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Show Us Your (Wild, Bold, Extreme) Cards

Show Us Your (Wild, Bold, Extreme) Cards
Do you have a catchy or extreme business card? Do you love to see the reaction of people who you hand your card to? If so, Portfolio.com wants to see what you've got. Read more
A Little Super Bowl Sex Appeal Never Hurts

A Little Super Bowl Sex Appeal Never Hurts

The .co domain-name service is looking for a massive branding boost by teaming with GoDaddy.com on Super Bowl advertising. Read more
Most Glamorous Cab Ride Ever

Most Glamorous Cab Ride Ever

Applying makeup while riding in a New York City taxicab is risky business, but shopping for cosmetics during cab rides will be encouraged as part of a  Fashion Week experiment.  Read more
Whisky To-Go-Go

Whisky To-Go-Go

There are few better ways to prove yourself in a business-social setting than with an informed debate about the more subtle points of fine blended Scotches—and now there's a company that let's you taste your knowledge by mixing a whisky of your own. Read more
Invasion of the Robot Swarm

Invasion of the Robot Swarm

Robot swarm invades Pennsylvania. Motives remain a mystery.  Read more
Thinkmodo'ing Outside the iPad Head Box

Thinkmodo'ing Outside the iPad Head Box

And in other news: Humanoid forms were spotted flying over the island of Manhattan. Marketing firm Thinkmodo takes promotions to new heights. Read more
Gift Apps That Keep on Giving

Gift Apps That Keep on Giving

As Facebook files papers to go public, the companies seizing on the social network's success continue to multiply. The latest is a startup that will offer a gifting app. Read more
Strangers as Shopping Buddies

Strangers as Shopping Buddies

Forget listening to their brothers or their BFFs about what to buy.  Millennials are paying a lot of attention to savvy shoppers they’ve never laid eyes on, a new survey suggests.  Read more
Bucks for Baubles

Bucks for Baubles

A jewelry designer, who went from New York street vendor to making jewelry worn by first lady Michelle Obama, has entered into a partnership with a private equity firm.  Read more
Classic Lit Helps Reading People

Classic Lit Helps Reading People

Ever feel guilty for taking time off of work and enjoying a good book? Well, it turns out there is absolutely no need to, and reading a work of classic literature can actually make you better at business. Read more

From Harvard to Hoodies: Company's Founder Has Street(wear) Cred

From Harvard to Hoodies: Company's Founder Has Street(wear) Cred

Greg Selkoe is a man on the verge—“verge culture” that is. Selkoe has turned his company Karmaloop into a multimillion-dollar fashion success story that has grand plans to launch a television network.

A Flashy Startup

A Flashy Startup

Joanne Ooi's plans for the fine jewelry website Plukka are as big and flashy as its designer cocktail rings, and she expects to “shake the business to its foundation” through a business model that eliminates some of its biggest costs. 

Entourage Tequila Avión Is for Real

<em>Entourage</em> Tequila Avión Is for Real

When entrepreneur Ken Austin learned Avión would be part of a booze-infused story line on the HBO series Entourage, he was thrilled. But it meant speeding up distribution and repeatedly explaining that, yes, his premium tequila brand is real. 

The Sunny Side of Real Estate

The Sunny Side of Real Estate

Serial entrepreneur-turned-TV-producer Danielle Robb will drink, dance, and play the drums while house-hunting for real estate clients—but make no mistake: She’s all business. 

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A Startup Ship Plans to Set Sail

Close enough for an impromptu meeting, but far enough to sidestep U.S. immigration restrictions, this high-tech startup incubator is generating more than just buzz Read More