Innovation


Recent Innovation Videos

Tim O'Shaughnessy and Eddie Frederick, Founders of LivingSocial 

With the acquisition of a little company called Buy a Friend a Drink, the online-bargain site LivingSocial came together in its present form.  Watch video

Garry Tan and Sachin Agarwal, Founders of Posterous 

Posterous takes all the fuss out of posting content online.  Watch video

Sarah Prevette, Founder of Sprouter 

Sarah Prevette has created a service that entrepreneurs can use to socialize, share tips, and ask questions in a rapid-fire, short-attention-span fashion.  Watch video

Jennifer Hyman and Jenny Fleiss, Founders of Rent the Runway 

Bringing the Carrie Bradshaw experience to budget fashionistas  Watch video

Chris Easter and Bob Horner, Founders of The Man Registry 

Extending the definition of a wedding gift to include sports apparel, grilling accessories, and the always popular remote control beer cooler.  Watch video

Ashleigh Hansberger, Founder of Motto Agency 

To help companies launch, grow, and reinvent their brands through good, old-fashioned storytelling and innovative use of social media, Hansberger, 28, launc...  Watch video

Amos Winbush III, Founder of CyberSynchs 

Amos Winbush III has partnered with Sun to build an app used on 500,000 phones. “We’re taking the company global,” he says. “I’m super stoked.”  Watch video

Alexa von Tobel, Founder of LearnVest 

Backed by Goldman Sachs and some successful executives, LearnVest founder Alexa von Tobel seeks to give young women personal finance advice.  Watch video

Joshua Dziabiak, Founder of ShowClix 

ShowClix helps small venues distribute tickets entirely over text message and e-mail.  Watch video

Michelle You, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith, Founders of Songkick 

By meticulously compiling upcoming concert listings, the founders of Songkick have amassed an audience of one million fans—and the backing of Y Combinator,...  Watch video

Maia Josebachvili and Bram Levy, Owners of Urban Escapes 

A love of skydiving led Maia Josebachvili to launch Urban Escapes, a business that gives yuppies an adrenaline rush.  Watch video

Jake Nickell, Co-Founder of Threadless, on Innovation 

Jake Nickell, co-founder of custom t-shirt printer Threadless, a company that has built a business on crowd-sourced design, answers reader questions about in...  Watch video

Mark Johnson, Co-Founder of Innosight 

Mark Johnson, co-founder of business consultancy Innosight, answers viewer questions about innovation.  Watch video

Tim O'Reilly, Founder of O'Reilly Media 

Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly media and the cover story of Inc.'s May 2010 issue, answers viewer questions about business innovation.  Watch video

Live Chat with Jason Fried, Entrepreneur, on Innovation 

Inc. columnist and entrepreneur, Jason Fried, answers viewers' live questions on innovation, running a successful small business, product development, and more.  Watch video

Hiring Tips from the Inc. 5000 Conference 

Tips on how to recruit great workers from BET founder Robert L. Johnson, Method co-founder Eric Ryan, and other successful CEOs.   Watch video

A Robot for the Office 

The Rovio Mobile Webcam is a remotely controlled robot that can check up on your office or home. It recharges itself and can be controlled by a computer o...  Watch video

Business Authors' Nightstand Notables 

Hear from Seth Godin, Jack Stack and other business authors on the books they like to keep by the bedside.   Watch video

High/Low Cuisine with Chef Graham Elliot 

Chefs are the new rock stars, and like Mick Jagger they are pushing boundaries and making art out of the commonplace. Graham Elliot is at the forefront, m...  Watch video

Oh, Shoot: Markus Frind 

January's cover features the sole figure behind the internet's number one dating site. Markus Frind is only 30, and with a mix of ingenuity and practiced ...  Watch video

Emotiv's Mind-Reading Headset 

A Bay Area start-up is creating a technology straight out of science fiction  Watch video

A Conversation with Tesla CEO Elon Musk 

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX speaks with Inc. senior writer Max Chafkin at the 2008 Inc. 5000 conference in National Harbor, Maryland.  Watch video

Marketing Drives Pop Culture 

Alex Bogusky, co-chairman of ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, says it's the job of pop culture to change constantly—all it needs is a catalyst. A...  Watch video

Inc. 500 Status is Just the Beginning 

Learn how nine firms increased revenue from an average $14 million to $800 million from the author of the best-selling The Breakthrough Company: How Every...  Watch video

How Google Inspires Innovation 

R&D chief Alfred Spector takes you on a tour of the idea factory that is Google. A flat management structure eliminates impediments to the flow of ide...  Watch video

How We Did It: The Blue Man Group [Video] 

Who are the real men behind that infamous blue paint -- and the multimillion-dollar empire that's sprouted up around them? Senior editor Rick Schine expla...  Watch video

Great Entrepreneurial Minds 

A panel discussion on business challenges, growth and strategies for success from Jack Stack, Joanna Meiseles, Clint Greenleaf, and Gigi Lee Chang.   Watch video

Homaru Cantu's Culinary Trailblazing 

Chicago chef Homaru Cantu's cooking straddles borders between science and cuisine. His concoctions rethink food in radically, offering new products and ma...  Watch video

Empowering Employees 

Delegating responsibility can energize your staff. Here are five things you need to know.   Watch video

Protecting Company Secrets [Audio] 

Every company has secrets. But what's to prevent an employee from jumping ship and sharing this information? Non-compete agreements. And they're becoming ...  Watch video