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Raising Money for Your Start-Up
in TJ's Weblog, on July 13, 2009
VentureBeat had a piece earlier this month on fundraising: Startup Fundraising 101. The author, Bernard Moon, has been through three startups now.
The piece is an interesting, fairly personal account of what's involved in getting cash for a startup. And it comes complete with presentation sl...
Employee or Entrepreneur? The Pros and Cons of Self-Employment
in BootStrapMe, on July 12, 2009
...ctive is especially interesting because his blog is not about bootstraping - or any other kind of entrepreneurship. It's just about personal finance... Although I tend toward entrepreneurial end...
Common Errors in Writing a Business Plan
in Biz Plan Hacks, on July 12, 2009
VentureBeat had a useful piece a few days ago on common mistakes that get made in the process of writing a business plan.
The top of the list is a mistake people make even before they start writing: they procrastinate. It's easy to find distractions (such as your busy schedule) to prevent you...
The Mercedes Folding Bike
in Wangtam, on July 9, 2009
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Java vs. Mono
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 9, 2009
SD Times' David Worthington this week published an excellent article contending that Microsoft's Mono framework has become more popular for Linux desktop applications than Java .
"'We have seen a real spike in Mono [application] development for the Linux desktop over th...
AMR: Oracle/Sun to 'Wreak Havoc' on Enterprise Software Market
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 9, 2009
InformationWeek's Deborah Gage this week noted that a new report from AMR Research finds that (according to Gage) " Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems and Sun's Java programming language could 'wreak havoc' on the enterprise software market... because so man...
Download Java, Get a Free Month of Online Backup
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 9, 2009
Sun Microsystems and Carbonite have announced a partnership under which users who download the newest version of Java will receive a free 30-day trial of Carbonite Online Backup .
"Carbonite Online Backup installs in a few clicks and runs automatically in the background, continuall...
On Swine Flu, Travel and Homeschooling
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 4, 2009
...in the list of countries with community spread of swine flu, it was also my son's last week of school holidays, so if he does fall sick, he would have to miss the first few days of classes. Not a ...
Gem Designs by Palermo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 2, 2009
...lry for more than 30 years, beginning as a fine arts and illustration major at New York City's School of Visual Arts. After graduating, he transitioned from student to professor, teaching design ...
Alex Woo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 1, 2009
... fine arts and jewelry design at Cornell University, The American University of Paris, and Parsons School of Design .
Narissa Large Necklace in 14k Gold
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Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009
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Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
... homes fell in value by 50 percent or more. They'd do this, according to a study by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, even if they could afford to make their mortgage pa...
国际学校对孩子好吗?
in Wangtam, on June 28, 2009
...国际学校接受教育,他们甚至有自己的绰号,被称为"第三文化孩子"(TCK)。
"他们非常了解国际事务,当他们回到祖国,他们会碰到一点问题(许多人会这样),那是因为他们的想法要更多些,"普莱勒说。相比之下,没有同样经历的儿童可能会看起来很"土"。
那么,如果说这一更宽广的世界观既是这些孩子的福分,也是他们的一大负担,那么问题是:它是否值得...
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in Wangtam, on June 25, 2009
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Lots of changes rolled out yesterday!
in WebKinzBlog, on June 25, 2009
...e old, you gotta bring in some new so replacing them will be five new items - Gas Pump, Moon Rover, School House Desk, Seaside Palace Sandcastle and Time Warp Clock.
— The rest of the Grocer...
Get a Handle on Expenses
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 23, 2009
Karin Price Mueller had a piece not long ago on how to get a handle on your expenses that should be required reading if you manage a business. This is not the kind of economy in which you should be spending unnecessarily. Some expenses are obvious areas to pare back, but others-those vampire expen...
Can You Get Money from the Government? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on June 23, 2009
Michael Sanibel had a helpful blog post recently on government grants. He looks at all the basics:
What is a grant?
Who can qualify?
How do you apply?
What types of grants are available?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a grant?
Why would a grant application not b...
Can Wind Power Make a Profit?
in IfEnergy, on June 23, 2009
...looks at one specific example... A windmill doesn't make economic sense, even though this poor entrepreneur is gouged 19 cents per kilowatt-hour from his utility. A 121-foot, 100-kilowatt turbine ...
Supply chain education ranking: Penn State becomes No. 1
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...come Number 1 in this ranking, followed by universities like Michigan State and Arizona. Smeal (the school of management in Penn State) is regularly included among the top schools in rankings of suppl...
Social Entrepreneurship using Facebook
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
... a website for sharing photos and contact info. with friends but also a good way of starting social entrepreneurship initiatives.
The video below illustrates this in a very easy way:
Find more...
Apple Finally Patches Java Vulnerability
in Java Entrepreneur, on June 21, 2009
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Apple this week finally released a patch for a serious Java security flaw that's been around since December of last year.
"The flaw is fixed in Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Mac OS X 10.4.11, available from Apple's website or via OS X's built-in software update mechanism...
Genuitec Intros MyEclipse 7.5
in Java Entrepreneur, on June 21, 2009
Genuitec this week released version 7.5 of both MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench and MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench Blue Edition .
