Youth turns ideas to money – The Bulletin

By Sue Goldfarb He believes in moving, not sitting. PALO ALTO, Calif. – At the tender age of 21, Brett Kingstone turns ideas – his own and others’ – into money. He calls himself “a simple shmo.” He writes guest editorials for the Wall Street Journal at $1,000 a crack. He’s collecting $100,000 in royalties this year from the how-to-do-it …

Students develop a bright idea – The Stanford Daily

Andrew Carnegie and Howard Hughes took risks in starting their own businesses — and their innovative daring paid off. Two Stanford student entrepreneurs are hoping their efforts will be successful as well. Brett Kingstone and George Hara are marketing a patented fiber process to replace large neon light displays. Two signs are already up in Tokyo and the new device …