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☆ Mark Cuban says this was his worst 'Shark Tank' investment ever: 'Next thing you know, all of the money’s gone'
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-22 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Over more than a decade on ABC's "Shark Tank," billionaire Mark Cuban has seen his share of good investments — and bad ones. Last week, Cuban told the "Full Send" podcast that after investing nearly $20 million in 85 startups on "Shark Tank," he's taken a net loss across all of those deals combined. In 2013, an entrepreneur named Charles Michael Yim went on "Shark Tank" to pitch his product, the Breathometer, as "the world's first smartphone breathalyzer." Charles Michael Yim pitches the Breathometer on ABC's "Shark Tank" in 2013. "It was a great product," Cuban said last week.

☆ These 61 top executives — including Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Larry Page — share their favorite interview questions to ask job candidates
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-27 | by ( Rachel Durose | Áine Cain | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Powerful CEOs such as Elon Musk and Larry Ellison often ask unique interview questions. Insider compiled a list of top executives' favorite interview questions and how to answer them. Any job interview can be nerve-wracking, but when your interviewer is an executive at your dream company, the pressure can jump tenfold. To combat your interview anxiety, Insider compiled a list of 61 top business leaders' favorite questions to ask job candidates. For example, the CEO of Animoto, a video slide show service, likes to ask job candidates what motivates them to get out of bed in the morning.

☆ Pollution from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic's rockets could harm human health as well as Earth's climate, study says
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-19 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fumes from SpaceX and Blue Origin's rockets could harm health and the climate, a study showed. It said the concentration of nitrogen oxides released by a rocket was "hazardous to human health." The rise in launches by commercial space firms may have a big impact on the climate, per the study. The increase in rocket launches by commercial space companies such as Elon Musk's SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic "could have a significant cumulative effect on climate," the study said. Blue Origin is planning its fifth human flight to the edge of space in May after already launching its resuable New Shepard rocket in March.

☆ The luxury boats owned by some of the wealthiest people in tech, from a yacht so big it has its own support boat to superyachts with swimming pools and basketball courts
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-10 | by ( Grace Kay | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Many billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson enjoy spending their time on luxurious yachts. Here are some of the billionaires in tech who own private yachts. Beyond the private planes occupying the hangars of billionaires, yachts have come to symbolize the highly private sites of leisure and networking reserved for the ultra-wealthy. Chartering yachts owned by billionaires like Alphabet cofounder Sergey Brin has previously cost customers anywhere from $773,000 a week to $1.2 million. Take a look at some of the yachts that have been owned by tech billionaires.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Jane, fiancée Lauren Sanchez, Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, Larry Ellison, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Paul Organizations: Morning, Amazon, Tech, Google, Microsoft, Bloomberg

Dacă acest calendar va fi respectat, el l-ar depăşi pe fondatorul Amazon, Jeff Bezos, care l-a anunţat că va zbura în spaţiu pe 20 iulie, la bordul unei rachete a propriei companii, Blue Origin. Competiţia se dezlănţuie între cei doi bărbaţi, care au creat companii în sectorul turismului spaţial, cu zboruri suborbitale scurte. „Fereastra pentru următorul zbor test al SpaceShipTwo Unity (navă spaţială) se deschide pe 11 iulie, sub rezerva condiţiilor meteorologice şi a verificărilor tehnice", a precizat Virgin Galactic într-un comunicat. Richard Branson ''va evalua experienţa astronautului privat şi va urma aceleaşi antrenamente, pregătire şi zbor ca şi viitorii astronauţi de la Virgin Galactic. Compania îşi va folosi observaţiile privind antrenamentul şi experienţa de zbor pentru a îmbunătăţi călătoria pentru toţi viitorii clienţi astronauţi'', a explicat sursa citată.

Persons: Jeff, Competiţia, Richard Branson Organizations: Amazon, Blue, Virgin Galactic

☆ „De la vârsta de 5 ani, am visat să călătoresc în spaţiu.” Fondatorul Amazon va zbura în Spațiu luna viitoare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-07 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

„De la vârsta de 5 ani, am visat să călătoresc în spaţiu.” Fondatorul Amazon va zbura în Spațiu luna viitoareJeff Bezos va ajunge pentru prima dată în spaţiu în luna iulie, la bordul New Shepard, navă construită de compania sa Blue Origin, scrie News.roCălătoria este stabilită pentru 20 iulie, la două săptămâni după ce el va renunţa la funcţia de CEO al Amazon. „De la vârsta de 5 ani, am visat să călătoresc în spaţiu”, a scris antreprenorul, luni, pe Instagram. În prezent, cea mai mare sumă oferită fiind de 2,8 milioane de dolari din 6.000 de participanţi din 143 de ţări. Suma va fi donată fundaţiei Blue Origin, Club for the Future, a cărei misiune este să inspire generaţiile viitoare să urmeze cariere în ştiinţă, tehnologie, inginerie şi matematică. Amazon a cumpărat recent studiourile MGM pentru 8,45 de miliarde de dolari.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, New Shepard, Ea, Pământ ., Richard Branson, Tesla, Câştigătorul Organizations: Amazon, Blue, MGM, Washington Post Locations: New, New Shepard

