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Sparks fly over Silicon Valley vs. Bay State
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. For the full blog, visit www.boston.com/innovation . Seeing Boston from Silicon Valley... (Page B5, 899 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 23, 2009
Websites’ rivalry provides lessons in sharing, or not sharing, strategic secrets
...based Kepha Partners, who wasn’t involved with any of the three companies. “Asking lots of questions is what differentiates a novice from a pro.’’ Scott Kirsner can be reached at kirsner@pobox.com. (Page G1, 1256 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 22, 2009
If you let them, big companies make you small
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. For the full blog, visit www.boston.com/innovation. The bad side of working for... (Page B5, 841 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 16, 2009
As some prefab companies fold, others jump on a down market
...8217;s no longer a question of if people want green and well-designed homes, but they need to be easy, and they can’t cost more, or take more time.’’ Scott Kirsner can be reached at kirsner@pobox.com. (Page G1, 1072 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 15, 2009
Boston takes center stage this week in world of green technology
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. For the full blog, visit www.boston.com/innovation. The clean tech hub. Copenhagen... (Page B5, 882 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 9, 2009
To build up real business selling virtual goods, 2 Mass. firms change tactics
...different computer systems to talk to one another. “Anything that is fun,’’ he says, “is two-thirds science, and one-third art.’’ Scott Kirsner can be reached at kirsner@pobox.com. (Page G1, 1097 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 8, 2009
‘Shark Tank’ star led Learning Co. of Cambridge
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. For the full blog, visit www.boston.com/innovation . A shark in the Back Bay. Did... (Page B5, 932 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Nov 2, 2009
Wal-Mart using its clout to go green
Shopping sustainably. Will Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Product Index change the way we shop? The mega-retailer is working with suppliers to collect information about the environmental impact of products it sells and plans to share that information with consumers via a simple rating. Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter blogged that Wal-Mart’s new initiative “changed the game with respect to environmental ... (Page B4, 683 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Jul 20, 2009
Founder says mobile tire service is all about convenience
On the roll with a new idea At 8:45 on a Wednesday morning, a white box truck pulls up to a small house on a leafy West Newton street. Mechanic Leslie Ballou pops out and within a few minutes has jacked up the black Lincoln Town Car in the driveway to remove its wheels. (Page G1, 1030 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Aug 16, 2009
Mass. start-ups take another run at custom-made apparel
The custom touch In the early 1990s, a Newton entrepreneur named Sung Park started a company called Custom Clothing Technology Corp. to sell software that would enable apparel companies to take your measurements and crank out a perfectly fitting bathing suit, bra, pair of pants, or shoes. (Page G1, 1041 words)By: Scott Kirsner|Date: Aug 2, 2009
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