Cross Border
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Mega and the Revenge of Kim Dotcom
The FBI and the movie studios executed his last company. But his new startup—with 3 million users in less than three months—won’t be so easy to kill
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Is Supercell the Fastest-Growing Game Company Ever?
In less than a year, Supercell has launched two of the biggest apps in Apple’s history. It’s now grossing $70 million—a month
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How Marc Beer Scipted Aegerion Pharma's Success Story
Marc Beer was done starting companies—until he met a doctor who could help patients with a rare and terrible disease. Investors couldn’t be happier
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Enstitute's Entrepreneurship Lessons for College Dropouts
Can entrepreneurship be taught? Enstitute is taking a novel approach—giving (mostly) college dropouts two-year jobs with well-known founders
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Google Fiber Can Change the Dynamics of Web Surfing
The search giant’s high-speed internet network, Fiber, has spawned lots of competition. Great for cities across America —and for Google
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Why Venky's Need to Exit Blackburn Rovers FC
Its move to expand the Venky’s brand in Europe by owning a football club has backfired. Now, fans want to own a sinking Blackburn Rovers
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How Real Madrid Trumped Every Sports Club in the Money Game
How Real Madrid bucked Spain’s meltdown to become the world’s most valuable sports franchise
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New Age Business Disruptors
Who are the people shaking up their fields most dramatically? To answer that question, we sifted through hundreds of names in scores of categories to come up with a dozen disruptors who are less content to improve the status quo than to blow it up
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The Reinvention of Paul Reed Smith Guitars
Paul Reed Smith knows he can’t outsell Gibson and Fender. So, he’s trying to turn the humble guitar into a Stradivarius
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Mississippi and the Struggling River Barge Industry
The great drought of 2012 was the worst disaster to hit the Mississippi River in 50 years. Will it turn into an even bigger mess for taxpayers?
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Milwaukee: An Emerging Water Technology Hub
How to turn around a struggling industrial city like Milwaukee? Become the global technology hub for a resource they know better than anyone