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  • Saving Detroit: The Conversation Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:00AMSaving Detroit? Maybe This Time. Here's Why.
  • Startup Boot Camps Seek Army of Entrepreneurs Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 8:54PMSome 500 people have signed up to test Benjamin Reece's service to help indie filmmakers distribute their movies and merchandise online, a business he began working on six months ago.
  • Startup Boot Camps Seek Army of Entrepreneurs Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:15PMBusiness accelerators are spreading across the U.S. as early stage investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers try to speed how long it takes to create new ventures—from years to months
  • Startup Boot Camps Seek Entrepreneurs Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 5:15PMBusiness accelerators are spreading as early stage investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers try to speed new-venture creation
  • Stanford Magazine Story on the d.School: David Kelley as Founder, Jedi Master, and Cover Boy Monday, March 21, 2011 @ 2:36PMThe new Stanford Magazine just arrived and it has a fantastic story about the d.school called "Sparks Fly" and a nice sidebar on the efforts by Rich Crandall and others to teach design thinking in schools via their K-12 initiative. I am biased as I have been involved with IDEO (which David also founded) for over 15 years and with the d.school from the start. As I wrote in a recent post about ...
  • Clubs for growth Sunday, February 27, 2011 @ 10:27PMIt could be the setup for a reality TV show: 12 emerging fashion designers working under the same roof in a garment center loft. Picture high-ceilings, exposed brick, flowing curtains and moveable walls, so workrooms can be transformed into showrooms in minutes. In addition to the up-and-coming entrepreneurs, there are...
  • Australia’s second dot com boom is here Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 12:53AMEvidence is mounting from a variety of fronts that Australia has just entered its second dot com boom.
  • Skolkovo: Russia's Emerging Silicon Valley Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 3:22PMTwenty years after its collapse, the lingering legacies of the Soviet Union continue to prevent Russia from re-emerging as the superpower it once was. Its latest initiative, Skolkovo, has the potential to be the solution the country has longed for since the days of perestroika. It is Russia's first real attempt to transition from the Industrial Age of the twentieth century to the Digital Age of ...
  • Startup Turns Artificial Intelligence into Serendipity Engine for Mobile Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 10:15PMThis post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day. Every Thursday, the program focuses on startups within the …
  • Startup Turns Artificial Intelligence into Serendipity Engine for Mobile Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 4:17PMThis post is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark as a new part of the Spark of Genius series that focuses on a new and innovative startup each day.
  • East Van sheds its bad rep and emerges as Vancouver's cultural heart Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 8:11PMEast side's colourful streets are brimming with hipster hangouts, destination eateries and works by renowned artists.
  • Bernard Matthews, titan of the turkey trade, dies at 80 Friday, November 26, 2010 @ 4:54PMHis company confirmed Mr Matthews - whose pronunciation of the word 'beautiful', or 'bootiful', made him famous - died yesterday.
  • Facing the human capital challenge Tuesday, November 23, 2010 @ 10:57AMIn part 1 yesterday on Malaysia’s economic direction and the constraints that are holding it back, Universiti Malaya Professor of...
  • Reinventing Malaysia’s economy Tuesday, November 23, 2010 @ 10:57AMMalaysia’s diminishing appeal to both foreign and local investors has been in the news of late. Energising the country’s economy...
  • Where thereâs a will, thereâs money Monday, November 8, 2010 @ 12:40AMThe sound of hammers banging on wooden planks greets visitors at Sunbird Yacht Company in Zhuhai, a coastal city in Chinaâs southern Guangdong province. Inside, several workers are fixing windows, c .....
  • Where there’s a will, there’s money Monday, November 8, 2010 @ 12:40AMThe sound of hammers banging on wooden planks greets visitors at Sunbird Yacht Company in Zhuhai, a coastal city in China’s southern Guangdong province.
  • All the Consulting, (Almost) None of the Cost Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 2:05AMCreative entrepreneurs are finding ways to grow their businesses without paying for high-priced advice.
  • Facing the human capital challenge Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 4:10AMIn part 1 yesterday on Malaysia’s economic direction and the constraints that are holding it back, Universiti Malaya Professor of Technology and Innovation Policy Rajah Rasiah talked of the strategic initiatives needed to raise its economic prospects.
  • Reinventing Malaysia’s economy Tuesday, October 12, 2010 @ 4:10AMMalaysia’s diminishing appeal to both foreign and local investors has been in the news of late.