"For our Blue Edition customers we're proud to share new design and advanced layouts that IBM shops will feel comfortable adopting," says Genuit...
Enjoying First Grade
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...hroom (around 5 am), then it's time to wake up my son.
We live 30-minutes away from where the school is. We take the public transpo - something that isn't reliable in my part of the world. S...
Firefox 3.5 beta users will receive update to early release candidate
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
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A GM name change?
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
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Last month, Harvard Business School set off the debate about a name change for GM . It suggested going for an American theme, although somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manuf...
How to Create an Action Plans
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 15, 2009
... do something . But deciding to do something is different than deciding how to do something...
Entrepreneur.com had a good piece recently on creating an action plan. This is the number one secre...
Accelerating Relationships with Social Networking
in TJ's Weblog, on June 15, 2009
...rom my place of work, some other professionals in my field, personal friends, old friends from high school I haven't seen in, well, decades in many cases, and a few relatives. Then there's Twi...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Lake Baikal, Siberia
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 12, 2009
One of the least noticed natural wonderlands in the tourist world today is Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-Ude (on the shores of Lake Baikal) less than a dozen times each year. The high temperature is more...
Steven Kretchmer Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 12, 2009
...1976, he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing at the Rhode Island School of Design. Steven then traveled to Milan, Italy, where he worked as a goldsmith, learning tra...
Problem Solving is Key
in BootStrapMe, on June 12, 2009
Success in starting a business is mostly about figuring out what to do when challenges arise. So I couldn't help but get a little excited when I say this point on problem solving .
In the piece Sid Kemp looks a six basic steps to assessing and solving problems. And in his view, most of it is c...
Camara vs. the RIAA
in P2P File Sharing, on June 10, 2009
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An unusually aggressive lawyer and his Harvard Law School professor have filed a class action lawsuit against the RIAA for over $100 million...
"Lawyer Kiwi Camara is join...
Microsoft Hearts Java
in Java Entrepreneur, on June 10, 2009
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At last week's JavaOne conference, Microsoft execs did their best to woo the Java developers in attendance.
"'I want to say, absolutely, we come in peace,' pledged Steven Martin, one of a pair of Microsoft executives to address the crowd at ...
Badgley Mischka Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...ctions has pushed them to the forefront of fashion. The talented duo met while studying at Parsons School of Design in New York City, and they have developed a unique synergy....
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
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I came across a interesting piece last week from Small Business Trends : Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneu...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
... Entrepreneur.Com had a piece recently that made a simple point: You should be selective with your social networks.
The simple truth is that social networking can be a time consuming endeavor. It...
Coming Soon: Java-Based Netbooks?
in Java Entrepreneur, on June 3, 2009
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At this week's JavaOne conference in San Francisco, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison raised the idea of creating Java-based netbooks.
"The expansion into computers is considered a logical offshoot by Ellison given Sun's experience in hardware and other fields outside of ...
Kevia Jeffrey-West Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 2, 2009
... is influenced by travel and her ongoing exploration of mixed media art. Her college and graduate school studies led her to Africa, where precious stones are mined and readily available.
Gold...
Washington University launches new master in supply chain from September 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
... Washington University's Olin Business School in St. Louis will launch a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management (MS/SCM) program in September 2009.
According to Olin, the new, one-year...
Time to Start Your Business? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on May 31, 2009
... on the wings of today's economy. It charts its own course...
I saw a piece recently at YoungEntrepreneur that reflected on a short list of companies that were started during a recession. Why w...
Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...Skoll Foundation has created a n excellent video giving an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneur...
Beer company to contribute to social entrepreneurship movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...ess has pledged to raise €2.5 million in start up capital for its Arthur Guinness Fund for Social Entrepreneurs. The money is aimed to support approximately twenty-five social entrepreneurship initiat...
New MBAs claim they'll be ethical. Yeah right!
in Sox First, on May 31, 2009
...ng they will be more ethical. According to the piece, about one out of five of the Harvard Business School graduating class have signed "The MBA Oath" pledging to serve the greater good and ...
Viral Marketing Chocolate Grasshoppers
in BootStrapMe, on May 30, 2009
...eting gurus with a simple message: if you can eat one of these, you probably have the guts to be an entrepreneur, too.
From Rob May, founder of Lifestream Backup articulated the idea: “My theory is t...
June’s Deluxe Clothing Item
in WebKinzBlog, on May 27, 2009
... I let the girls go over briefly and give the girls the rings. It was a cute scene, attractive high school couples with these eager sweet girls. At the sleepover that night, I'm sure some of the g...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
So I have a question for the audience: when you are measuring ROI on SOA projects, are you looking at just the SOA team production, or do you look at secondary effects?
That's assuming you look at ROI on your SOA projects at all; apparently 40% of companies engaging in SOA projects don't....
Wine Time: the Bunnel Family Cellar in Washington State
in Celebrate Wine, on May 24, 2009
... Entrepreneur.com had an interesting piece this month on a family winery and wine bar in Prosser, Washington. The Bunnel Family Cellar was recently opened on the Yakima River. The 3,700-square-foot...
