Entrepreneur
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Robert Kearns, 35, who had a blind left eye, had trouble seeing the road with traditional windscreen wipers. In 1962, he had a brainstorm… “what if a windshield wiper paused between each wipe, like a blinking eye? At this time, wipers only had two settings (one for light rain and one for heavy rain). At…
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On this 4th of July week, we should celebrate the good things that people do. We should all do what we can to pay it forward and help someone who’s doing it tough at the moment. Im going to tell you about a fantastic idea that I have only just heard about. I love it. While we…
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Everyone knows the smiley face: the egg-yolk circle, the black oblong eyes, the curved grin. It has pervaded pop culture since the 1960s, when hippies stickered it onto VW buses and screened it onto tie-dyed T-shirts. It guest-starred in the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump,” when the titular character “invented” the sunny symbol. Generation-Xers will recall…
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Today would have been my brothers 71st birthday. I’m thinking of you today mate. When we were in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago, we couldn’t help but notice people sitting at desks in the street where you would normally see cars parked. And the extraordinary thing is that it is almost impossible to find…
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I have had several great meetings in Australia, many terrific products ready to take to the market. The guest on my global radio show today on VoiceAmerica Business Channel is Paul O’Byrne who worked with Cate Blanchett for several years. When it comes to the most critical business skills, most startup entrepreneurs have simply taught themselves. …