This retailer was among the first to sell Madécasse's Madagascar-produced chocolate. "We were just a couple of people with a far-fetched idea and a lot of passion," says Madecasse's Tim McCollum.
"Hey Jude," the Beatles' top-selling digital track, was originally recorded at this studio in 1968.
Since opening its first modest retail outlet at this mall in 1989, Forever 21 (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) has expanded its average store size to 5,000 square feet.
Adam McKay, co-founder of Funny or Die (a 2011 Most Innovative Company), was also a founding member of this comedy club, whose alumni include Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and Jack McBrayer.
The Beatles-themed Cirque du Soleil show, "Love," which plays at this theater, reportedly cost more than $100 million to develop.
Millions of players know PopCap (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) for Bejeweled, which was inspired by the old-school games at this arcade, known as "the Louvre of the 8-bit world."
Walmart (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) built its largest outlet here, spanning roughly 260,000 square feet. That’s five times the size of the White House.
Every day, this dive bar hosts a "power hour," during which it sells drinks for $1. No wonder it's so popular among cash-starved students at NYU (a 2011 Most Innovative Company).
This resort hosts "The Weekend," an invite-only event that has drawn the founders of Paypal, Flickr, and Evite--all of whom hobnob with Reid Hoffman, CEO of LinkedIn (a 2011 Most Innovative Company).
