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February 1, 2017 February 1, 2017

Creativity and Culture

Four coworking tips from a former digital nomad

For almost two years, I’ve been running my business out of any place that would host me. There were days that I worked from my couch in my pajamas and didn’t leave the house. There were days that I took over coffee shops—including one that put up a sign saying, “Please limit your stay to […]

By Harper Spero

January 30, 2017 January 30, 2017

Employee Spotlight

Once homeless, this London entrepreneur pays it forward

Randy Swain-Johnson was homeless for the holidays. Without gainful employment for more than a year, he lost his flat in London at the beginning of December and found himself “sleeping rough” in a bitterly cold public park. “I was putting in applications for jobs, but nothing was happening,” says Swain-Johnson, who has an extensive background […]

By Mark Sullivan

January 18, 2017 January 18, 2017

Los Angeles isn’t Silicon Valley—that’s why entrepreneurs love it

With a boom in startups, the L.A. tech scene is making a name for itself

By Mark Sullivan

December 7, 2016 December 7, 2016

Member Spotlight

At Hickies, a ‘life without lace’ ties a couple together

These days, Argentine couple Gastón Frydlewski and Mariquel Waingarten work tirelessly day in and day out on Hickies, a set of adjustable straps that replaces the strings of shoelaces, revamping the look and feel. Fully immersed in a “life without laces,” there was a time when Frydlewski’s futuristic shoe accessory seemed far from a reality—as […]

By Crystal Kang

February 29, 2016 February 29, 2016