A Four-Step Guide To Funding Your Next Fix, aka Startup


Hi. My name is Carl, and I am an entrepreneuraholic. It’s been seven months and 10 days since I started my last business. As someone recovering from this disease, I can tell you that a few of the...
    






5 Second-Act Careers To Sail Through Retirement


Nancy Collamer, a career coach based in Old Greenwich, CT, offers hope to the burned out and the bored in mid-career. It’s possible to switch gears in midlife and to start a new venture that brings...
    






Target’s Latest Failure And How To Spot A Scam


Undoubtedly you’ve heard about Target's recent loss of millions of consumers credit card data and associated PIN data. Who hasn’t at this point? Target at this crucial moment should of course be...
    






Yota Phone Review: The Android Smartphone From Russia With Two Screens


Last year at CES, Russian manufacturer Yota demonstrated a prototype smartphone with two 4.3 inch displays, an LCD screen on one side and an e-Ink screen on the reverse. Now in production and...
    






4 Predictions About Podcasting For 2014


I spent a lot of  time listening to podcasts in 2013, and chances are I’ll listen to even more this year. And I suspect I won’t be the only one. As the podcast listenership grows with the rising...
    






How Big Should Your Network Be?


There is a debate happening between software developers and scientists: How large can and should our networks be in this evolving world of social media? The answer to this question has dramatic...
    






The Pros Pick Fourteen Cleantech Stocks for 2014


Over the last few weeks, I’ve brought you articles about the top Cleantech stock picks for 2014 from my panel of Cleantech money manager.  This article puts them all in one place.  Disclosure: I am...
    






Fitbit’s New Year Resolution Uses The iPhone 5S And Its Innovative M7 Chip For Growth


I suspect that right now many people building their New Year’s Resolution around fitness. That means a surge of interest in wearable fitness trackers. Fitbit is well established in this area, but...
    






Wii U Outsells Xbox One The Week Before Christmas According To VGChartz


We’ll start with the obligatory caveat: VGChartz is a controversial website. Any sales numbers taken from the site should, for a variety of reasons, be taken with a grain of salt. The numbers...
    






Sharing, Trust, And Drones


It began with a puppy. We had set out to adopt a dog, and for anyone who’s had puppies (or children for that matter) you know they grow quickly.  So rather than head to the local Petco and shell out...