Featured VideosInc. Video StaffHow Small Businesses Are Pivoting to Help Fight Covid-19As the country continues to battle #Covid19, supplies for healthcare professionals are running low. Founders of companies large and small are finding creative ways to fill that need.
InnovateSharon PoczterWhy Innovators and Inventors Will Solve This CrisisThe Covid-19 crisis is fundamentally different and the solutions will not found in the halls of Congress. It is a time where innovators and inventors can step in and help turn it around.
Patents and TrademarksMinda ZetlinHow to Fight--and Win--Against Patent TrollsDespite some legal losses, patent trolls are as active, and adaptive, as ever. Are you prepared to play defense against them?
InventionsPeter GascaThe Best Inventions of the Year Prove The Future Looks BrightTime Magazine's list of the best inventions of the year dispels the adage that "everything has been invented."
LeadJustin BarisoAmazon Just Announced an Incredible New Feature That Most People Are Going to Love. There's Only 1 (Pretty Big) ProblemA major development in bill payments is sure to excite. But does it continue a dangerous trend?
InventionsKevin J. RyanWith a $70 Kit, This Startup Promises to Turn Anyone Into an ArtistThe founder of Boston-based Cupixel wants to lower the learning curve for creating art.
Female FoundersJessica StillmanMs. Monopoly, Hasbro's New Girl Power Version of the Classic Game, Is Stupid For So Many Reasons Do we need more toys that help expand girls' dreams? Sure, but not this game.
Patents and TrademarksBen GilbertWeWork's CEO Adam Neumann Paid Back the $5.9 Million the Company Paid Him to Use the Word 'We'The company retrieved the money 'at Adam's direction,' according to an SEC filing.
StrategyStephen KeyHow to Help Your Licensee Sell More ProductIs your licensee showcasing your product correctly?
InventionsPeter GascaThe 5 Things You Need to Create a Culture of InnovationTo create a culture of continuous innovation in your organization, I turned to an expert who has been doing it for 40 years.
InventionsStephen KeyTrade Shows Are Becoming More Inventor-FriendlyThanks to a shift in focus and the growing popularity of open innovation.
Female FoundersEntrepreneurs' OrganizationThe 2019 EO GSEA Global Champion: Bringing Sustainability to the Chemical IndustryHow will we make the chemical industry more environmentally friendly? By disrupting it, one reaction at a time.
InventionsStephen KeySo, You've Been Knocked Off. Congratulations!10 ways to prepare for what is actually a best-case scenario.
InventionsStephen Shapiro5 Things Your Suitcase Needs on Your Next Business TripEach is less than $50 but will make any trip much more comfortable.
InventionsNatalie NixonTech That Helps You Listen to Your BrainHead wearables by PlatoScience and OpenBCI boost your ability for focus, memory and creativity.
ProductivityRobbie Abed10 "Done-for-You" Services Busy Entrepreneurs May Not Have Heard AboutBecause some tasks are better when a machine does it for you.
InventionsGreg SatellHere's What You Really Need To Know About Quantum ComputingThe quantum era will open up new worlds of possibility
Patents and TrademarksLeigh BuchananHow a Kickstarter Campaign Ignited the Surprisingly Cutthroat Beanbag WarsThe founder of Yogibo had been building his squishy beanbag chair company for eight years. Then someone else claimed to have invented it.
InventionsTalib VisramFrom Sweet Dream-Inducing Pillows to Cuddly Kitsunes: Meet the Entrepreneurs Vying to Make the Hottest Toy of the YearAt the 2019 New York Toy Fair, independent toy makers displayed their wares, hoping to strike it big during the next holiday retail season.
Up NextKevin J. RyanHow This New Refrigerator Could Help Prevent the World From Getting WarmerKeeping things cool is making the world hot. Phononic wants to help fix that.
PivotLaura GarnettAre You Close To Burnout? According To Research, The Answer Is In This Body PartNew research shows you can measure stress levels by looking in your eyes.
Patents and TrademarksSuzanne LucasGoogle Interviewed a Candidate, and then Filed a Patent for Her WorkIt might be innocent. It might not be.
TechnologyKevin J. RyanThe Most Unnecessary Product Innovations of 2018Once you get past the novelty element of each of these products, it quickly becomes clear these are innovations that pretty much no one needs.
StartupDebbie Madden2 Entrepreneurial Lessons I Wish I'd Known in My 20sLessons for first time entrepreneurs. The top mistakes and how to increase your odds of startup success.
InventionsMandy AntoniacciWhy Breast Cancer Will Soon Give Us All A Story To TellThe difficulty with detection and rapid growth of this disease will soon give every woman a narrative. Here's Mine.
Patents and TrademarksBen LeeYou Don't Need a Patent for Your App. Here's WhyWhat costs $20,000 and doesn't help you one bit?
InventionsStephen KeyHow This Novelty Gift Company Gets Open Innovation RightHow Kikkerland Design Inc. practices open innovation to find and develop 300 clever new products each year.
TechnologyScott MautzThis Company Put Microchips in Employees. Now They've Made a Controversial App So Parents Can Track Their KidsThree Square Market is at it again with interesting new technology--this time for parental monitoring. Which brings to mind "old technology" tactics.
