Teachers’ Pet Projects
In case you haven’t been in school for a decade or three, the depth of education technology has moved well past The Oregon Trail and Math Blasters. Meet some of the new industry leaders: DreamBox: With each correct or incorrect answer, this smart application learns more about what a K–5 math student needs to master […]
Immigration and Entrepreneurship
A political hot potato for years now, immigration reform remains controversial, but some leadin
Marissa Mayer’s Balancing Act
All new parents prioritize things in their lives. Mostly the baby comes before everything else, and their spouse, work, friends and extended family are all mashed together, competing for attention. Last on the parental totem pole, of course, is sleep. While every parent feels pulled in all directions by a game of universal tug-of-war, few […]
For Innovation, Hire Education
As the co-founder, president and idea-development head of New York-based innovation consultancy Fahrenheit 212, Mark Payne has worked with companies such as Coca-Cola, Toyota, Best Buy and Starbucks, and assisted in launching other businesses. He and his creative team have helped conceptualize new products and brands with a global reach. In a field so focused […]
Going Home: A Step-by-Step Plan of Hope
Dave Liniger’s life was a dream. The co-founder of real estate powerhouse RE/MAX had spent most of the past 40 years growing his company, leading a huge, diverse team and enjoying adventures the world over. Then in January 2012, a staph infection along his spine threatened to take it all away. Resting in a Denver […]
Make Sense of Your Dollars with These Apps
HomeBudget ($4.99) Apple users can track multiple accounts, set up reminders for monthly bills, add photos of receipts to keep up with spending and more with this expense tracker. Plus, they can sync and share everything with a partner’s iPhone and export it to the family desktop. By using the app's Family Sync feature, an […]
SUCCESS Entrepreneur Contest Announces 2013 Winners
Grand Prize Winner: TrakLight As the founder and driving force behind a young, developing business, Mary Juetten of TrakLight.com says there are good days and bad—in fact, there are entire months of good and bad. The month that went by without a single customer while she was working to perfect her marketing plans: not so […]
Eat Happy to Live Life to the Fullest
Daphne Oz—eldest daughter of our own Healthy You columnist Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.—has a very different approach to well-being than her famous pa. For starters, she’s not a doctor, but a chef who has parlayed her love of food and wellness into a TV career (on ABC’s The Chew) and a couple of books, including […]
Tit for Tat: A New York Realtor Pushes the Limits of Corporate Loyalty.
Turnover—maybe it’s what’s holding back your company. What you need are
News2U: News Apps
Remember when your dad used to sit at the breakfast table reading the newspaper in the morning? Pardon? Oh, a newspaper, yes…. Well, it was like snail mail that told us about all the things that happened the day before. No more! Keep up with the world and its news stories without waiting for the […]
Female Philanthropists: Angels in Training
Natalia Oberti Noguera was just 8 years old and living in Latin America when she realized that
Taking Out the Trash: To clear your conscience, understand the baggage you carry.
While driving home a couple weeks back, listening to my favorite talk radio show, I discovered somet
