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1 week ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
If you're going to give a presentation to Jeff Bezos, you'd better have your facts straight. Andy Jassy, who eventually succeeded Bezos as Amazon CEO, learned that lesson in the early 2000s while giving a presentation to the e-commerce giant's founder. Jassy described the experience of giving Bezos a flawed presentation as "one of my worst fears realized" In a May 15 appearance on the "How Leaders Lead" podcast.
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1 week ago | 
telemundopr.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
Con el verano a la vuelta de la esquina, es hora de salir y disfrutar del gran aire libre. El servicio de Parques Nacionales de EEUU ofrecerá entrada gratuita a todos sus parques, incluidos el Gran Cañón, Yellowstone y Yosemite, en el Día de Juneteenth como parte de sus "Días Sin Tarifas" de 2025. Aunque la mayoría de los Parques Nacionales son de entrada gratuita, algunos cobran una tarifa de entrada.
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1 week ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
With summer right around the corner, it's time to get outside and enjoy the Great Outdoors. The US National Parks service will be offering no-cost admission to all of its parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite on Juneteenth as part of its 2025 "Fee Free Days."Though most National Parks are free to enter, a number of them charge an entrance fee.
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1 week ago | 
buff.ly | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
With summer right around the corner, it's time to get outside and enjoy the Great Outdoors. The US National Parks service will be offering no-cost admission to all of its parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Yosemite on Juneteenth as part of its 2025 "Fee Free Days."Though most National Parks are free to enter, a number of them charge an entrance fee.
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2 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
When billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban started his first business, he decided to go all in. So all-in that he didn't take any time off for nearly a decade, he says. "I didn't take a vacation for the next 7 years," Cuban told "The Playbook," a video series published by Sports Illustrated and Entrepreneur, in an episode that published on June 3. "All I did was learn, learn, learn."Cuban launched his first startup, a software company called MicroSolutions, at age 24.
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2 weeks ago | 
share.google | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
When billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban started his first business, he decided to go all in. So all-in that he didn't take any time off for nearly a decade, he says. "I didn't take a vacation for the next 7 years," Cuban told "The Playbook," a video series published by Sports Illustrated and Entrepreneur, in an episode that published on June 3. "All I did was learn, learn, learn."Cuban launched his first startup, a software company called MicroSolutions, at age 24.
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2 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
Costco's biggest spenders will soon be getting more bang for their buck. Three months after the retailer extended hours at its North American gas stations, Costco has announced that shoppers who pay for its $130 Executive Membership will be able to enjoy early access to its warehouses. Stores will now be open to Executive Members beginning at 9 a.m., giving them an extra hour in the store before Gold Star members are let in.
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2 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
Costco shoppers may soon be getting more bang for their buck. Three months after the retailer extended hours at its North American gas stations, CEO Ron Vachris has said the wholesale club is reviewing the possibility of keeping its stores open longer as well. Vachris said on the company's May 29 earnings call that customer response to the gas station changes has been exceedingly positive.
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2 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has spent the past 28 years helping turn the e-commerce giant into one of the biggest companies on earth. But the 57-year-old executive didn't start his career with aspirations of being a high-powered CEO. In a May 15 podcast appearance on "How Leaders Lead with David Novak," Jassy said he too often sees young people who think they should be entering the professional world knowing what they want to do with the rest of their lives.
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3 weeks ago | 
cnbc.com | Nicolas Vega |Nicolás Vega
It's been more than 25 years since Nintendo held a console launch where Edwin Flores wasn't among the first in line. The avid gamer was at the Times Square Toys"R"Us for the launch of the GameCube in 2001, and has been there at midnight to be among the first in the world to get his hands on the Wii in 2006, Wii U in 2012, Nintendo Switch in 2017 and its OLED upgrade in 2021.
