Data, data, data. It’s said to be the new currency. What is it telling you? How are you tracking it? Does it matter?
Bacteria may light up the future. Glowee, a start-up company based in Paris, France, is developing bioluminescent lights to illuminate shop fronts and street signs.
The most wonderful time of the year is just about here, whether we’re ready or not — but what the Earth is definitely not ready for is the impact the holiday season has on it.
“Safety is the biggest barrier for people who don't cycle,” British entrepreneur Emily Brooke tells Forbes. “You could be lit up like a Christmas tree, but if you’re caught in a vehicle's blind spot you can't be seen.”
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We Got Sleepy With Jessica Mason, Ceo & Founder Of Piglet
“Lovely bedding, a great book and a restful scent are the top priorities for me.” Says Jessica Mason, founder and CEO of Piglet, the bedding and sleepwear brand we’re loving right now. Because she’s waking up at 4.30am in Chicago to work with her team in the UK, we asked Jessica to give us tips on getting a dreamy bedroom and dreamy night’s sleep.
We Need More Female Entrepreneurs. Universities Can Help Create Them
Budding female entrepreneurs can overcome the gender funding gap with targeted support from universities
Weezie Is A New Bath-linen Startup Making Monogrammed Towels Cool Again — Here’s What Makes Them Differental
Weezie is a new online startup focused on stylish, high-quality, and accessible luxury bath towels. Weezie was founded by Lindsey Johnson, an angel investor and recent Columbia Business School grad, and Liz Eichholz, a former Creative Director at Bustle and graphic designer. While on the hunt for new towels, the two friends discovered it was truly a search of long and confusing proportions. Affordable towels lacked quality, and if they wanted personalized towels, the process took too long or was too expensive.
Wharton School Names Its First Black, First Female Dean In History
Erika H. James has made history at the prestigious business school founded nearly 140 years ago.
What Does It Take To Be A Successful Woman In Leadership? Seeing Other Women Make It Before You
I was so riddled with nerves in my first board meeting that I had to script my every word, including 'hello'. Now I want to encourage those put off by historical pigeonholing to follow in my footsteps
What I Wear To Work: Michelle Kennedy, Ceo And Co-founder Of Peanut
I'm not expecting a child, or trying to conceive, nor am I a mother, but for research purposes and my own curiosity, I downloaded the Peanut app. The two-year-old social networking platform is designed to connect moms with other moms in the area.
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How I Used Squid To Produce Light
Rey ultimately hopes to be able to bring light to the one in six people on Earth without electricity.
Do You Value Women’s Work Yet?
In the three weeks since people across the United States have been relegated to self-isolation in the interest of public safety, many Americans are discovering, for the first time, that women do a lot of work. And that women’s work is really hard.
Revealed: Food waste guru lauded by Meghan Markle in her guest-edited British Vogue magazine is a former boss of ‘loan shark’ firm Wonga
A businesswoman lauded by the Duchess of Sussex in Vogue magazine is a former boss of Wonga, the 'legal loan shark' firm vilified for preying on desperate borrowers, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
An At-Home HPV Test Could Be Game-Changing—but Proceed With Caution
We can order cabs using an app, pay for coffee with a tap of our phone, and talk to friends across the globe as if they were right in front of us. So why is addressing something as important as reproductive health still so damn inconvenient?
Partake Foods building a more inclusive food system
The quality assurance specialist at Partake Foods is a six-year-old named Vivienne. She is the daughter of Denise Woodard...
The Entrepreneur Lesson: ‘don’t Be Endlessly Concerned With Small Things’
The following applies to entrepreneurship: people learn by doing. By making mistakes or doing things differently next time, a company can flourish. In Lesson learned, entrepreneurs share how they themselves have become wise through damage and shame. This week: Founder of iLost Hanneke Stegweg keeps her goals in focus by dancing away from everything.
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