A new take on old-school conversation
By GREGORY ZELLER // The art of conversation isn’t dead yet, if science has anything to say about it. But face-to-face linguistic communication between two human beings, no screens involved,…
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Taking the fight to cancer’s stem cells
By GREGORY ZELLER // Many have said them, tried their best and fallen short – but the words still have unique and powerful meaning, in medical parlance and beyond. A…
Vital Performance: Success by taking small sips
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of Hofstra University’s most entrepreneurial thinkers is diving into the sports-drink market, and if Gatorade isn’t worried, it’s OK – that’s actually part of Allon…
Coming soon, a roommate you can LiveWith
By GREGORY ZELLER // Anyone who’s experienced Bad Roommate Syndrome knows how uncomfortable it can be. The unpaid bills, the 2 a.m. screenings of “Apocalypse Now” in Dolby surround sound,…
For those who think they have the write stuff
By GREGORY ZELLER // All writers have their unique voices – now they can have custom-made multimedia marketing plans, too. There are several options for scribes looking to self-publish their…
The Moiety trailer is no longer coming soon
By GREGORY ZELLER // (Cue cool-sounding voice-over guy.) In a world where advanced technologies rule … Where patience is the only thing shorter than attention span … And humanity’s very…
5 incubators, 40 startups, one big showcase
The full calendar is here. Stony Brook University’s vast business-development ecosystem will take a bow, and enjoy a healthy dose of self-promotion, during the university’s first-ever Business Incubator Showcase. The…
On the North Fork, getting their just desserts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Dessert always comes first at North Fork Chocolate Co., a Calverton Incubator original in the midst of a serious sweet streak. Co-owners Ann Corley and Steve…
HighCrate could be fashion’s next haute idea
By GREGORY ZELLER // Jason Sidana wants Amazon to know: It’s nothing personal. The cofounder of Hicksville-based e-commerce platform HighCrate is actually a big fan of the ubiquitous online retailer….
Automated, intuitive office planning? Suite.
By GREGORY ZELLER // Office space. Maybe not the final frontier, but still pretty important. And Richard Boz, founder of Huntington Station software firm Aenvision, is boldly going where no…
At Impish Lee, everyone’s a softwear designer
By GREGORY ZELLER // Most startups must deal with a few curves. And then there’s Impish Lee, the Sea Cliff-based lingerie maker founded by sisters Noelle and Kali Ventresca. Manufacturing…
The road to the final $100K
Entrepreneurial innovators from Long Island’s top colleges and universities will go head-to-head on Thursday in the regional round of the New York State Business Plan Competition. With $30,000 in prizes…
In Long Beach, a place for startups to make waves
By GREGORY ZELLER // Graham Beck is flexible. Like his father, Planet Payment founder Phillip Beck, the young entrepreneur has an innate ability to go with the flow. This at…
Circling in on laboratory breakthroughs
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s a rare business plan that doubles as a regional economic strategy. But then Dynamic Supplier Alignment is in the rarities business. As a supply-chain specialist…
Clint Rubin: Even great research needs a Rolodex
By GREGORY ZELLER // The best science can’t commercialize itself. That’s the key lesson gleaned by Clinton Rubin through years of scientific research and the creation of three successful startups,…