Night of a thousand ideas at first-ever BrandSlam
BrandSlam is in the books! Our free “marketing improv” event, held Oct. 6 at LaunchPad Huntington, was exactly what we’d hoped: fun, instructive, another worthy addition to Innovate Long…
LaunchPad Huntington
Ambitious nonprofit spins in center of LI’s windstorm
By GREGORY ZELLER // A new Long Island-based nonprofit organization is aiming to become an online hub for offshore wind-generated power – generated not just off the Island, but across…
No. 449: Braving the rebrand, locking down opioids and building a better Manufacturers’ Symposium
Almost there: You’ve made it this far, dear readers, and congratulations for that, as we wind down another busy workweek and look ahead to another well-earned autumnal weekend. Shoe…
IDA eyes better (maybe not bigger) StartUp Connect
By GREGORY ZELLER // One of the hottest nights of the year at The Paramount is coming Oct. 3, with nobody whatsoever set to take the stage. But don’t let…
Focused ‘placemaking’ would fill LI’s work/life needs
By PHIL RUGILE // Anyone who follows initiatives like downtown revitalization has likely come across the term “placemaking.” This refers to spaces created for specific purposes, usually capitalizing on a…
To keep talent coming, tech must fill its own pipeline
By PHIL RUGILE // Workforce development in tech? Not as easy as it sounds. My workforce muse, Rosalie Drago, has in this very column touched on the concept that apprenticeships…
For LI entrepreneurs, a bevy of biz-building resources
By PHIL RUGILE // I’ve talked a lot about how startups can utilize physical spaces and how, as region, we need more centers for innovation. But meanwhile, we already have…
Par excellence: The niche deserve their own COEs, too
By PHIL RUGILE // It’s a mouthful, but stay with me: The New York State Division of Science, Technology & Innovation (thankfully simplified to NYSTAR) is housed within NYS’s Empire…
Yes, there is life after HQ2 – if we’re smart about it
By PHIL RUGILE // With the Amazon pullout from Queens, politicians and businesspeople are apoplectic about our future. Well, hold on – when life throws you lemons, time to make…
No. 375: Co-working, crowdfunding and a ton of patents … plus the origin of the pink lawn flamingo!
End run: Welcome to the finish line of another bust workweek, dear reader – it’s Friday, the weekend is upon us and you’ve seen the job through, once again….
Island finally finds its footing on the co-working path
By PHIL RUGILE // Helping new companies get started has become a big part of the “Startup Economy.” Investopedia defines a startup as “a company that is in the first…
Digital glory there for the taking on talent-rich LI
By DEAN DeCARLO // As a 25-year-old millennial, I can distinctly remember a world without omnipresent electronic devices. Then my father brought home a white Compaq PC, preloaded with Windows…
Seeing the innovation economy in black and white
By GREGORY ZELLER // In a true first for the Long Island innovation economy, an historically underserved population of regional entrepreneurs will step up to the plate Thursday night at…
Morning of a thousand stars
(Photos by Bob Giglione) A dazzling array of sensational scientists, energetic entrepreneurs and regional rainmakers gathered April 24 for the 2018 Innovator of the Year Awards. Innovate Long Island’s third-annual…
No. 289: Einstein raps, inventors unite, LIJ expands and why flying taxis are closer than you thought
Slice of life: Welcome to March 14, dear readers, not quite the Ides of March (that’s tomorrow) but still a significant anniversary for mathematicians. The 426th, to be precise, of…