DesignElizabeth KiehnerLabor Day Lessons From Business CelebritiesThree podcasts and two courses to make your brain sizzle.
InventionsThomas KoulopoulosHarvard, Stanford, and MIT Researchers Study 1 Million Inventors To Find Secret To Success, And It's Not TalentWe want to believe that talent and opportunity are equally abundant. Not so, according to this ground-breaking study.
InventionsStephen KeyAn Unexpected Resource For Improving Your InventionsYouTube is a fantastic tool for studying the market and inspiration.
InventionsStephen ShapiroFour Free Hacks to Make Your Travel More ComfortableAlthough travel can be frustrating and uncomfortable, sometimes the best ideas for improving your trips are free.
InnovateSean KimThe Science Behind Motivation: How to Change Your Thinking ProcessMotivation is important when learning a new skill, but it's limited. If you want to learn how to change your thinking process, you need to control your environment.
InventionsKevin J. RyanAlways Feel Too Hot or Too Cold in Your Office? This Device Is for YouThe Embr Wave is meant to help you feel like you're in a comfortable climate, even when you're not.
Entering Global MarketsZoë HenryWhy Tech Startups in China Should Gird for ShocksThe Trump administration moved forward with plans to impose tariffs on up to $50 billion of Chinese goods, and the ripple effects could impact your business. Here's how.
CreativitySean Kim9 Must-Have Products for Busy Entrepreneurs (Without Breaking the Bank)If you're an entrepreneur, it's crucial to seek out any products that can potentially help you save time and be more effective. We've curated 9 of the best for you.
InventionsDarren HeitnerWhy Intellectual Property is Important for Your Business and What You Should be Doing Now to Protect ItThe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received 440,768 new trademark applications in 2017.
InnovateJoshua SpodekThe Impossible Burger: More Revolutionary, and Meatier, Than I ThoughtPat Brown's idea behind the Impossible Burger is more radical than a burger without meat.
InnovateThomas KoulopoulosIf Hacking DNA Frightens You, This Will Terrify YouIn an amazing and frightening 9-minute internal video Google explains the next great frontier in hacking humans
InventionsKevin J. RyanCarnegie Mellon Researchers Just Gave the Humble Piece of Paper a Futuristic RedesignAre you still a pen-and-paper kind of note taker? This invention might be the best thing to happen to paper since lines and three-hole punches.
InventionsStephen KeyHow to Become More Successful Licensing Your Product IdeasInstead of trying to fit your product idea into someone else's line, invent for the marketplace.
InventionsMelissa LamsonInvesting in Women-Led Startups Shows Strong ROIHow Women Who Tech is Closing the Funding Gap
CreativityJenna BroughtonHow a Seed Company Grew Out of Chef Dan Barber's Desire for More Flavorful Food Chef Dan Barber's launches a seed company with hopes of creating more flavorful food.
InventionsBrit MorseInside the Quirky Habits of Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, and Other Genius InventorsSome rituals are productive, but others are just plain weird.
InventionsKevin J. RyanThis Software Works Just as Accurately as Your Lawyer--Only 200 Times FasterArtificial intelligence startup LawGeex put its software up against a group of lawyers. The results were pretty eye-opening.
Patents and TrademarksMinda ZetlinPatent Trolls Target Small Businesses With Lawsuit Threats. Here's How One Startup Fought BackWhen fitness-ring maker Motiv got a threat from MHM, it went public with the response.
InventionsTracy Leigh HazzardStressed About Turning Your Idea Into a Product? Read ThisMeet entrepreneur Jason Simmons of DeadSoxy, as we talk startup sense, cold calls, product-centricity, oh, and the ups and downs of building a sock brand.
DesignKate L. Harrison6 Kitchen Gadgets for the Elderly Could Change Your LifeOpening jars, opening bottles, cutting fruit - simple tasks can be quite difficult if you have problems with your hands or mobility. These inventions are making things much easier and we can all benefit.
InnovateJonas AltmanHow to Prepare Yourself for a Faster FutureWhat's around the corner is unknown but you can be prepared.
InnovateSean Kim3 Simple Changes to Getting the Best Sleep of Your LifeThese 3 easy changes completely transformed how I sleep.
Patents and TrademarksCraig Bloem6 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Applying for a PatentWhen applying for a patent, expect the unexpected. Here's what they don't tell you on the patent office's website.
InventionsKevin J. RyanThis Entrepreneur Invented a Device to Teach Millennials How to Play Guitar--and It's AwesomeFret Zealot is geared toward those looking to brush up on their skills, and it might be a winner.
InventionsKevin J. RyanThis Startup Has Figured Out a Way to Pull Water Out of Thin AirZero Mass Water uses solar energy to pull clean drinking water right out of the air.
InventionsKevin J. RyanLuggage You Can Ride Like a Go Kart--and Other Crazy New Travel Products You Need to Know About NowA host of startups are showing off their travel products at CES 2018.
CreativityJonas AltmanHow Computational Creativity is Lurking Around the Corner and What you Can do About itBeing human in the digital means we will work in concert our mechanical minds.
