Innovation




Recent Innovation Articles

What USC's Degree in Disruption Needs to Succeed

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine gave USC $70 million to fund a degree for creative entrepreneurs. The program's success may depend on these things.  Read more

9 Buzzwords the Tech Industry Should Banish

Having trouble generating synergy with your paradigm shift? The buzz-phrases need to go. Here are nine we'd like to buzz-saw.  Read more

Grind, Hustle, and Payoff 

Serial entrepreneur Scott Wilson is on a mission to disrupt and delight.  Watch video

The Key to Getting Your Product into Whole Foods 

Naomi Whittel, the founder and CEO of Reserveage Organics, tells you what you really need to know to land Whole Foods' buy-in.  Watch video

How One Designer Turned His Passion Into a Service Business 

Since serial entrepreneur Scott Wilson launched Minimal, a product design studio, it has worked with Xbox, Apple, and Nike, and raised $1 million on Kickstar...  Watch video

Reelect the Boss! Or Not

At software company DreamHost, democracy rules. In fact, the firm just recently chose its first-ever CEO in an all-hands vote.  Read more

Want Your Employees to Innovate? Split Them Up

More raw brainpower isn't always the answer. In order for your company to innovate, create divisions.  Read more

Taking Teamwork to the Extreme

Think you're good at collaboration? Software developers at Menlo Innovations work in pairs--passing the mouse back-and-forth to solve problems.  Read more

How to Conduct the Perfect Job Interview

The stakes are simply too high for anything less. Here's your complete guide to interviewing the right way.  Read more

4 Ways to Write a Killer Job Description

The more time and effort you put into describing the job, the better quality candidates you'll get. Here's where to start.  Read more

How Disruptive Start-ups Can Prepare for a Lawsuit

Internet television streaming service Aereo isn't the first start-up to wage a high-profile lawsuit. Here's what the past can teach you.  Read more

The Importance of Quick and Dirty

A business needs to be able to move at two speeds: fast and slow. So what happens when you've lost your get-up-and-go?  Read more

Why You Should Write an Annual Failure Report

Beyond the lessons learned, you'll establish a culture that emboldens your employees to take risks.  Read more

5 Groovy Enterpreneurship Lessons From Mad Men

It's not just cocktails and hookups. No other television show portrays life in a start-up the way Mad Men does.  Read more

Oreck Founder: Private Equity Bankrupted My Company

Oreck used to be one of the biggest names in the vacuum cleaner business. Ten years after he sold his company, David Oreck reflects on what happened.  Read more