Innovation Economy's Scott Kirsner
INNOVATION ECONOMY

Scott Kirsner

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To build up real business selling virtual goods, 2 Mass. firms change tactics

Just after Labor Day last year, Pano Anthos flew out to San Francisco to unveil his new start-up, Hangout Industries Inc., at a major technology conclave, the TechCrunch50.

‘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 you recognize one of those skeptical, skin-flinty investors from ABC’s reality show “Shark Tank’’ as a denizen of the Back Bay?

Dreaming up a new way to build dream cars

On Tuesday, when the doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center open, the auto industry will get its first in-person look at a car designed by a college student in California, built in Massachusetts, and closely followed online by a cluster of car enthusiasts.

Talking with Digital co-founder Harlan Anderson

Harlan Anderson turned 80 this month. With Ken Olsen, he started Digital Equipment Corp., which was one of the pillars of the Route 128 era in Massachusetts and at one point was the second-biggest technology company in the world, after IBM. Next month, his memoir ("Learn, Earn & Return: My Life as a Computer Pioneer") will be released.

Pros offer timely tips to empty that inbox

Rich Miner, an executive at Google Inc., was boarding a red-eye flight from San Francisco to Boston last Wednesday night, and he wasn’t expecting to sleep. The airline offered in-flight wireless Internet access, and Miner was planning to plow through about 2,500 unread e-mail messages on his laptop.

Symposium explores ways consumer devices can help us heal

Set aside for a moment the whole messy, Washington-centric debate about restructuring our health care system.

VisibleGains hopes third incarnation is the charm

Scott Kirsner is now writing a blog, also named Innovation Economy, that highlights what’s happening in technology, life sciences, start-ups, and venture capital in New England. This column features excerpts from the blog’s posts and comments, which can be found at www.boston.com/innovation.

Building support for New England’s female entrepreneurs

Is Boston experiencing a surge of female-founded start-ups? You might think so when you hear about how Rebecca Schulman met Jill Cartwright.

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A Berkeley Alum at MIT: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Stops By
During his swing through Cambridge this week, Eric Schmidt sat down with "On Point" host Tom Ashbrook for an on-stage interview at MIT's Kresge Auditorium....

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