Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Prize Power: How Competition Inspires Tech Innovation


Bob Weiss knows a thing or two about dreams. "I grew up with the promise that if one wanted to go to space, they would get the chance," said Weiss, president of the X Prize Foundation. The trouble was that nobody kept the promise. "It became obvious that the only people that were going to space were government-trained employees called 'astronauts.' Other folks were not getting to go," Weiss said. Four years ago, the childhood vision started popping up again for Weiss. He knew there had to be a way to make it real. Finally, he found it...


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