Interdisciplinary Research

Hardware Wants to Be Free

Technology is getting cheap--so cheap, in fact, that gadgets alone may cease to be the moneymakers. Tech start-ups, take note. Read more

Before you decide how to spend your tech dollars, check out where other companies are investing. Read more

Inspiration can come from anywhere. These nine books may not all fit into the "business book" genre, but they're still must-reads. Read more

Futurist Juan Enriquez on the mind-blowing changes that Big Data is about to unleash on your business, your health, and life in general. Read more

Researchers delve into the finer points of advertising: Do sexy ads have the right effect on consumers? Maybe not. Read more

By Erik Sherman | Nov 5, 2012

Why do big election predictions matter? They offer key lessons about how to be smart with 'big' data. Read more

By Leigh Buchanan | Nov 1, 2012

A Skimmer's Guide to The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date , by Samuel Arbesman. Read more

By Daniel McGinn | Oct 30, 2012

New research offers insights into how venture capitalists make funding decisions. Read more

By Erik Sherman | Sep 18, 2012

Want to get an edge? Tap into the free business and tech classes online taught by some of country's top universities. Read more

By Malachi Leopold and Scotty Cadenhead | Jul 2, 2012

Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, says you have to imagine what your business will be before you start. Watch video

By Jeff Haden | Jun 7, 2012

Maybe it's not such a crazy idea to wear your lucky undies to your next investor pitch. Turns out, they really work. Read more

By Erik Sherman | Apr 30, 2012

Don't have the $2 billion R&D budget of P&G? Not to worry. CTO Bruce Brown says any company can master this process. Read more

By Minda Zetlin | Apr 23, 2012

No track record? No problem. Here's how one fledgling start-up signed up 40 Fortune 500 companies as customers. Read more

By Erik Sherman | Mar 26, 2012

Analyzing heaps of data can give you an edge... or make you fall flat on your face. It all depends on how you use the results. Read more

By Jeff Haden | Feb 17, 2012

If you're not devoting a small percentage of your time to working for free, you're making a big mistake. Read more