Lesson #7: 1 > 1,000,000
For a startup, nabbing your first sale is a moment worth celebrating. In the latest installment of our 'Incubating Innovation' series, Wayne Barz talks about the journey to that big score, and the challenges that follow.
Get off the couch with Play Impossible's interactive smart ball
This Lewisburg startup is working hard to get tech-savvy consumers into the action with a multi-sport ball that connects to an Android or iOS mobile app for exciting, physical play.
Pittsburgh startup aims to pull the ole Switcheroo
Looking for home automation without the need for complex smartphone or wi-fi solutions? Mike Neilson's product allows users to easily change which outlets are controlled by existing wall switches, or to control a group of outlets with a single switch. A Kickstarter campaign is currently underway to bring Switcheroo to market.
Applications open for the Sixth Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest
Calling all Commonwealth entrepreneurs: Apply by February 6 to win $20,000. Interested in learning more about the industry? Attend the finals in May.
The 'Internet of Things' arrives at TechVentures
Arkados Group, a fast-growing provider of scalable and interoperable high-tech solutions, has landed in the Lehigh Valley. The company plans to conduct its core research and development in Bethlehem.
From Penn State: A team approach to bullying
A student athlete turned school counselor, Linsey Covert knows the deep impact it makes on a young person when they're part of a team. She's taking that philosophy into local schools in an effort to combat bullying, increase attendance and decrease behavior incidents.
Lesson #6: What would Captain Kirk do?
In the next installation of our "Incubating Innovation" series, Wayne Barz encourages entrepreneurs to embrace the spirit of exploration.
On a mountaintop in the Lehigh Valley, students revive an industrial ruin
At LaunchBayC, passionate young people spend the summer honing their entrepreneurial vision free from grades and benchmarks. This Lehigh University program has transformed an old Bethlehem Steel facility into a hotbed for 21st century innovation.
The Penn State EdTech Network wants to hear your BIG IDEA
Are you a Pennsylvanian with a nascent company or even just a great idea? If you work in the educational technology sector, it's your lucky day: A partnership of organizations is banding together to offer big money for your big idea.
And the winner of Ben Franklin Venture Idol is...
The annual competition for Northeastern PA startups -- a combination of 'American Idol' and 'Shark Tank' -- has crowned its 2016 winner.