Thought Leaders
Meet the Surprising New Player Driving Innovation in Golf
Tyler Sullivan is on a quest to redesign the golf driver.
By Jason Daley
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Thought Leaders
Remembering Hobie Alter, the Surfing Visionary Who Invented a Sport and a Culture
Alter, who passed away on Saturday at age 80, was a self-taught engineer who invented the polyurethane foam surfboard.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Welcome to Miley Cyrus 101: 5 Bizarre College Courses
From wine tasting to the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
How Thinking Like a Hacker Will Grow Your Business
While developers are being sought out to help scale a business, many entrepreneurs could apply an engineer's mindset to help grow their own.
By Dan Pickett
Building a Business
Do Attractive Women Have More Pull With Investors? The Answer May Surprise You.
Two new studies reveal that certain gender stereotypes run deep.
By Laura Entis
Marketing
The Budweiser Clydesdales Have Some Ad Competition From a Girl Inventor Named Goldie
GoldieBox, a toy company on a mission to get girls excited about engineering, won a national competition sponsored by Intuit and will be featured in a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl.
Tech
What to Look for When Hiring IT Pros For Your Business
Figuring out how to integrate technology into your startup can be a nightmare. Yet, it is imperative to get your dream off the ground. Here is what to look for when bringing on a tech team.
By Lou Ennuso
Business Operations & Logistics
Jon Lech Johansen (a.k.a. ‘DVD-Jon’) on Starting Up as a Self-Taught Engineer
A self-taught engineer turned entrepreneur who helped unlock protected DVDs in the '90s shares his thoughts on programming, startup VISAs and whom he admires in tech.
Online Presence
GoldieBlox Video About Girls Becoming Engineers Goes Viral
Set to a cleverly rewritten version of a Beastie Boys classic, this video gives this toy-making startup a big marketing boost.
By Jason Fell
Buying a Franchise
Intel Engineer Shares Her Passion With the Next Generation
Shu-ling Garver started Engineering for Kids, a program that teaches the basics of engineering and design to kids.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
3 Steps to Transform Your Business Idea Into a Prototype
Whether you're building a cup holder or a tech gadget hooked to your smartphone, every product has to follow these three steps before it's ready.
By JD Albert