With the New York Times reporting the breaking news that NASA may have found sources of liquid water on Mars, I wanted to highlight serial entrepreneur and Space X CEO Elon Musk (the real life Tony Stark) who wants “Man to be a Multi-Planet Species”. For anyone who has not heard of Musk and his amazing achievements check the video below.
Elon Musk Wants Man to Be a Multi-Planet Species
Water on Mars from New York Times
Pretty interesting background on the creator of Red Bull. Austrian entrepreneur and former marketing executive Dietrich Mateschitz actually discovered the drink in Thailand, which was previous called Krating Daeng (see below) Dietrich found the concoction to be a great deterrent against jet lag during business trips, and thus used his marketing skills to change the [...]
This is a great speech by Steve Jobs (arguably one of the best even though his Ipad demonstrations are pretty entertaining). He explains his rise to wealth, and the important lessons in his life. He speaks about his time in college and the odd classes he took. His rise to wealth is very peculiar, but [...]
Next time you bust out your camcorder or digital camera keep this in mind. This video below from CNN quickly breaks down Youtube’s partner program (and some of surprisingly easy ways people make money from it). Basically, if your video is popular and has marketability, Youtube allows users to share in third party ad revenue. [...]
Anyone who has spent a few minutes sitting in one of those massage chairs located in Brookstone can appreciate the struggle Singaporean entrepreneur Ron Sim took building his company OSIM International. OSIM is one of the largest producers of luxury massage chairs in the world with past sales of over a billion annually (his net [...]
There is an excellent recent Wall Street Journal article interviewing Ron Shaich, co-founder of Au Bon Pain and Panera Bread Co. Despite the whole carb conscious world, the chain with the word “Bread” in it is doing pretty well. Panera Bread has revenue of $1.3 Billion, and Business Week also listed it in its list [...]
I read a very interesting article today in the February issue of Vanity Fair about Warren Buffett. The online version of the article, which is shorter, is located HERE. The article (like many others) details Buffett’s modest lifestyle despite being a mutli-billionaire. However most impressive is the articles discussion on who may helm the mega [...]
Massively profitable gaming company Blizzard Entertainment just recently purchased IGN Sports league in a move that signals the increasing popularity and influence of E-Sports & Competitive Gaming events. I have also posted an great video below. Some more facts on the rise of competitive gaming from Venture Beat and Forbes HERE and HERE