Using Video to Boost Your Profile
in BootStrapMe, on May 24, 2009
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Entrepreneur.com pointed out recently how easy it is to create and host online a video about your business. It's a powerful marketing tool that can give your business...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on May 23, 2009
...o watch over the next few years. And it has real world business implications. A few link...
Teen entrepreneur Catherine Cook says myYearbook's Lunch Money adds up - VentureBeat
Hi5 begins g...
DocStoc & Scribd Start the Document Wars
in Web 2.0, on May 22, 2009
...log Herald, at least.
Whether it's some historical documents from your small town or the grad school paper you thought about publishing, you suddenly have to wonder what your documents might be ...
Dude, You're Getting Ubuntu
in HackITLinux, on May 22, 2009
...k introduced a new Ubuntu netbook, the Latitude 2100 , which is designed specifically for use by schoolchildren.
"Dell has designed the system with school-friendly features, such as bright p...
Sun CEO Announces Plans for Java App Store
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 22, 2009
Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz this week announced plans to launch an app store (currently called Project Vector) for Java software.
"It will be modeled after Apple's iPhone App Store and will allow users to download and install new software over the Internet," wr...
Apple Fails to Patch Key Java Vulnerability
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 22, 2009
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Apple has been slow to fix a key Java vulnerability which has remained unpatched for months, according to a security memo released this week by Intego .
"While Apple's safety record is pretty good — that is to say the actual number of security breaches on the platfo...
The case against stock options
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
... options could turn out to be lucrative because there would be only one to go. But London Business School professor Freek Vermeulen warns that this would be disastrous. Writing in the Harvard Busine...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
... as a nation with the MBA and suggested that perhaps we should be more concerned with the talent of entrepreneurship than with training. Rarely have I seen the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now,... ...n the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now, I understand the use of students from elite business schools as a proxy for "talent" in the business world. But as the economy experiences the...
Swinburne University Researchers Create 'Five-Dimensional' DVDs
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 21, 2009
...t of current DVDs.
"By adding nanoparticles to discs, researcher Min Gu and others at the school successfully recorded data to discs using not only multiple wavelengths of light but to the po...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
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How much are business schools to blame for the recession? Writing in The Times , Phillip Delves Broughton says MBA should actually stand for Master of the Business Apocalypse. Broughton writes:...
Bixi: RFID Bike Sharing Program Reaches Montreal
in The RFID Weblog, on May 20, 2009
...error whereas the touch screen pay station derives power from solar energy.
The bikes have an old school design and come fitted with LED head and taillights. All you need to do is swipe your card at...
Franchises: WYNTK
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 19, 2009
We talked recently about how well franchises do during a recession. To balance that I thought I'd point out this piece by Jeff Elgin on buying a franchise. Elgin looks at some things you should know about a franchise contract.
One of the things he points out is that strong franchises usual...
Working with a Web Designer
in Bizinformer, on May 19, 2009
... have the in-house talent necessary to create a site on their own. So they find a web designer...
Entrepreneur.com had some good tips recently for working with a web designer. They say that it is p...
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...of them will be cashing in on the public disgust with banks. One of the first out of the blocks is entrepreneur Richard Branson. The Guardian reports that Branson plans to launch an Internet bank t...
The deplorable state of mathematics education today
in The CIO Weblog, on May 17, 2009
...nd it. I tell you, I'm thinking very seriously about showing up at the next meeting of my local school board to protest....
Hope Cleaning Services creates sustainable jobs in San Antonio
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 15, 2009
...Social Entrepreneur is an individual who identifies an environmental or social problem in society and creates a venture that will direct its goals to improve society and the environment. A business en...
Dayton RFID Convergence Center: World’s First Business Incubator for Start Ups
in The RFID Weblog, on May 13, 2009
...and assistance with financing.
The RFID Business incubator will be nurturing around 150 entrepreneurs every year who in turn will be supporting over a thousand vendors, suppliers and workers and a...
Integrated Pest Management More Effective in Reducing Conckroach Allergens in Schools
in Allergies, on May 13, 2009
... © Sarah Camp According to a study comparing different schools, integrated pest management is a much better strategy in controlling cockroach infestations and reducing the levels of cockroach alle...
The Revolution
in The CIO Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...ensive. I'm sure that's conventional wisdom in circumstances such as these. But I am of the school that believes that crises are times of opportunity, and that the conservative approach is bet...
JJ Singh Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...g, and Glamour magazines.
JJ Singh Deco Ring
Artist Statement
After graduating from high school, I asked my parents for metalsmithing lessons . Relieved I wasn't asking for a car, they...
SpringSource Buys Hyperic
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 11, 2009
Enterprise Java vendor SpringSource has purchased Hyperic . Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"The move will expand SpringSource's Java offerings and allow the company to provide a more comprehensive open source stack," writes Ars Technica's Ryan Paul . "Spring...
The Balance of Life
in BootStrapMe, on May 10, 2009
...t answers or prefabricated solutions are available. The problem: maintaining a balance between your entrepreneurial endevears and the rest of life.
You do have a life , don't you? You should.
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