The Startup Bus
On August 31, seven buses filled with entrepreneurs will embark on the road trip of their lives. Once on the bus, they will divide into teams and their mission is to conceive, build and launch a startup with a group…
5 Billionaires Who Were Fired
No matter who you are, someone along the way will doubt you. Here are the stories of five people who were fired who went on to become billionaires. Steve Jobs Net Worth: $10.2 Billion One of the most famous firings…
Just Did It. How Nike Was Built
JUST DID IT With market capitalization over $100 billion, by any measure, Nike is one of the most lucrative companies in the world. So what traits allowed the company founder, Phil Knight, to grow his company from selling shoes out…
NYC Chooses NYU to be Hub for Virtual Reality Innovation
New York City is a center for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) innovation. And the city wants to keep it that way. At the end of June, the de Blasio administration announced that it had chosen New York…
24 Hours in Tesla’s Model X
While back in my hometown of Pittsburgh, I decided to rent a Tesla Model X from the car sharing app Turo. I was curious about the technology, the car and especially the self-driving capabilities. As the home of Uber's self-driving fleet…
Martin Strutz, Co-founder of AND CO Interview
Interview with Martin Strutz by Todd Stone AND CO provides invoicing and time tracking services to freelancers, from developers and designers to writers and consultants. Among other features, users can input their work information and AND CO generates and submits invoices…
Company of Entrepreneurs Brings Lean Startup to the Fortune 1000
Written By Todd Stone As the leadership of corporate America continues to recognize the value of startup methodology in preventing atrophy and inspiring innovation, CEOs of large companies continue to evaluate how best to incorporate entrepreneurship into their massive organizations.…
Twitch: How Pivoting and Passion Led to Billions
In late 2006, Justin Kan and Emmet Shear set out to create a javascript based web calendaring application. The venture quickly failed, but unbeknownst to the pair at the time, had set in motion the events that would lead to…
7 Tools Every Business Should Know About
Here are seven of the most popular tools founders and their teams are relying on to increase their effectiveness. Trello Trello is a project management and collaboration platform that enables users to easily track how specific projects are progressing. Earlier…
Inspirational business advice from Simon Sinek
How great leaders inspire actions Simon Sinek is a British/American author and motivational speaker. He takes a unique look at the psychology of how and why people work, and what it takes to be a great leader. Concepts Opening transcript. …