  • A Salt-of-the-Earth Romance Amid Shadows of the Apocalypse Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 11:09PMMatthew Maher, left, and Stephanie Roth Haberle in “Orange, Hat & Grace.” Don’t ask me why two of the three characters in Gregory S. Moss’s play “Orange, Hat & Grace” are called Orange and Hat. I haven’t a clue, and I suspect they don’t either.
  • Auction Site for Travel Offers Cheap Stays at Great Resorts Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 11:31PMThis post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. . If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please …
  • Auction Site for Travel Offers Cheap Stays at Great Resorts Monday, September 20, 2010 @ 7:26PMThis post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.
  • A Bollywood Bargain? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:15AMThis AIM-listed share is tightly held but looks cheap.
  • 30 Awesome College Lab Programs Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:17PMPopular Science compiled a list of 30 groundbreaking programs in science, engineering, and technology offered at schools around the country.  Some are extreme: such as Northern Kentucky University's class on cave-dwelling bacteria or Missouri University of Science and Technology's course on controlled explosions. Others are practical, like Colorado State University's lab dedicated to building ...
  • More than just an office Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:05PMTwo months ago, Vancouver attorney Enrico Tadeo sold his small office building and moved his 10-year-old private law practice into a virtual office space. That means most days he works from home, doing research, drafting documents and taking phone calls. On the few occasions he meets with a client, however, he takes his laptop and briefcase to Executive Center Northwest. For a flat fee of $99 ...
  • German scientists discover 'needle-free' malaria vaccine Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 10:40AMBy combining antibiotics and malaria-infected mosquitos, researchers find that mice are protected. Human clinical trials will be just around the corner.
  • Farmers Markets as food democracy Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 2:29AMLocal, naturally raised fruit by backyard growers is often for sale at farmers markets. Here Beverly Jackson sells her home grown peaches and plants to a weekly shopper at the Bisbee Farmers Market. (Photo by Valerie McCaffrey) By Valerie McCaffrey For the Herald/Review It’s National Farmers Market Week! Since the USDA began declaring National Farmers Market Week in 2000, the number of farmers ...
  • Scientists Win Four R&D 100 Awards For Environment, Biology, Security Technologies Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 5:15AMTechnologies that enhance threat and radiation detection, improve life sciences research and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels have received recognition for their innovation. R&D Magazine honored four advancements developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with its annual R&D 100 awards. R&D Magazine selects the 100 most innovative scientific ...
  • 5 Tips for Creating an Internship Program for Your Startup Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 4:27PMAs more and more college students look for internships, hoping to gain valuable work experience prior to graduation, startups would be wise to create strong internship programs. That was the message of Richard Bottner, founder of the college recruiting firm Intern Bridge and Mark Babbit, founder of the internship matching service YouTern , in a talk yesterday on "Building Successful Internship ...
  • Denis MacShane: India is key to solving Afghanistan Wednesday, May 19, 2010 @ 6:32PMWhen will the Commons start telling the truth about Afghanistan? Other than immigration, no other subject was raised so often on the doorstep in the election. But no other issue was less discussed by the party leaders. There is an ever widening gap between the military-political establishment and the people of Britain who fail to understand why so many of their own people are dying or returning ...
  • Stanford students' video is fundraiser for baby-warmer project in India Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 7:32PMThrough an experimental class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business that tries to use social media for the public good, a trio ...
  • Storefront space offers Spark for businesses Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 11:26PMNew business ideas typically aren't rewarded immediately. And office space in desirable downtown Charleston isn't free. But those two facts of life are getting some attention in a new venture by Charleston developer John Rivers.
  • Australia - Digital Entertainment And Media Market - New Market Report Published Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 4:46AMWe are getting a clearer view of where the media industry is going. The picture is still slightly blurred but it is becoming increasingly apparent that the traditional TV media is concentrating on digital TV. Investment-wise that's where their money is going.
  • Good goes viral: Stanford class focuses on social media for public good Thursday, April 29, 2010 @ 10:33AMCan YouTube, Facebook and Twitter be an international force for social good? One new course at Stanford business school makes that case.
  • San Jose: Tapestry Arts Festival canceled for 2010, may return in 2011 Wednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 8:05PMThe Tapestry Arts Festival, a mainstay of downtown San Jose's cultural scene for three decades, will 'take the year off' this Labor Day weekend, according to the festival's organizers.
  • Editorial: Tough times call for the ingenuity of entrepreneurs Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:07PMMass High Tech asked entrepreneurs, architects, brokers, and landlords to offer up their advice on stretching the dollar in a down economy. For entrepreneurs, options abound for high-energy, low-cost centers of innovation and business incubators. For others, options range from vacant suburban buildings to business condos.
