Did you hear the crazy news about the high school in California?

It just landed a windfall worth $24 million.

The thing is, its payday didn’t come from a wealthy alum or a federal grant.

It came from a less conventional source:

Start-ups.

A True Story

A few years ago,…

The Hippie Dream — Without the Revolution

“Co-living” start-ups like Common, Node and Krash are selling millennials the hippie dream, minus the revolution. Do they deliver? Turn on, tune in, and drop out here »

Death Match: Facebook versus Ford

Today’s tech giants dominate the U.S. economy just…

Have you ever heard the expression, “Will it play in Peoria?”

It’s a figure of speech that dates back to the vaudeville era.

Today, in the business world, if a new product idea “plays in Peoria,” that means it will appeal to the average American consumer.

As it turns out,…

After a certain point, you can’t get more wet.

I learned this lesson when I was 15-years-old, riding my bike through a torrential downpour to get to my girlfriend’s house.

My bike was a hand-me-down, a green 10-speed Schwinn with a squeeze horn on the handlebars.

I loved that bike:

Music Discovery Starts Here

The Internet has created some amazing ways to discover new music. The problem is, now it’s become totally overwhelming. So here, the smartest music people on the planet show you the best ways to find new tunes »

The Swankest Office in New York…

I owe you an apology — in fact, I might even owe you some money…

$35,248, to be exact.

How’s that possible?

Well, I recently made a huge mistake — and if you’ve been following my articles for the past few weeks, then it might have cost you a great…

The stock market has been on a tear lately…

Over the last year, the S&P 500 is up nearly 20%.

But what if I could prove to you that there was something better out there —

Not just a way to double the returns you could earn in the stock…

Amazon: Thief!

Amazon has some awesome new gadgets for sale — including the Echo Show, a touchscreen device for the home. But where exactly did this device come from? A start-up CEO named Jonathan Frankel says he has the answer »

Why Colonizing Mars Depends on Making Food…

Artificial intelligence, Drones, Bitcoin…

We love introducing you to exciting investment ideas in cutting-edge technology sectors.

Not only are these sectors exciting to learn about, but for early-stage investors like us, these areas tend to offer the highest returns.

But today I’m going to cover a different type of sector…

Snapchat, the “hot” new social media company, is in freefall.

Since its March IPO (NYSE: SNAP), its stock has gotten crushed.

Investors who bought at $27 have already lost about one-third of their money.

But meanwhile, a different set of Snapchat investors hasn’t lost a dime.

In fact, these investors…