BRILLIANT COMPANY

 

The companies featured here have turned brilliant ideas into business solutions.

SUSTAINABILITY

 

Automated kiosks that buy back used electronics aim to ease the electronic waste burden and put cash in consumers' pockets.

INVENTION

 

Smaller, less expensive 3-D printers are unlocking the ability for more people to be part of the maker movement.

RURAL LIFE

 

Modern Meadow aims to combine 3-D printing and tissue engineering to meet the world's demand for beef and leather.

WORK LIFE

 

KISSmetrics has crunched customer data for AOL, Foursquare, Microsoft, and other major companies.

CROWDSOURCING / COLLABORATION

 

The online hosting service makes it easy for millions of developers to create and share software projects.

LOVE / CONNECTING

 

Wickr gives users the ability to send self-destructing files securely and anonymously.

URBAN LIFE

 

No more waiting for a ride. Hailo aims to connect passengers and taxis within two minutes in cities all over the world.

FOOD / BEVERAGE

 

Napa Valley tastemakers are giving traditional wine sellers a run for their money.

GAMING

 

The video game of the future just might remind you of toys of the past. Sifteo cubes give tactile appeal to technology.

SPORTS / RECREATION

 

NumberFire has built data models that have outdone the
experts at ESPN.