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The ex-Facebook executive and TV producer explains her plan to shake up the content business–and make her own mark on the Web.The name Randi Zuckerberg might conjure visions of nepotism, but the Facebook founder’s sister is doing her best to carve out her own space on the Web–and elsewhere.Speaking with The Financial Times’ Emily Steel Wednesday during the Internet Week conference, Zuckerberg spoke about everything from from curated content and distribution to what she playfully dubbed “tech-life balance.” When asked what compelled her to launch Zuckerberg Media, her latest foray into the online video space, Zuckerberg replied, “When I looked around at the landscape, I saw you have all these companies investing more in original content, but there were very

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Ranbaxy might have cross the hurdle of allegations of supplying poor-quality drugs but the episode will hit the Ranbaxy as well as other Indian pharmaceutical firms’ businesses in the future, market analysts believe. Ranbaxy, which is now owned by Diiachi Sankyo of Japan, pleaded guilty to criminal charges of adopting poor manufacturing practices and supplying [...]

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Internet television streaming service Aero isn’t the first startup to wage a high-profile lawsuit. Here’s what you can learn from the past.The founder of Willa, which makes a line of skin care products aimed at preteenage girls, was surprised to receive a letter from Procter & Gamble demanding her company’s name be changed because it sounded too much like Wella, a P&G brand of hair care products. That’s because while founder Christy Prunier named the company after her own daughter, P&G claimed it was a trademark violation.Rather than back down, Willa stood up to P&G and garnered so much media attention for her David versus Golliath story that the larger company backed down, opting to settle out of court. While the

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Author: John Gillespie, Monash University The Vietnamese government is currently mulling over six-million public responses to proposed amendments to the Land Law. Most responses concern land grabs by provincial officials, which have dramatically increased since the law’s enactment in 2003. In the last decade, the area of land taken from farmers has reached one-million hectares, [...]

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Should you go to your school, company, or family reunion? If you’re an entrepreneur, the answer is undoubtedly yes.It’s the time of year for reunions–class reunions, family reunions, corporate reunions, military reunions. I asked a group of entrepreneurs recently for their reunion stories, and I was awfully impressed.You’ll have to forgive me for being a bit biased when we talk about reunions. Last June, I set aside my shock at how fast time had flown and went to my 20th college reunion at Fairfield University. The trip changed my life because I reconnected with my college girlfriend, Karen. We hadn’t seen each other in more than a decade, but things just clicked, and we’re getting married next month.Now, I can’t promise you’ll rekindle

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Author: Atsushi Kondo, Meijo University Japan is the only developed industrial democracy to have become rich without heavily relying on foreign workers during its period of advanced economic growth. The government has followed two basic immigration principles: it welcomed specialised and technical labour while examining carefully the admission of unskilled labour. In practice, this meant [...]

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Some employees will walk through walls for their bosses. How to become one of those bosses.One evening many years ago I walked out of work with my boss. We worked on the far side of the building so we had a few minutes to chat. Over the course of 10 minutes, she asked me about my career: What did I want to accomplish, where did I see myself going–and talked about how she could help position me to succeed. That was the first moment anyone I worked for expressed any interest in my future. Not only does it remain one of the most impactful discussions of my professional life, it changed how I approach management.I am always surprised that business owners take it personally when

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Business groups raised alarms Thursday about a provision in the recently enacted government spending bill, making it harder for some federal agencies to buy technology made in China. In recent years, China has re-invigorated its support for leading state-owned enterprises in sectors it considers important to “economic security,” explicitly looking to foster globally competitive national [...]

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