues to write (and draw) about his experience as one of The Disconnected. Here’s a bit from the “halftime report” he recently issued, after having been offline for two months: Whether it’s a sports score, a book I want to get my hands on, or tuning into Fresh Air anytime of day, I can no longer search online and find immediate satisfaction. I wait for the morning paper, a trip to the library, or, when I can’t be at my radio at 3 p.m., just do without….

Gary Wright – Connected – Musician interview

Filed Under (World Business) by Admin on 23-06-2010

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World’s Tallest Slide in Singapore Airport

Filed Under (Business Ideas) by Admin on 23-06-2010

Springwise: Reminiscent of artist Carsten Hller’s wildly popular installation in the Tate Modern a few years back, The Slide@T3 bills itself as the world’s tallest slide in an airport. That may well be true, for the thrill-seeker’s dream stands a full 12 metres high, permitting top speeds of up to six metres per second. To encourage visitors to experience the thrill, Changi gives consumers two slide tokens for every SGD 30 they spend at the airport in a single receipt. For the faint of heart, there’s also a one-and-a-half-storey version that can be tried for free in the airport’s Basement 2 level. Changi Airport also, incidentally, maintains a Children’s Playground, a multimedia Entertainment Deck and multiple movie theatres.

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