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The global edge

A bi-weekly series showcasing business leadership from around the globe

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  • US Money Global Edge Blue apron woman cooking

    Blue Apron: teaching career workers how to cook dinner

    Matt Salzberg, co-founder of Blue Apron, talks about the joys of cooking even when no one seems to have the time any more
  • US Money global edge American giant hoodey

    Made in America: why American Giant didn't want to build factories in China

    Three years into its existence, American Giant is sticking to US production and predicting that its retail-store rivals are under “dire, dire threat”
  • US Money Spotify

    Inside Spotify's redesign

    Don’t forget: Data are people, too, says Spotify’s vice-president of design and user experience
  • US Money car zipcar Robin Chase

    Zipcar co-founder: 'Entrepreneurs should build the world they want to see'

    Robin Chase, a founder of Zipcar, talks about the 'sharing economy' and why men struggle to bond with women at work
  • US Money Global Edge Netflix Neil Hunt

    Netflix chief product officer: 'a separate, distinct channel for each customer'

    Binge-watching is 'a natural way to consume the story' says Neil Hunt, who outlines how Netflix develops personalised shows and the company's stance on net neutrality

  • Men drinking beer

    Sam Adams founder: Beer is more than just 'cold, fizzy and in a can'

    Jim Koch, one of America's best known brewers, on everything from micro-brewing to micro-lending to being a bridesmaid
  • US MONEY Dominique Ansel Bakery

    Dominique Ansel: 'I don’t want the cronut to kill our creativity'

    The chef behind New York’s most craved pastry talks about growing up poor, staying creative and running a business
  • Alaska salmon nature wild

    Patagonia's new CEO: 'You should build a product that lasts'

    We need to end the trends of fast fashion and throwing away products, says Patagonia's new CEO
  • Maha Ibrahim Canaan Partners

    What venture capitalists want: the driven, the nimble and the open

    Maha Ibrahim talks about what VCs look for when investing, the mistake of being stealthy, and connecting entrepreneurs
  • Michelle Peluso Gilt CEO

    Gilt CEO: 'Networking just feels so unauthentic to me'

    Michelle Peluso talks about the noon shopping frenzy and treating relationships as goals, rather than means
  • money face fears save

    LearnVest CEO: 'Financial literacy is a fundamental human right'

    LearnVest founder and CEO Alexa von Tobel talks about her new book Financially Fearless and reasons why not having a financial plan is a plan, just a really bad one
  • SJP hails a cab

    Hailo: the taxi app that gets people off the streets

    Jay Bregman’s mission is to make hailing a cab as easy as sending a text. He wants ‘people who can’t even see the box’
  • we miss Steve Jobs

    How to change a company from the inside

    Intrapreneurship is the latest corporate buzzword. But can fusty old companies embrace radical new innovators?
  • Harry's Warby parker founders

    Warby Parker and Harry's co-founder: 'I give a shave about the community'

    Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider talk about launching a startup, glasses, razors and the importance of a social mission
  • J Hilburn

    J Hilburn co-founder: 'There should be healthy tension in a company'

    Veeral Rathod talks about startup culture, business school, and why entrepreneurs should be organised, not structured
  • Kate Spade accessories

    Kate Spade CEO: 'I use LinkedIn to get to know talent'

    The man charged with reinventing Kate Spade talks about networking, the future of branding, and advice from Jack Welch
  • Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

    Jeff Bezos: Amazon.com's 'dread pirate' founder

    Billionaire's acquisition of the Washington Post follows career pursuing investment and expansion over short-term profits
  • aul Krugman

    Paul Krugman's call to arms against austerity

    An interview with the Nobel prize-winning economist, whose book roundly attacks the 'delusional' deficit-reduction strategy

  • Google executive Marissa Mayer

    Google's Marissa Mayer: a savvy boss with skills to turn Yahoo around

    'Incredibly smart' 37-year-old served Google for 13 years and was on three-strong team who invented Google AdWords. By Josh Halliday and Charles Arthur
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