Letter From the Editor: What Makes a Revolutionary Idea
Introducing Pacific Standard's May'June 2017 issue.
Entrepreneurs
What Are Entrepreneurship Programs Meant to Do?
A close look at the programs at eight private universities and the criteria they're using to define success.
How Do You Make a Living, Entrepreneur?
Noah Davis talks to Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake about skipping class, the value of a liberal arts education, and the most difficult language to learn.
Need a Loan? Sure, Good Lookin'
New research finds the well-documented beauty bonus extends to the world of microfinance.
The Post-Employment Economy Makes Entrepreneurs of Us All
It’s time to rethink the relationship between employers and employees.
Study: Atheism Linked to Economic Innovation, Productivity
Two economists find an association between the percentage of non-believers in a state and the most productive sort of entrepreneurial activity.
Coworking Offices Abuzz With Independent Workers
Starbucks may have become America’s other office, but coworking offices — where people can rent a desk are popping up around the nation.
Detroit's Tech Town: An Incubator of Creativity
Tech Town, an innovative business incubator in midtown Detroit, showcases the power of creative thinking and cooperation between public and private entities.
Disappearing Ink: Tattoo Remorse Spawns New Business
Tattoo remorse is leading many of the painted masses to rethink their ink, which is fueling a burgeoning business: specialty tattoo removal shops.
Save the Poor by Selling Them Stuff — Cheap
The bottom-of-the-pyramid marketing movement tries to profit the developing world and make a profit at the same time.
Office of Social Innovation Creates Public-Private Answers
Arguing that while government may not be the answer, it can be part of the answer, the newish Office of Social Innovation leverages issue-oriented entrepreneurship with federal dollars.
Study in Contrepreneurship
In its first four years, Catherine Rohr's Prison Entrepreneurship Program shows some success in turning drug dealers and other convicts into legit businessmen.
Helping U.S. Businesses Find Global Customers
Pepperdine University marketing professor Roy Adler helps U.S. businesses take some of the guesswork out of finding customers around the world.
How to B Good
B Lab wants to separate companies that merely claim they are responsible from those that actually do good in the world. But can a logo really change the way America does business?