Schools, parents, and pop culture are contributing to a critical shortage of engineers. Here's how to fix it fast. As Inc. 500 CEOs have long made clear, one of the toughest challenges to growing your company in this economy is finding qualified employees. Yet the recent Global Report Card comparing U.S. Here’s what I learned. level. MORE >>

Last week, I spent 3 days in Helsinki at Slush. It’s the second time I’ve been there – last visit was three years ago. The differences between the two visits were staggering: last time there were circa 500-700 attendees. This year saw a 3000+ sell-out crowd. The floor was so thick you could barely walk. Or Nokia’s downsizing. MORE >>

If not for Australia's then Prime Minister, and an open approach to sponsors, photographer Rick Smolan may not have started the $100 million photo book series MORE >>

Today is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. It’s supposed to be about getting together and giving thanks. My contribution to the Thanksgiving holiday is to recommend a Google search on the correlation between gratitude and health. It turns out that there are indications that being thankful is good for us all. That’s all year. MORE >>

Venture capitalist Josh Linkner describes exactly what you need to do to impress an investor MORE >>