Think big, but don’t act like it
By J.L. KOMINICKI Those of us trying to scale a business got a free lesson from McDonald’s this week on the dangers of getting too big to pivot. I know,…
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Dan Simon is looking for a banner year
By GREGORY ZELLER // At the intersection of art, science and community, there is Signwave. Founder and President Dan Simon’s nine-month-old Islandia company designs and manufactures all shapes and sizes…
The real downside of losing our young people is what they leave behind. Us.
By J.L. Kominicki // You’ve probably heard Long Island is having trouble hanging onto its young people, particularly those in the coveted 18 to 34 cohort, the age group most…
The Inventors: Joe Ferraro, Smart ECO-Cap
As the veteran manager of a small manufacturing company with a long aerospace history, Joe Ferraro is accustomed to working with his hands. In particular, he works often with steel…
The not quite magical, but mysteriously necessary, Start-Up NY tour
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // The state’s economic development arm hit Long Island this week with what wags are calling the Start-Up NY Damage Control Tour. And there’s plenty to…
In Suffolk, a call for an innovation connection
By GREGORY ZELLER // The ambitious master plan Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone unveiled Tuesday – new public transportation options linking Suffolk’s burgeoning downtowns and major research centers – has…
With Topspin round, Codagenix steps on the gas
By GREGORY ZELLER // Last year, when local venture firm Topspin chipped in on a $100,000 infusion for Stony Brook-based biotech Codagenix, it gave the startup a fairly clear idea…
A new LISTnet effort nurses baby startups
By GREGORY ZELLER // LISTnet has kicked off a networking and mentorship organization for the founders of local startups, and there’s no technical background required, despite its connection to the…
Cox acquiring LI’s Dealertrack in $4B all-cash deal
Lake Success-based Dealertrack Technologies has agreed to be acquired by Atlanta’s Cox Automotive for $4 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday. Dealertrack, which employs about 500 locally, has been…
Don’t buy this for Father’s Day
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // With Father’s Day nigh, the Web and social media are downright distended, digitally speaking, with gift ideas for the favorite progenitor-figure in your life. No…
DEBRIEF: Mitch Maiman, Intelligent Product Solutions
Many CEOs and businesses capitalize on Long Island’s burgeoning innovation economy, but few support it like Mitch Maiman and Intelligent Product Solutions, a Hauppauge consultancy focused on product design. With…
P-TECH quietly preps future manufacturing stars
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island wasn’t on the list when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new round of Pathways in Technology funding June 5, but Island educators and businesses…
Many ways to bring home the bacon
By GREGORY ZELLER // It may be the most unique professional trifecta in Long Island history. Radiological technologist Patrick Gaeta, an X-ray technician at Port Jefferson’s Long Island Bone and…
Vasomedical’s big move into on-demand tech
By GREGORY ZELLER // Vasomedical’s acquisition this month of a Florida-based managed network provider named NetWolves may serve as a template for the future of U.S. health care. A big…
Almost 60 years later, still very much a startup
By GREGORY ZELLER // “Innovative” is often associated with “new,” but when it comes to Long Island’s innovation economy, the region’s oldest biopharmaceutical company is leading the pack. With a…