Richard Branson Says This Is the Most Crucial Skill An Entrepreneur Needs to Succeed: ‘A Business Is Only a Group of People’
Branson spoke at the relaunch of the entrepreneur-focused program, RM72, at Virgin Hotels Dallas earlier this month.
Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…
Team, timing, and execution — the trilogy of success
What makes startups more likely to succeed is the quality of the team, their ability to execute, and their sense of timing.
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The Coffee Shop Issa Rae Helped Turn Into a Community Destination
Hilltop Coffee’s Yonnie Hagos and Ajay Relan talk about creating a community space, partnering with Issa Rae, and how coffee is a ritual.
3 Strategies This Vietnamese Noodle Shop Has Used to Thrive in Minnesota
MT Noodles began almost a decade ago with the mission of creating authentic Vietnamese cuisine and educating curious customers.
These Sisters Started a Side Hustle After a ‘Light Bulb’ Moment Standing in Line for Coffee — Now Their Business Has Done $100 Million in Total Sales
Elise Whang’s and Emily Erkel’s respective careers in law and retail strategy consulting provided crucial skills for establishing and growing LePrix, an innovative platform for luxury resale.
Drone couriers and virtual faces among Alchemist Accelerator’s demo day highlights
Today is demo day at Alchemist Accelerator, which focuses on very early stage startups from technical founders. 15 companies are presenting in this batch, but here are four we thought worth a closer look. Alchemist also scored an additional $2 million from Mayfield to keep investing like this, so they must be doing something right. […]
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Watch SpaceX launch a Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the ISS
SpaceX is teaming up with Northrop Grumman today to deliver more than 8,000 pounds of cargo, fresh food and scientific experiments to astronauts on the International Space Station. The NG-20 resupply mission will take-off from the Space Force’s Cape Canaveral in Florida on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at around 12:07 PM EST. Northrop’s Cygnus […]
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What if Christensen was wrong about disruption?
If you build a truly great product, people will happily pay for it. Just check out how well Apple and Tesla have done.
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Studio’s new online school for musicians uses AI to create custom curriculums
Masterclass rival Studio launched today its first AI-powered online school for musicians, songwriters and producers to learn from top artists in the industry, create new songs, get feedback from like-minded peers and access Studio’s AI coach that keeps them on track with personalized schedules and deadlines. The waitlist is officially open starting today. Studio offers […]
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The Biggest Threat to Your Boundaries Isn’t Your Boss or Family — There’s Someone Else You Need to Face First
It’s hard to draw a line in the sand, but it doesn’t have to be.