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Shoe Designer Refused to Compromise on Comfort

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Sometimes a great idea comes after a lot of soul-searching. Or, in the case of Anyi Lu, sole-searching.Having worked as a chemist first at DuPont and then at Chevron, Ms. Lu spent several years suffering in uncomfortable shoes. "I was usually working in a factory, on my feet, and chasing people up throughout the day," she explains, "but then I'd also need to be in meetings with executives throughout the day, so I'd need to dress professionally."Ms.

Forget Growth Hacking: For Non-Tech Startups, Slow and Small Is the Name of the Game

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For a consumer product startup, finding early stage funding is only part of the equation. Even before you start racking up company purchases on credit or asking family for funding, every entrepreneur with a consumer product to bring to market must learn to manage expectations. It’s easily the biggest challenge, no matter how well your product tested or how many early partnerships have shown the market is eager for your big idea.

MAYBE YOU SUCK BECAUSE YOUR TEAM SUCKS.

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Who has got your back? Who is helping you get around tight quarters? Any a great achievement takes teamwork. On the day of the event it might just be you in the middle of combat, but it took other people helping for you to get to where you are right now. You didn't do it all by yourself. It might have felt that way a few times — but behind your sweat and agony were more than a few people helping you get to where you want to be. For big goals, it takes a great team to get you across the finish line. You need a great team. That's something you need to be smart about right now.

Some Small-Business Employees to Have Only One Health-Plan Choice

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By Louise Radnofsky Small employers in 18 states will offer only one health plan to workers when the Affordable Care Act's small-business exchanges open this fall, federal officials said Tuesday.The 2010 law called for new online insurance marketplaces, which were supposed to open last year, for small businesses to pick group plans to cover workers.

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