InventionsStephen Key Most Inventions Aren't Profitable. Beat the Odds Using These 7 StrategiesFocusing on selling the benefit of your idea first reduces risk.
Icons & InnovatorsJustin Bariso Taylor Swift Was 'Stripped of Her Life's Work.' Her Response Was a Master Class in Emotional IntelligenceWith her new album, the singer/songwriter teaches a powerful lesson: Don't dwell on what you can't change. Focus on what you can.
InventionsAnna Meyer 'Shark Tank' Didn't Bite, but These Companies Are Primed for the PandemicThese businesses may have been ahead of the curve, but they are poised for growth in the Covid-19 era.
TechnologyMarcel Schwantes How Leaders Can Best Train Their Employees Using Virtual RealityIn the largest study of its kind, PwC redefines employee training to build a stronger, more confident workforce.
Featured VideosInc. Video Staff01:46 How 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 Poczter Why 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 Zetlin How 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 Gasca The 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 Bariso Amazon 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. Ryan With 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 Founders 100Jessica Stillman Ms. 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 Gilbert WeWork'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 Key How to Help Your Licensee Sell More ProductIs your licensee showcasing your product correctly?
InventionsPeter Gasca The 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 Key Trade Shows Are Becoming More Inventor-FriendlyThanks to a shift in focus and the growing popularity of open innovation.
Female Founders 100Entrepreneurs' Organization The 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 Key So, You've Been Knocked Off. Congratulations!10 ways to prepare for what is actually a best-case scenario.
InventionsStephen Shapiro 5 Things Your Suitcase Needs on Your Next Business TripEach is less than $50 but will make any trip much more comfortable.
InventionsNatalie Nixon Tech That Helps You Listen to Your BrainHead wearables by PlatoScience and OpenBCI boost your ability for focus, memory and creativity.
ProductivityRobbie Abed 10 "Done-for-You" Services Busy Entrepreneurs May Not Have Heard AboutBecause some tasks are better when a machine does it for you.
InventionsGreg Satell Here's What You Really Need To Know About Quantum ComputingThe quantum era will open up new worlds of possibility
Patents and TrademarksLeigh Buchanan How 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 Visram From 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.
The Future of WorkKevin J. Ryan How 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 Garnett Are 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 Lucas Google Interviewed a Candidate, and then Filed a Patent for Her WorkIt might be innocent. It might not be.
TechnologyKevin J. Ryan The 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 Madden 2 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 Antoniacci Why 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 Lee You Don't Need a Patent for Your App. Here's WhyWhat costs $20,000 and doesn't help you one bit?
InventionsStephen Key How 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 Mautz This 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 Kiehner Labor Day Lessons From Business CelebritiesThree podcasts and two courses to make your brain sizzle.
InventionsThomas Koulopoulos Harvard, 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 Key An Unexpected Resource For Improving Your InventionsYouTube is a fantastic tool for studying the market and inspiration.
InventionsStephen Shapiro Four 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 Kim The 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. Ryan Always 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 Henry Why 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 Kim 9 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 Heitner Why 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 Spodek The 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 Koulopoulos If 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. Ryan Carnegie 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 Key How 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 Lamson Investing in Women-Led Startups Shows Strong ROIHow Women Who Tech is Closing the Funding Gap
CreativityJenna Broughton How 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 Morse Inside the Quirky Habits of Albert Einstein, Elon Musk, and Other Genius InventorsSome rituals are productive, but others are just plain weird.
InventionsKevin J. Ryan This 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 Zetlin Patent 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 Hazzard Stressed 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. Harrison 6 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 Altman How to Prepare Yourself for a Faster FutureWhat's around the corner is unknown but you can be prepared.
InnovateSean Kim 3 Simple Changes to Getting the Best Sleep of Your LifeThese 3 easy changes completely transformed how I sleep.
Patents and TrademarksCraig Bloem 6 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.