I wanted to post on Olympians turned entrepreneur, but Forbes beat me to it. I had a great time looking through their list (and making assumptions about who’d had work done…) What surprised me, however, was that nearly all the world class athletes they profiled were working in sports related fields – all but one. […]
Million dollar baby photos have been all the rage since Angeline Jolie brought a pair of ultra-hot, hyperprivileged twins to the world. Santa Angelina usually gets a break from intense media scrutiny, as she and stud hubby Brad Pitt donate exorbitant amounts of cash to needy global causes. What about the rest of celebrities who’ve […]
If the Internet could speak with one voice, it would probably groan “oh, not again!” That’s because every raving success story about Internet startups is tempered by dozens more that crashed and burned in a sea of wasted money, bad ideas, or unfulfilled hype. As venture capitalist Paul Graham writes, most of these failures are […]
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Some of the greatest fortunes and empires in history were created by people who started with nothing. Today, we celebrate 25 of these iconic figures – businessmen, technology entrepreneurs, even celebrities and athletes – by recalling the tales of their rise to glory. Don’t feel bad if your favorites aren’t on the list, this is […]
We've had quite the shakeup here in Louisville recently as SteakHouse owner Jeff Ruby refused to serve OJ Simpson on the even of the Kentucky Derby. Ruby gives his reason for not serving Simpson as: I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Ruby, owner of […]
I don't like to write about intelligence. It is one of those topics that for some reason seems taboo. My experience has been that people get angry, defensive, and critical when I bring it up. But I want to break my own rules today and talk about it because I read this article about career […]
10. Guus Hiddink Salary: $7.3 million Image: Images for the Future/Flickr Hiddink made South Korea the first Asian country to reach the World Cup semifinals in 2002. He also led Australia to its first World Cup appearance in 32 years. Today, Guus is looking to work the same magic with the Russian national team. That […]
