Fuel for thought
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Peter Diamandis conceived the contest for the 10 million dollar Ansari X prize and adapted philanthropy using cash as a high leverage mechanism. A spindly rocket ship known as SpaceShipOne cleared an altitude of 62 miles above the Mojave desert in October 2004 to become the first private craft to make a suborbital flight twice in two months and beat out 24 other competitors to win this particular prize.
Publication Name: Fast Company
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1085-9241
Year: 2006
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Build an army for your ideas
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People have plenty of ideas and to carry the ideas through the myriad layers of bureaucracy needs skill, which is scarce that can blow the idea beyond recognition. New ideas always face resistance, if they are perceived as risky, but the ideas become successful when the creators use a carefully balanced mix of political and managerial competence, cleverly and quickly, and are able to keep critics away.
Publication Name: Fast Company
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1085-9241
Year: 2006
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Calling all Geeks
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There is a tremendous growth in third-party in-home tech support. Geek Squad and Geeks on Call are the two emerging national services that provide in-home technical support for computers.
Publication Name: Fast Company
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1085-9241
Year: 2005
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