When evaluating a start-up for a potential investment, you might be tempted to focus on the company’s product, or its competition.

And certainly, those are important factors to consider.

But as we’ve learned over the years, other factors are far more likely to influence the company’s outcome — and in…

The history of tequila goes back two thousand years.

That’s when the Aztec Indians figured out how to ferment juice from the blue agave plant.

It was created as a ceremonial drink that had the power to comfort…

Peter Lynch was a rock-star investor.

During his thirteen years at the helm of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund, he racked up 29% annual returns.

To put that in perspective, a $50k investment during that time would have grown to $1.4 million.

How did he do it?

And more importantly, how can…

If You Die in This Game, You Die in Real Life

Like games? Here’s one that caught our attention. But be warned: losing has some serious consequences »

Computer Chips Made from… Mushrooms?

It’s easy to find mushrooms in places like salads and stir-fry’s. But soon, you might find…

“Maybe it’s your bony elbows,” said my wife.

She was busy throwing out a bunch of my sweaters, just like she does every fall.

You see, after a year or two of wear, holes emerge in the elbows of my sweaters. And as my wife has suggested, the likely culprit…

Where Do All the Startup Founders Come From? (Hint: not Harvard)

A new study reveals the colleges that create the most startup founders. Which one tops the list? The answer may surprise you »

Office Building… or Secret Vault?

This ordinary brick building is surrounded by razor wire and…

Fred Wilson is one of the most successful startup investors in the world.

He was an early investor in startups like Twitter, Twilio, and Etsy — all of which became multi-billion-dollar publicly traded companies.

That’s why he regularly tops Forbes’ “Midas List” of early-stage tech investors, and is rumored to…

Avatar, James Cameron’s epic science-fiction movie, was released in 2009.

It was meant to be in theaters ten years earlier. But according to Cameron, the technology he needed to achieve his vision just wasn’t available back then.

But once the technology was available — boom! Avatar soon became the highest-grossing…

Meet Twitter’s New Rival

Elon Musk is in the headlines after officially acquiring Twitter. Meanwhile, the guy who founded Twitter is getting ready to launch a competitor. Learn more here »

Former Head of Gates Foundation Says His Startup Could Reverse Aging

Since the dawn of time, humans have…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s “Science and Technology Directorate” (S&T) Group recently developed something new:

A robotic arm that could defuse a bomb.

Here’s what it looks like:

S&T had some help…

It developed the arm with…