Innovator Profiles - Page: 4
Has the Oprah Effect Diminished?
A mention on Oprah's Favorite Things list used to be golden for businesses. But with her list now only in magazine format, is the same still true?
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.
SoundCloud Wants 1 Billion Users a Day
The Berlin-based online music platform has gone from being relative niche platform for techno musicians to an audio hub for everyone from the White House to Beyoncé in the last three years.
Lavabit Founder Developing New Email Encryption Tool to Keep Government Out
Lavabit founder Ladar Levison has teamed up with Silent Circle to launch an innovative, secure email tool called Dark Mail.
Zipcar Founder: Entrepreneurs Have to Build a Collaborative Economy, or Else
Robin Chase says the environmental risks posed by climate change mean companies need to find ways to trade resources with one another.
The Next Generation of Temp Agencies
Low-cost, online-based companies like TaskRabbit and Fancy Hands reimagine short-term help.
Intel's Futurist: We'll Soon Be Living In Computers
As the size of a computer chip approaches zero, computational power will be everywhere and in everything, says Brian David Johnson, the resident futurist at Intel.
Could This New Recruiting Tool Be a Bigger, Smarter LinkedIn?
Identified collects and organizes people's public information to create the largest professional database on the internet, with one billion profiles and counting.
Former 'Shark Tank' Judge Kevin Harrington on Launching His First Business at 15 and What It Means to Be an Entrepreneur (Video)
The founder of As Seen on TV had a staff of 25 by the time he was a junior in college.
Startup Fills Unused Office Areas With Like-Minded Tenants
PivotDesk wants to play matchmaker for office space, helping fledgling companies find the right digs by connecting them with other businesses that are locked into long-term leases and have floor space to spare.
Mark Zuckerberg Puts His Money in Ed-Tech Startup
The Facebook co-founder co-led a $4 million round in survey startup Panorama Education in what appears to be his first national equity investment through his foundation Startup:Education.
TapSnap Brings the Photo Booth Into The Digital Age
Photo booths are making a comeback, and the founder of the DVDNow Kiosks franchise, has created a touchscreen, open-air 'booth' that's connected to social media.