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One Day (2011

One Day (2011

Canine (2009 "Dolfi" is a Palm-Sized Washing Machine That Cleans With Ultrasound Meet “Dolfi”, a next-generation ultrasonic “washing machine” that fits in the palm of your hand. Designed by Switzerland’s MPI Ultrasonics, the smartphone-sized gadget conveniently fits in any bathroom, suitcase, or purse. No need to splash out for your hotel’s laundry service, rack up dry-cleaning bills, or labor over a sink: The Dolfi promises to clean even delicate fabrics, such as silk or cashmere, with minimal water, energy, and fuss. As newfangled as it sounds, ultrasonic cleaning has been around since the 1950s. Because of its depth of penetration, ultrasound doesn’t create the wear and tear that comes from mechanical agitation. RELATED | Scrubba’s Pocket-Size Laundry Bag is World’s Smallest Washing Machine Unlike its industrial-sized brethren, however, Dolfi is being positioned as the “world’s smallest and gentlest ultrasonic washing machine,” suitable for everyday consumer use. + Dolfi [Via Yanko Design]

When in Rome (2010 The Secret Fears of an Entrepreneur We entrepreneurs keep a lot of things bottled up inside. We tend to want people to think that we're on top of our business and everything is going exactly as planned. The truth is, we often have very rational concerns about what we're doing and how we're doing it. Unfortunately, we often keep our fears hidden because we're worried about what how they may be perceived. Having moderated the stories and questions on StartupsAnonymous.com. for nearly a year now, I can tell you that no entrepreneur is alone. To illustrate my point, the following are they fears that follow me around every day and I never say to anyone ... I'm not getting any younger. What are your secret fears?

Trop belle! (2010 uk.businessinsider Excerpted from the book Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000 by Doug Menuez, Atria Books. Foreword by Elliott Erwitt, Introduction by Kurt Andersen.Steve Jobs rides a school bus with NeXT employees in 1987. The 1980s and 1990s were a pivotal time for innovation in Silicon Valley. In 1981, shortly after Apple released the Apple 1, IBM introduced the first PC. A few years later, the World Wide Web would be born. Documentary photographer Doug Menuez happened to be in Silicon Valley at the time. "I would go to Silicon Valley occasionally, and it was terrible. In 1985, shortly after Steve Jobs was ousted from Apple, Menuez asked if he could document the Apple founder's new venture, a personal computing company he called NeXT. To his surprise, Jobs agreed. "He knew he was a historical figure," Menuez said. Menuez spent the next three years documenting what was happening inside the young company. "At NeXT, they were constantly hiring absolutely brilliant people.

Sexy Dance 3: The Battle 3D (2010 Google 地圖 螢幕閱讀器使用者:按一下此處以轉換為純 HTML 格式 更多更多 Google 應用程式 登入 穆記牛肉麵詳細資訊 路線搜尋附近地區更多資訊 衛星 路況 大眾運輸 相片 地形 穆記牛肉麵 離開 回報問題 地圖資料 ©2015 Google - 500 公尺 1000 英呎 穆記牛肉麵 110台北市信義區吳興街239號 ‎ 72 篇評論 · La proposition (2009 9 Powerful Ways to Get the Most Out of Every Negotiation If you're in business, you negotiate--every day of the week. While you may not be negotiating multimillion-dollar deals with customers or vendors, chances are you're negotiating all sorts of things--from a hoped-for raise, to a flexible work schedule, to a plum assignment on a product development team. Negotiation is a skill that gets better with practice--the more you negotiate, the more comfortable you'll be and the better your skills. That said, there are certain negotiation tips that can quickly move you from amateur to pro status. Give these a try the next time you find yourself in a negotiation, and you will exceed your expectations every time. 1. The fact is, most negotiators make an initial offer that is lower than the number that they are prepared to settle for--it's just an expected part of the negotiation game. 2. You put the other party at an advantage when you agree to conduct the negotiation at their offices. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

The Losers (2010 uk.businessinsider Centurion (2010 Author Nicholas Carlson Tells Us What Startups Can Learn From Marissa Mayer There are few figures in the tech industry today who are more compelling than Marissa Mayer. So it’s not surprising that she makes for a very compelling subject in Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo, the new book written by Business Insider’s Chief Correspondent Nicholas Carlson. So we asked Carlson to swing by TechCrunch HQ while he was in town this week to chat a bit about the book. You can see our full seven-minute talk in the video embedded above, but I wanted to pull out a couple of quotes here. “I think Marissa Mayer is a total rock star. And while this particular book focuses mainly on Marissa Mayer’s work in the upper echelons of the corporate world, Carlson said that there are many lessons that people at startups can take away as well. “I tell the story of how Mayer, at age 22, 23, came out of Stanford. Video shot by John Murillo and Yashad Kulkarni, edited by Yashad Kulkarni, produced by Felicia Williams

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