A few days ago we focused on Finnish innovation. Now it’s time for a look at Israel, another small country punching above its weight. Israel has an unusually high number of engineers per capita, products of the highly-esteemed Technion university in Haifa. Israel is also rated just behind the US in the number of companies [...]

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” –Albert Einstein This Friday we’ve decided to showcase a conversation with Yoni Binstock, a young entrepreneur and member of our Innovatrs community. This American from Cleveland, Ohio has been working on an an innovative [...]

This week is Dreamforce week in San Francisco. It’s probably an insult to call it a user event: although targeted at users of Salesforce it’s become an industry highlight,  one of those where tech press will wait for the big news in the Cloud and beyond. Although by no means can we think of Salesforce [...]

It’s easy to think that all successful entrepreneurs have a certain je ne sais quoi that makes them impervious to the pitfalls of bad-decision making. But failure is often a necessary route to eventual success. The very fact that someone has failed means they have tried, and it’s this act of trial and error that [...]

That Obama is a smart man, isn’t he? He has decided that the answer to the U.S economy’s problems is Innovation. Well, yeah Obama, what took you so long? The ‘leader of the free world’ has expressed his hope of “sparking the minds of innovators” in the United States, making the U.S of A more [...]

There’s some big news over at Internet juggernaut Google. Co-founder Larry Page is taking over from Eric Shmidt as CEO. So why is Page only just becoming CEO of the company he co-founded in 1998? Well he was only young, wasn’t he? Finally, Larry Page is ready to take over the reigns at Google from [...]

Last Friday we posted a video which featured a series of top management figures explaining what they considered to be the crucial skills for tomorrow’s leaders.  This week we’re going down a different path- we’re turning a negative into a positive!

What are the most important skills that will be required of tomorrow’s leaders? In this video interview, management thought leaders- including Dr.Ángel Cabrera (President, Thunderbird School of Management) and Bill George and Dr. Ellen Langer (Professors at the Harvard Business School) - share their ideas about what they consider to be crucial leadership skills

A timely video interview with Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum. Check it out.

Steve Jobs is our entrepreneur of the decade. A true innovator. Connecting the dots, passionate about what he does, living life. ‘Stay hungry, stay foolish.’

Tim Ferriss is definitely an innovator. His book “The 4-Hour Workweek” ranked #1 New York Times Bestseller, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller and #1 BusinessWeek Bestseller. He recently shared advice for those starting up. The 4-Hour Workweek is a refreshing read for entrepreneurs. It’s a neat reminder to help you focus on your business while [...]

Todays most successful entrepreneurs understand how to put the ‘soul’ in startup. Not ‘ego’ – soul. They’ve studied the best sports pro’s, actors, artists and entertainers and figured out that they all have one thing in common – soul. “The Greek word is derived from a verb “to cool, to blow” and hence refers to [...]

Zig might be a few ham slices short of a sandwich but he sure makes a point in this video. ‘Cos in any startup attitude makes ALL the difference. Which kind of attitude pervades yours? Oh, and it seeps down from the top so shine – don’t grind.

Entrepreneurs scarcest resource is time. Sometimes it may not feel like it – particularly when the bills are mounting and creditors barking. But it’s true. So beware of time wasters; ‘empty suits’. They lurk in corporates, financial institutions, venture capital outfits and at networking events. They’re the ones wearing suits or greyish smart casual gear. [...]

Just so we never forget. One of the worlds most inspiring lectures. Thanks Randy.

“I looove Microsoft! Sorry, I promised I wouldn’t do that. Anyways, first up I’d like to thank the folks at The Daily Chive for letting me on the show – er, Web. I mean Bing, er blog, whatever. Anyway, I know you’all wanna hear me bang, Bing (sorry did it again) on about our brand [...]

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/rfwJWwOiGVE" width="440" height="270" allowfullscreen="true" fvars="fs=1" /] Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel talking about the founding of The Elders and the importance of listening to global conversations given the power of new mass communications – do they mean Twitter? And what comes after Twitter?