Just attempting to distribute millions of laptops to children in the developing world is ambitious enough. But Nicholas Negroponte, the founder of non-profit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) in Cambridge, Mass., has always had a grander vision. Four years ago, the MIT professor announced plans to build a durable, human-powered laptop for $100, heralding the rise of ultra-cheap netbooks. Now, Negroponte has a new mission: to build a $75 tablet computer that is waterproof, flexible, thinner than an iPhone and made entirely of plastic. Skeptics say the device is a feat of embellishment, not engineering.

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Whether you are still working on a business plan for your start-up or have been running your company for decades, you like most entrepreneurs probably have a dollar value in mind at which point you plan to sell your business. Isn’t that one of the main reasons why we take the risk of starting our own business – to eventually sell it for big bucks?

But, before you put a down payment on that new yacht or buy that vacation home on a far away island, be sure you have a firm understanding on how your company will be valued by the marketplace. The value you place on your business may not be what the market values it at, and that may leave your checking account a bit lighter than you expected. How

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Serial entrepreneurs are an elite group. Although many individuals try to become entrepreneurs, most fail and lose confidence to start another business.

However, a successful entrepreneur is one who will start a business endeavor time and time again, whether their last one failed or succeeded. It’s just in their blood to create and form businesses. Learn about the four common traits of serial entrepreneurs and why they enjoy this adventurous lifestyle.

1. The Thrill of the Challenge

   For many serial entrepreneurs, their determination is fueled by the thrill involved with creating a successful business. S

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So it’s out with the old and in with the new: a new year, a new decade, and maybe a new you. Maybe you’re thinking that it’s time for a new challenge in your life. When the holidays ended, you didn’t want to come back to your boring job, your tedious co-workers, your overbearing boss. You’re looking for a work experience more satisfying than the one currently sucking the life out of you every weekday. Heck, maybe it’s finally time to follow your dream and start your own business, or travel the world, or become a pastry chef—if you could only get motivated to do it.

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Legal recruitment, just like an ordinary recruitment, is the service that helps candidate lawyers to secure a job in a firm. Basically, legal recruiters are the ones that help you evaluate your credentials and determine what the best ways to fulfill your objectives are. They offer suggestions and tips on how you can improve your resume and make you a more competitive candidate. Attorney recruiters are the ones that can suggest which firms could be looking for candidates with your qualification and/or firms that meet your criteria of a good working place.

For a young attorney, it might be difficult to find a job by himself especially since there are other new attorneys with probably better credentials as competition.

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