  • City small business incubator threatened Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 9:48PMThe amount of space to assist promising startup companies in reduced-rent facilities in Augusta has shrunk and is in danger of shrinking even more.
  • 'Innovation is ideas plus execution' Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 7:02PMCOMPUTER scientist Anindya Datta's daughter Diya, 12, once asked him: 'What's a word for 'blue sky'?' That inspired him to create a program that would give her an answer.
  • Editorial: Keys to get Michigan's economy going again Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 5:10AMThere is a way forward that will be difficult, but doable.
  • Weekend Reading: Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 3:45PMSocial media maven and "average Joe" wine connoisseur Gary Vaynerchuk is the author of " Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion " , a step-by-step how-to guide for taking advantage of the Internet and social networking to create a powerful and influential personal brand. While any web savvy entrepreneur knows the importance of social media, this book is great for those looking ...
  • 6 Great Approaches to Public Speaking Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 9:09PMIf you want to be a great public speaker, your preparation has to be more than just blasting gangsta rap and shadow boxing in front of the mirror. Whether tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/02/public-speaking.php';tweetmeme_source = 'rww'; you have to videotape yourself speaking, join a presentation club, or rewrite your PowerPoint deck 40 times ...
  • 6 Great Approaches to Public Speaking Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 9:09PMIf you want to be a great public speaker, your preparation has to be more than just blasting gangsta rap and shadow boxing in front of the mirror. Whether tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/02/public-speaking.php';tweetmeme_source = 'rww'; you have to videotape yourself speaking, join a presentation club, or rewrite your PowerPoint deck 40 times ...
  • 6 Great Approaches to Public Speaking Monday, February 1, 2010 @ 9:09PMIf you want to be a great public speaker, your preparation has to be more than just blasting gangsta rap and shadow boxing in front of the mirror. Whether tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/02/public-speaking.php';tweetmeme_source = 'rww'; you have to videotape yourself speaking, join a presentation club, or rewrite your PowerPoint deck 40 times ...
  • Word up Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 4:21PMEver since Myriha Burton chopped her shoulder-length hair— to a Me'Shell Ndegeocello cropped coif — people tell her she looks like a poet. Well, that is what she does.
  • 7 Days and $500: One Man's Plan to Bootstrap A Startup In A Week Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 1:45PMThe next time you find yourself claiming to not have enough time or money to form a startup, just remember the name Sebastien Eckersley-Maslin. While it may not be the easiest name to remember, it could certainly come in handy if you ever want to learn to quickly launch a startup on the cheap. Eckersley-Maslin, an Australian entrepreneur, has challenged himself to take a startup from idea to ...
  • When Your Funding is Your Worst Enemy Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 5:24PMOne of the biggest tests of startup founder savvy is the period after you've just raised funding. It's akin to the Amish rite of passage rumspringa , as young and sometimes inexperienced founders are given the opportunity to explore new opportunities in the hopes that the experience will ground them and strengthen them as leaders. Unfortunately, many do not find their way back to the path of ...
  • Never Mind the Valley: Here's Portland Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 6:09PMWhen asked what shapes Portland's startup culture, Silicon Florist blogger Rick Turoczy named 3 defining aspects of the industry - hardware roots, open source projects and iPhone development. Turoczy has been in Oregon for the past 15-years and started Silicon Florist as a way to cover the region's early stage startup scene alongside other Portland tech sites like Mike Rogoway's Silicon Forest ...
  • Do-Good Design: Incubators Made From Car Parts and More From Upcoming Cooper-Hewitt Triennial Tuesday, January 12, 2010 @ 10:14AMA year ago I told myself that social design would thrive in reverse proportion to the stock market. As soon as the Dow hit 10,000, I suspected, designers would abandon their humanitarian projects and resume work on $6,000 pendants. So much for the wisdom of a cynic. The Dow now gyrates above 10,600 and social design is thriving. Where's the evidence? In May the Cooper-Hewitt will show more than ...
  • Out after '09, In with '10 Thursday, December 31, 2009 @ 9:51AMMass High Tech staff members offered up their thoughts on which trends and technologies can fade away, or at least step back from the podium, with the passing of 2009, and what to watch for in the new year.
  • Special Reuters Report: America's Route to Recovery Tuesday, December 29, 2009 @ 11:06AMWhen Bob Hagan was a boy in Youngstown, Ohio, people equated the coke dust they swept off their doorsteps each day with opportunity, for it came from the steel mills that built this city. After ...