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Great startup advice from Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

Anthillian, Rentoid.com founder and 2009 Cool Company Awards judge Steve Sammartino yesterday had the good fortune to meet Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. He asked Greenfield for his number one tip for entrepreneurs starting up a business. Greenfield, generous guy that he is, offered two. Sammartino videoed it.

Is your idea sticky? Making your message memorable.

Is it true that we only use 10% of our brains? No, yet many believe it. Remember the tale of the guy waking up in a bath of ice with a missing kidney after accepting a drink from an attractive stanger in a hotel bar? Well, it actually never happened. Heath Chip has studied many of the legends that seem to draw us in so that he can apply their common traits to create messages that will break through the mass of ideas we're confronted by every day and stay lodged in our heads.

What does an angel investor look for in a business? Check out this checklist...

Barbara Corcoran is a big name in business in New York. She started her own business in the 1970s and sold it in 2001...

Shoot footage, not people in new Australian-developed video game

Here's a military blow-'em-up video game with a couple of intriguing talking points. One, it's being developed completely with Australian talent. Two, it puts the player in the role of a journalist who films the carnage and edits the footage into a report -- all while struggling to stay alive.

How to blow up the cubicle culture and start gamestorming your creativity

Dave Gray, co-author of "Gamestorming," the 2010 book about collaboration for innovators, says the cubicle layout of your average business office is great for efficiency, but the worst possible design for creativity. In this video, Gray lays out the basics of gamestorming. It's worth a look for anyone hoping to spawn the Next Big Thing.

No need for disco balls at your next office party. A slab of Heineken...

Beer bottles fitted with LED lights, sound and motion detectors! Heineken takes beverage packaging to a whole new level.

Finch ‘a financial app for your social life’ has secured $2.25 million in seed...

Founded in 2016, Finch is a fintech startup with a vision to reimagine the consumer finance experience. Its first product, “a financial app for your social life” combines social payments and spending insights

This inspiring Guy has been named the 2015 Young New Zealander of the Year...

29-year-old Wellingtonian Guy Ryan was recently named the 2015 Young New Zealander of the Year for his work helping young Kiwis realise their entrepreneurial...

MySpace halts traffic slide by launching MySpace Graveyard [collegehumor.com]

In the social network popularity stakes, MySpace is having its tail handed to it by Facebook. But CollegeHumor.com thinks it has the answer to how MySpace can turn the situation to its advantage - a social network for users abandoning MySpace.

Dumb ways to die, the sing-a-long version! [VIDEO]

As you're about to roll into the weekend, why not gather your friends and co-workers around, grab a beer and kick of the weekend with a sing-a-long to the karaoke version. It's team bonding at its best!

Fact: the best way to succeed in business is to be in business [VIDEO]

There are a million blogs, courses and people willing to give you advice about starting a business. But, this simple video really sums up the...

Is this the most important piece of advice ever given to anyone with an...

Steve Jobs crystallises one very important piece of advice every entrepreneur should hear. This 46 video may change your life.

The Muppets cover Bohemian Rhapsody

OK, so this isn't even loosely related to business, but some things just need to be seen. Like the moon landing, and 9/11. And Bohemian Rhapsody performed by The Muppets. Enjoy.

There’s never been a safer time to live on the planet (and here’s a...

Surprisingly frequently, I find myself making the case that there has never been a safer time to live on the planet. Sure, we're confronted daily by news of wars, murders and other forms of human-inflicted violence. But, if you refer to the stats, things are actually pretty good, as this engaging video demonstrates.

Some of the worst business ideas ever – please don’t follow in their footsteps...

So from corporate marketing wars that failed to compromising on liquor ingredients and paying the price, we count 15 times companies have made awful decisions for greed, ignorance or desperation.

Are you sick of advertising that shouts at you? How about brands that scream...

Selfridges in the U.K. has stripped the logos off its products and a number of its big brands as part of an anti-brand campaign aimed at offering consumers respite from the relentlessness of marketing messages. Is de-branding the next big thing?

Earth from 70,000 feet in a U2 spy plane

OK, so this isn't really business related, but we love to be amazed and this video of James May, from Top Gear UK, taking an emotional flight to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane is just wonderful.

Alain de Botton on work and happiness

English author Alan de Botton is, as they say, good on his feet. In this interesting TED talk delivered recently in Oxford, England, de Botton muses on the impact work has on our identity and happiness.

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Google Maps finally catering for one of the most popular computer systems ever sold...

It's been a long time coming. Google have finally embraced one of the most popular computer systems ever sold, the Nintendo Entertainment System, or...

Russian Police choir make a viral video hit. What did they do to achieve...

It's one of the catchiest songs of the year, Daft Punk's Get Lucky. First there was the video that showed young 'uns how to dance...
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New Zealand’s Xero eyes US IPO, further disruption as subscribers increase...

Xero recently held its annual meeting in Wellington, during which the company revealed some interesting details about its future. As has been widely suspected, the...

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