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Flying high with a water-powered jet pack can now be a reality for thrill-seeking tourists thanks to Raymond Li's invention.

Cutting waste and streamlining your purchasing procedures can have a big effect on your business efficiency.

When your employees are risking their lives, building trust from the first day is even more important.

Automated kiosks that buy back used electronics aim to ease the electronic waste burden and put cash in consumers' pockets.

Nietzsche once suggested, "Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all." Too bad the internet has perfect memory. Nico Sell and her co-founders at Wickr are on a mission to change that. In March 2011 they began developing an app that wou

Smaller, less expensive 3-D printers are unlocking the ability for more people to be part of the maker movement.

No more waiting for a ride. Hailo aims to connect passengers and taxis within two minutes in cities all over the world.

Modern Meadow aims to combine 3-D printing and tissue engineering to meet the world's demand for beef and leather.

With few exceptions, sellers of fine wines who cater to the wealthy are a stodgy little group that has contentedly done business the same way for decades. For Chadwick Meyer, this presented an opportunity he couldn't resist. The son of the founder of

KISSmetrics has crunched customer data for AOL, Foursquare, Microsoft, and other major companies.

The video game of the future just might remind you of toys of the past. Sifteo cubes give tactile appeal to technology.

The online hosting service makes it easy for millions of developers to create and share software projects.

The age-old rivalry between jocks and geeks is finally dead--and Nik Bonaddio is the killer. Bonaddio is founder and CEO of numberFire, an analytics platform that takes sports data to new brainy levels. Combining mathematically derived metrics with a

You are ready to introduce your invention to the world, but first you should consider whether your new product requires a patent to help make it commercially viable.

Ropes courses. Trust falls. There are all sorts of contrived methods to help you build trust among members of your team. Some have been dismissed as unnecessary at best and detrimental (and expensive) at worst. But experts say there can be value in a

Frustrated by the lack of access to startup capital, three serial entrepreneurs lobbied Congress to legalize crowdfund investing -- and won.

Back in 2009, Imprivata was enjoying decent sales of its flagship tech product to banks, financial institutions and healthcare facilities. The Lexington, Mass.-based company's sign-on technology allows professionals to log in and out of multiple-user

TJ Scimone didn't set out to build a cutting-edge startup--at least not in the literal sense. The founder and CEO of Campbell, Calif.-based product design firm Slice originally targeted the housewares market, developing ultramodern interpretations of

Reaching out for help is a good thing, as long as you remember to respect other people's time, relationships and expertise.

Founder Andy Kurtzig calls Pearl.com "the Amazon.com of professional services," and he has plans to expand into the app market.

San Francisco startup 42Floors makes the process of leasing an office for your growing company simple.

Creating a social network just for your employees can allow information to move more freely.

"If e-mail was the original online game-changer, it hasn't changed much since," says Gentry Underwood, co-founder and CEO of Mailbox, an app for iOS. "It was remarkable at the time, but it wasn't designed for a world where we're carrying e-mail aroun

Mixpanel offers a Revenue Analytics tool that allows businesses to measure a customer's "lifetime value."

These full-size laptops have large screens, full-size keyboards and powerful operating systems.

We tackle the ethical dilemmas of getting insider information, and asking your assistant to complete items on your personal to-do list.

The online video and analytics platform Krossover analyzes plays for high school and college teams.

Gust gives startups access to potential accredited investors, and allows investors to manage their deals on a secure platform.

As a startup you face plenty of competition. Here are five methods for facing off against your rivals and coming out on top.

Multi-unit franchising holds its own set of challenges, from delegating to simply having the patience and drive needed to scale. Here, some advice from those who have been through it, and are thriving.

Scott Jenning's marijuana-themed sandwich business, Cheba Hut, goes beyond the gimmick to win over customers.

Greg Marischen opened his Brain Balance Achievement Center franchise after physical and occupational therapy changed his life.

SociaLink is an app that uses Bluetooth for instant, in-person connections on multiple social networks simultaneously.

Entrepreneur Al Linke is the Santa Clara, Calif.-based creator of Pixeled, an LED-based display for pixel art. To showcase a low-resolution masterpiece, users open a free Pixeled app on an Android device or a PC and tap the image or animation they wa