On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver describes America’s nightmarish debt-buying industry.
John Oliver’s HBO show Last Week Tonight has become known for its sharp critiques of the American economic system, from predatory payday loans to the sham that is your credit score.
Oak Labs, founded by eBay alum Healey Cypher, knows its tech won’t work unless it makes employees’ jobs easier, not harder. Will it succeed?
Online shopping data is an invaluable trove of insight into how people shop on the Internet. But as the line between online shopping and offline shopping blurs, what about in-person sales? How do you track customer brick-and-mortar behavior beyond inventory in, inventory out?
When it takes more than just curbing your $6 latte habit to get your finances where you want them, it’s time to consider bigger changes.
I remember sitting in my apartment and journaling about why I wasn’t feeling financially secure. It was a perfect sunny afternoon one year ago. On paper, I’d done everything right: I completed my freshman year of undergrad at a community college with essentially free tuition thanks to a scholarship; I worked hard in my internships and was one of the first of my peers to nab a real-life, paying job after graduation; I saved each month and purposefully lived within my means, rarely purchasing clothing that didn’t live on the clearance rack. However, here I was, living nearly paycheck to paycheck and seeking a more stable financial foundation.
Many work situations call for a different type of response. Here’s how to decipher which one to give at which time and how to deliver it.
There’s a reason why “no” is one of first words we learn to say. Life never fails to throw us offers and opportunities that are worth turning down.
Codesigned with parent company Nike, the All Star Modern is a totally futuristic take on the iconic 1920s shoe.
I’m at Converse’s new headquarters, a 10-story building in downtown Boston with spectacular views of the Charles River. This historic space, built in 1907 to house the Submarine Signal Company, was totally renovated before the shoe company moved in last year. At the entrance, surrounded by exposed brick walls and floor-to-ceiling windows, there’s an art installation of Chuck Taylor sneakers hanging from a chandelier. As I’m about to discover, this fusion of heritage with modern design has become a hallmark of everything Converse does.
Can a radically open culture help Facebook catch up to Google and Microsoft—and build the world’s most powerful ad platform?
Facebook is known for a variety of mantras embedded in its culture, often spelled out on signs at its offices or recited by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives: “Code wins arguments,” “Move fast and break things,” or “Done is better than perfect.”
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