In 2009, Ben Kaufman launched Quirky, a startup that pledged to help regular people turn their ideas into real products and sell them in stores nationwide. Initially, the company looked like it would ...

You don't have to have lots of cash to make a gadget anymore. August 12, 2012 — -- It's one thing to buy a fun new gadget or accessory, another to think up an idea for one, and a whole other ...

Haymes calls himself a “utility infielder” in Ramblin Jug Stompers, responsible for many of the unusual sounds that don’t come from the typical stringed instruments in acoustic bands. At the band’s ...

Initially, the company looked like it would be a big success. Kaufman, now 28, grew his company to 300 employees and raised $185 million. Quirky created hit products, such as a power cord that could ...