Shane Snow

Mar 30

These 20 Heroes Under 40 Give Millennials a Good Name

Meet 20 extraordinary philanthropists under 40, including Jennifer Hudson, Aziz Ansari, Ronan Farrow and Orlando Bloom.

By The Editors

Sep 9

How Not to Become an Actor

Being an extra sucks, it turned out. One primarily stands around, praying for something to do. This was pre-ability-to-afford-iPhone and pre-nice-New-York-weather. (Plus, they don’t like to catch you on your phone.) So, I tried to fill the time by figuring out how one works one’s way up from human background prop to getting to kiss pretend French girls on camera.

By Shane Snow

Apr 4

Startup News: Foursquare Day, Impact Investing, Assembled Capital and New Social Apps

2×2^2. April 16 is officially 4sqDay in New York and over a dozen other cities around the country. The fan-created social media holiday’s

By Ben Weitzenkorn

Jan 6

TechStars Contently Raises $2 M. From Groupon Investor Lightbank

By Ben Popper

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