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From CEOs to Opera Singers â€“ How to Harness the â€œSuperstar Effectâ€
Sumo stable in Tokyo, Japan: you don’t need to be a superstar to use the Superstar Effect. The following is a guest post by Cal Newport, MIT Ph.D and all-around whiz on competing against the odds. His discussion — and suggested uses — of the “superstar effect” and corol ...»

My Unusual $100,000 Birthday Present (Plus: Free Round-Trip Anywhere in the World)
Soon 33 years young. I’ll be back on the playa in August for Burning Man. 33. I’ll turn a glorious 33 this weekend. It’s going to be a great natal year–I can already feel it. Repeating numbers (born in ’77) are good luck. Perhaps it will be good luck for you, too: in th ...»

The Way of the Dodo â€” How to Sell 10,000 iPad Cases at $60 Each (and Other Lessons Learned)
DODOcase, one of more than 1,000 businesses created in the last six months, has sold more than 10,000 units at $60 each. From today’s New York Times coverage of the Shopify/4-Hour Workweek build-a-business competition that just ended: To encourage early, positive buzz among Apple iPad buyers, ...»

How to Create Your Own Real-World MBA â€“ II
Brainstorming in Boulder, CO with a class of founders from TechStars, where I’ve been a mentor. After this particular trip, I ended up advising Graphic.ly. (Photo: Andrew Hyde) Disclaimer: nothing on this site is legal advice, and I am not an investing expert. This post is continued from Part ...»

How to Create Your Own Real-World MBA
(Photo: DavidDMuir) It’s fun to think about getting an MBA. They’re attractive for many reasons: developing new business skills, developing a better business network, or — most often — taking what is effectively a two-year vacation that looks good on a resume. In 2001, and ag ...»