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“Our inspiration was the Japanese capsule hotels, British Airways first class, budget hotels and also five-star design hotels,” Mr. Greene said. The most expensive way to fly inspires the cheapest way to stay. Tiny but Luxurious Hotel Rooms Spring Up in New York – NYTimes.com

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‘I’ve spent my whole life trying to avoid thinking about money,’ ” his father tells him. “Now it’s all I can think about. I wonder if the opposite is true, too. Review: How to be smarter than your parents – USATODAY.com

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Why turn down someone who wants to pay you thousands of dollars a month? Good questions. We’re probably leaving money on the table. But we’re also leaving complexity on the table. And complexity is like a leak in your roof. It starts small. But over time, it does real damage. And once that damage has begun, it’s hard to stop. Best not to let it in in the first place. A lovely piece of strategy […]

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We managed to get most of these (as you know) and after moving into the building there was a discussion about the facilities on some mailing list where someone said, “Wow, I think I could actually live here!” whereupon I knew we’d succeeded. I highly doubt that productivity, from a quality perspective, increases significantly by just adding more hours. People still get tired, restless, bored or just want to do something else for a while. […]

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See why @TocaBoca creates some of the most unique ‪#education‬ apps for children. http://tw.appstore.com/7Br Very happy about this tweet from the official App Store team. 993 000+ followers! Twitter / AppStore: See why @TocaBoca creates

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A good leader recognizes that most people won’t feel comfortable challenging authority, so it falls upon authority to encourage them to question. It’s easy to say that you’re going to encourage feedback but it’s hard to do, because unfortunately it doesn’t always come in a format we want to hear. Sheryl Sandberg’s Class Day Speech At Harvard Business School | Poets and Quants