America’s Coolest
Young Entrepreneurs 2012

 

30 Under 30


Recent 30 Under 30 Articles

Her Killer Idea? She Found It in a Science Lab

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

Allison Lami Sawyer teamed up with a physicist to bring a fluorescent imaging camera to market. Good move: The Air Force and BP both want it.  Read more

At 28, Winning the War Against Counterfeit Drugs

By Issie Lapowsky |  Jul 2, 2012

Fresh out of Dartmouth, Nathan Sigworth talked global pharma companies into believing he had a better way to fight fake drugs in India.  Read more

Helping Writers Find Gigs, for Real Money

By Darren Dahl |  Jul 2, 2012

As traditional print publishing continues to move toward the web, professional writers are feeling the pain. There's more competition for writing gigs and...  Read more

Meet Mister Kiosk. Age 29.

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

Zivelo, the world's second largest kiosk manufacturer, has doubled sales every year and boasts clients ranging from Mercedes-Benz to the White House  Read more

The Shoes Oprah Would Wear to Work (If She Had to Walk)

By Christina DesMarais |  Jul 2, 2012

Created by two brothers under 30, fashionable, foldable Tieks have a loyal following among working women--including Oprah herself.  Read more

King of the Road

By Darren Dahl |  Jul 2, 2012

As a kid, Ray Land wanted to be a truck driver. By 17, he had started building a mini empire of luxury motor coaches.  Read more

Jess3 Couple Figures Out the Big Picture

By J.J. McCorvey |  Jul 2, 2012

Life and business partners Jesse Thomas and Leslie Bradshaw use stop-motion animation, infographics, and puppetry (yes, puppetry) to make big data pop for bi...  Read more

It's Gourmet Food! Or, uh, Recycled Waste. Or Maybe Both.

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

What grows in paint cans, feeds on coffee shop waste, and is endorsed by gourmet icon Chez Panisse? Two young entrepreneurs explain.  Read more

How We Market to 'The Man'

By Eric Markowitz |  Jul 2, 2012

One morning the young founders of Blank Label woke up and realized everything had to change. The strategy paid off--to the tune of $1 million in revenue.  Read more

Taking On the Entire Banking System

By Eric Markowitz |  Jul 2, 2012

Dwolla isn't just taking on PayPal. Ben Milne's start-up is disrupting the whole world of banking.  Read more

Saving Energy is Just a Game

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

Yoav Lurie and Justin Segall partner with utility companies to encourage consumers to save energy by playing competitive games on their web platform.  Read more

Cocktails-to-Go in The Big Easy

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

Big Easy Blends makes agave-wine-based cocktails, like "Mar-Go-Ritas," in flexible, portable pouches that consumers can store in the freezer and grab on the go.  Read more

Easing the Stress of Empty Nesters

By Judith Ohikuare |  Jul 2, 2012

Sarah Schupp partners with colleges to produce informational guidebooks and newsletters that inform parents about what's happening on and around campus.  Read more

Build a Mobile Website in 15 Minutes

By Christina DesMarais |  Jul 2, 2012

Steve Espinosa's AppStack, funded by Google Ventures and Eric Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures, automates the process of creating mobile websites for business own...  Read more

The 28-Year-Old Bringing Respect to Online Higher Ed

By April Joyner |  Jul 2, 2012

2tor partners with Georgetown, UNC-Chapel Hill, and USC to offer online degrees that match their on-campus counterparts in graduation and job placement rates.  Read more

Inside Spotify's U.S. Invasion

By Burt Helm |  Jul 2, 2012

Daniel Ek's wildly popular Spotify went live in the U.S. last July. Now, with more than 3 million paying subscribers worldwide, Ek has predicted that streami...  Read more

Aza Raskin: My App Decides If You're Fit or Fat

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

Massive Health makes a mobile app called The Eatery, which allows users to snap pictures of their food, upload them, and let the community rate the meal on a...  Read more

Where Entrepreneurs Teach & Students Learn Skills

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

General Assembly, a combination classroom and start-up co-working space, teaches technology, design, and business skills. Instructors have included founders ...  Read more

Geeky & Proud: How We Built Mobile Gaming App Heyzap

By Christina DesMarais |  Jul 2, 2012

Heyzap, one of the world's largest mobile gaming communities, melds social networking and games, like Zynga did on Facebook.  Read more

Making Location Services Slick & Simple

By Christine Lagorio |  Jul 2, 2012

Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case teamed up with location whiz Aaron Parecki to build a platform for mobile location services. (Oh, and they're helping save l...  Read more

Inside the Radical Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs

By Donna Fenn |  Jul 2, 2012

The Unreasonable Institute incubates for-profit social enterprises that compete for the program by raising their own tuition via online crowdfunding.  Read more

Uassist.ME: Virtual Assistants 2.0

By Darren Dahl |  Jul 2, 2012

Alfredo Atanacio was disappointed with the cultural and language barriers of virtual assistants in Asia, so he started Uassist.ME with Rodolfo Schildknecht. ...  Read more

Introducing the 2 Young Men Who Made Pinterest

By Christine Lagorio |  Jul 2, 2012

Pinterest, the beautiful, wildly popular, image-sharing site, was founded by three friends with vastly different skills and interests. Here's how it grew to ...  Read more

30 Under 30 | Confirmation

Feb 10, 2012

Read more

  • 1
  • 2