Global Game
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BioMarin: One of the world's most valuable biotechs
BioMarin became one of the world's most valuable biotechs by jettisoning costly distractions and focusing on one thing: Treating some of the rarest diseases on the planet
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Mozido: The financial industry's Theranos?
A charismatic founder, a star-studded board and investor list, a $5.6 billion valuation—Mozido had everything a unicorn could want—except a cohesive product. Now with a cash flow crisis, federal subpoenas and employee layoffs, it's hard to see how this ends well
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Northern Star Resources: Shining star
Bill Beament's mining firm, close to meltdown a decade ago, is good as gold
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The big picture: Instagram is driving Facebook's future
Instagram is emerging as Facebook's growth engine, turning Mark Zuckerberg's purchase into one of the greatest tech deals of all time. But no tears for the photo-sharing app's co-founder, Kevin Systrom. He's building an empire—and just made himself a billionaire
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The Google executive behind Pokémon Go
The inside story of how Pokémon Go was created by a Google exec who got lost within the giant search company and how he persuaded his bosses to let him—and all those creatures—go free
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Move over GPS. Three plebeian words can now define your location
Billions more people could finally get home deliveries if the world adopts What3Words' clever address system
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Vancouver's startup factory is re-thinking venture capital
With Victory Square, Shafin Tejani is weaving together a startup ecosystem in Vancouver that has real advantages over its neighbours to the south
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Tomorrow's Ivy Leagues: Rethinking the business of education
As hundreds of venerable institutions of higher education limp along, struggling to pay their bills, a new breed of innovative, activist college presidents are rethinking the business of education
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A Company that helps grow gardens (and Cannabis)
Scotts Miracle-Gro has been helping suburban gardeners keep their lawns green and pristine for decades. Now its unconventional, controversial CEO, Jim Hagedorn, with support from his billion-dollar family, is gambling $400 million to reach a burgeoning market of customers: Pot growers
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Arts-supplies store Michaels gets a new frame of mind
Michaels, the venerable arts-supplies store, has crafted one of retail's most unlikely comebacks by transforming its stores and—gasp!—ignoring ecommerce
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Bigbang theory: How K-Pop's top act earned $44 million in a year
Bigbang, the first Korean act to land on our Celeb 100, pulled in $44 million this year, offering a window into the campy K-Pop genre—and a blueprint for making money on music anywhere in the world