Should you quit now because you’re wasting your time? If you look at many of the giant tech “unicorns” —private companies with over $1 billion valuation — and the major players in the public markets such as Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Google, and Amazon, you will find that the founders were often software or electrical engineers.

Entrepreneurs tend to be action oriented with an urgency to “get it done” and see progress. However, we often fail to take the initial steps necessary to assess the idea and the market.

BitforTip began with a favorite worn out T-shirt. What if you could pay someone to help find what you’re searching for?

CodeSkools and its award winning, intensive coding-curriculum offer incoming high school seniors the opportnuity to learn HTML/CSS/JavaScript and Ruby on Rails. We are preparing students for the technological revolution that is sweeping the world.

Xcellent Life uses data analytics to evaluate a comprehensive set of health factors to provide a highly personalized experience for end-users. The goal is to understand the health signatures of the human body; thereby identifying oncoming issues well in advance so they can be avoided.

Radial3D enables people to collaborate in real-time over real life medical scan data from any web-connected device, similar to a “Google Docs for Medical Imaging.” This highly increases productivity and rapid problem-solving skills between groups of people. Healthcare professionals can now connect and effectively collaborate with their colleagues from around the globe by just sharing a link.

ProcessMaker improves efficiency with an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface that makes it easy for business analysts to model approval-based workflow.

HackUMass encourages collaboration between mentors, top-tier companies and students, and provides all the hardware/software tools needed to put ideas in motion and create a completed product.

Road-Aid Founder & CEO James Bridgers discusses his startup and it’s progress: Transforming the way road infrastructure is maintained, one pothole at a time.