To recap, I have enough funding to start MindGear, but not quite enough to do the full lab pictured here. I'll look at my financial options and at doing a crowdsourcing campaign soon. My attempt to economize by doing work I could farm out to others (website design, hiring efforts) ...

That was this week's theme as I rush around trying to start a business from scratch. And the marketers have told me to not forget the kids. Kids may not have most of the money in our economy, but pretty much all of what they have is disposable. And a ...

A friend of mine introduced me to gantter.com for one of my day job projects. If you're not familiar with Gantt charts or need a free way to build one I suggest you check them out. Briefly, a Gantt chart lets you build a complete set of tasks, the dependencies ...

I'm not going to lie to you, Marge, this is one fantastic piece of DIY cosplay fun. Builder Anthony Le obviously has a passion for building some awesome costumes, and this one just about takes the cake.

DIY.org is an new app and website for you kids to create their own portfolio or their artwork.

I'm pretty comfortable talking in front of a group of engineers: I've done it hundreds of times in giving papers/presentations, speeches, and leading meetings. And yet walking into a room of businessmen and women who make a living from their people skills makes me quite uneasy. But I made myself ...

I am starting a new public accessible prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, called MindGear Labs based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at starting a business. Here is ...

Creating a start up is a lot like a video game. Well not really, but strangely I found developing my financial projections pretty fun. I guess not many people have had that particular observation. Trying to figure out how to efficiently operate this business is an exercise in optimization, not ...

I am starting a new prototyping lab in Huntsville, Alabama, based on the fab lab model. I’ve dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur and have done a fair amount of research on the topic. But this is my first attempt at starting a business. Here is where I document weekly my ...