☆ Blue Origin va începe vânzarea biletelor pentru călătorii spațiale. Capsula va putea transporta în spaţiul suborbital concomitent şase pasageri
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Blue Origin urmează să anunţe detalii cu privire la modul în care va putea fi achiziţionat un loc, data la care va avea loc primul zbor şi costul unui bilet, un secret păzit cu atenţie ani de zile, informează Reuterss, citat de AGERPRES. Blue Origin a lăsat să se înţeleagă săptămâna trecută că va începe în curând vânzarea biletelor, după ani de testare şi dezvoltare ai programului, care a suferit unele întârzieri. Capsula are şase ferestre de observare despre care Blue Origin a precizat că sunt de aproape trei ori mai înalte decât cele de la un avion Boeing 747. De asemenea, Virgin Galactic îşi propune să lanseze în spaţiu clienţi privaţi la începutul anului 2022, după un prim zbor cu Branson la bord, la finele acestui an. Virgin a declarat că va percepe peste 250 000 de dolari pentru noi rezervări, însă preţul final nu a fost anunţat, notează Reuters.

Persons: Jeff, Reuters, Richard Branson, New Shepard, Elon, Virgin Galactic îşi Organizations: Origin, americană, New Shepard, Blue, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc, Virgin, SpaceShipTwo Locations: Statele Unite, New, Experienţa

☆ Prima astronaută de origine arabă din istorie, selectată din peste 4 000 de candidați
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Prima astronaută de origine arabă din istorie, selectată din peste 4 000 de candidațiEmiratele Arabe Unite (EAU) au anunţat în acest weekend includerea a doi noi astronauţi în ambiţiosul program spaţial al ţării, printre aceştia figurând „prima femeie astronaut de origine arabă”. „Anunţăm prima femeie astronaut de origine arabă printre cei doi noi astronauţi selectaţi din peste 4 000 de candidaţi pentru a fi instruiţi la NASA pentru viitoarele misiuni de explorare spaţială”, a scris Mohammed bin Rashid pe Twitter. În februarie, sonda spaţială Hope a EAU a intrat pe orbita „Planetei Roşii”, reuşită care a făcut din ţara din Golf primul stat arab care a lansat cu succes o misiune interplanetară. Sonda spaţială Hope sau Al-Amal, în arabă, fără echipaj uman, a fost lansată din Japonia în iulie. Potrivit misiunii, sonda va rămâne pe orbita planetei Marte pe durata unui an marţian, 687 de zile terestre, timp în care va capta imagini şi va studia atmosfera planetei şi schimbarea anotimpurilor.

Persons: Mohammed bin Rashid, Mohammed Al Mulla, Sheikh Mohammed, Mohammed al, NASA, EAU ., Hope, Richard Branson Organizations: Emiratele, AGERPRES, NASA, EAU, Virgin Locations: Emiratele Arabe Unite, EAU, Matrooshi, Houston, Statele Unite, ţara, Golf, Japonia, Dubai, Virgin Galactic

☆ This is the most common zodiac sign among the world's richest billionaires
▼ + stars: | 2020-05-08 | by ( Anna Papadopoulos | Ceoworld Magazine | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Libra was the most common sign, with 27 notable billionaires, like Ralph Lauren and Alice Walton. Pisces was next in line, while Cancer came in third as the most common billionaire sign. But did you know one zodiac sign, in particular, is the most likely to produce billionaires? A study has figured out the most common star sign among the world's wealthiest billionaires. With notable billionaires including Ralph Lauren, Stefan Persson, Liliane Bettencourt, Alice Walton, Libra is the star sign of 27 famous-wealthy faces.

☆ Rob Gronkowski said he hasn't ruled out an NFL comeback — here's how he saved his entire $54 million career earnings from the NFL
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-28 | by ( Hillary Hoffower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gronkowski retired from the NFL in March with his entire career earnings: $54 million, according to Spotrac. He was able to save this nest egg by following a simple money rule: Keep it simple by saving surplus money. The New England Patriots tight end had a nice nest egg to fall back on: his entire NFL career earnings, which total $54 million after nine seasons, according to Spotrac. "I'd just say keep it simple," Gronkowski told Business Insider last year. One of those is frugality: a commitment to saving, spending less, and sticking to a budget.

☆ Billionaire Ray Dalio: Quit these 4 bad habits to start actually achieving your goals
▼ + stars: | 2018-08-15 | by ( Ali Montag | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But according to Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, the first step is clearly setting your goals. "Your choice of goals will determine your direction," Dalio writes in his 2017 book "Principles: Life & Work." Becoming overwhelmed with possibilitiesFirst, you have to make big decisions about what you want most, Dalio writes. "Decide what you really want in life by reconciling your goals and your desires," Dalio writes. Focusing on the wrong rewardThe motivation behind your goals should be about more than money, Dalio writes.

☆ See inside Dubai's ultra-luxurious floating homes that are on sale for $12 million
▼ + stars: | 2016-05-03 | by ( Chris Weller | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In the clear-blue waters off the coast of Dubai lies a chain of islands known as The Heart of Europe. They're manmade reconstructions of actual European nations, just on a smaller scale — part of an even larger chain of islands known as "The World." The Heart of Europe saw its very first $2.8 million floating home, the aptly named "Floating Seahorse," touch down earlier this year. Now they intend to build even larger homes that will cost a whopping $12 million. The giant fleet of Floating Seahorses are slated for completion later this fall.

Persons: Richard Branson Locations: Dubai, Europe, Great Britain

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