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Skype Founders Drop Lawsuit
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 6, 2009
...cent stake in the new Skype and receive two seats on the board."
"Now, Skype execs can quit worrying about how they’re going to appear on eBay’s financial statements and can get back to w...
Seen that? - Intel Capital Makes Swift Investments Post-Alibaba Deal
in China Venture News, on October 24, 2009
...ng from a fund only established two months ago does reinforce Intel's support for Chinese-style entrepreneurship and underscores the VCs' attraction to the China market. According to Red Herri...
Seen that? - Why the SBA may not be the best bet for entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on October 23, 2009
...usinesses that keep the economy dynamic and productive, according to the seventh annual U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). GEM is directed by Babson College and London Business School. More t...
Seen that? - Case studies in Micro Finance #1
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 21, 2009
...g case studies, for those not aware of it, is Case Place. The only problem with the service is that quite a few cases are not available, meaning you either have to pay for them or hunt them down throu... ...project in India. These projects are IMHO a real help for rural folks and can breed ver much needed entrepreneurship. "Microfinance is a long way from the world of venture capital where Mr. Kh...
Seen that? - Virgin Mary Wins Big at GoldenPalace.com
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 21, 2009
...the existence of white chocolate. Marnie on Personal Power: You're the author of your own life. Quit hiring outside writers and [...] Read More ...
Seen that? - The Audeamus Awards Round #2
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 11, 2009
...re we... (Photo from PBS) Before getting to this week's social entrepreneurship awards, it should be noted that PBS has a program out on social entrepreneurs calle...
Seen that? - Another non-starter: Micropayments
in P2P File Sharing, on October 11, 2009
Another non-starter: Micropayments at P2P File Sharing Here's another non-starter: Micropayments. Extensive obits have been written. I won't go into that here. See clay Shirky's piece Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content for...
The US Chamber of Commerce Faces a Meltdown
in Bizinformer, on October 11, 2009
...ng that had previously been so fully exposed.
Apple (along with several other companies) quit the Chamber over its new climate policy. Nike stepped down from the Chamber's board, but remains a memb...
Seen that? - 10 shoestring principles for business
in BootStrapMe, on October 2, 2009
...alls them "shoestring"--entrepreneurs may sometimes have the edge. She writes: Success in entrepreneurship is not necessarily a contest of having the fattest wallets...Successful entrepreneu...
Seen that? - The Robin Hood Awards Round #1.5
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 2, 2009
...s are up to, but they are interested in feeding the poor and fighting injustice and tyranny through entrepreneurship, so why not? [...] Read More Audeamus Social Entrepreneur Awards Roun...
Seen that? - Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding
in XboxSpace, on October 2, 2009
Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding at XboxSpace The type of files you can stream to the 360 has been the achillies heel of the 360's media center experience. Well, it turns out that it is possible to do, but it requires a bit of comput...
Chamber of commerce: denying and splitting
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
... for its hard line position in climate change legislation. Utility Pacific Gas & Electric has quit the chamber and, in an interview with Politico , General Electric has distanced itself from t...
iTunes 9.0.1
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-24
...playlists to iPod or iPhone.
• Fixes a problem sorting albums with multiple discs.
• Addresses an issue with the Zoom button not switching to Mini Player.
• Improves application syncing for iPod touch...
Bloglines On Life Support. This Story Needs An Ending
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-11
... To Quit The iPhone And Love Google Voice
• Planet Calacanis
• My Advice to Fox & MySpace on Selling Content - Yes You Can
• Publicis Will Acquire Razorfish Ad Agency From Microsoft for $530...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-08-07
...mLegend - Music Gaming Unleashed
• K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载24
• 新闻集团第四季亏损2亿美元
• A killer Windows 7 bug? Sorry, no
• HP's Huge Salary Cuts Forcing Out Old EDS Employees
• O...
Obama Healthy at 48 - Should We Follow His Lead?
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 6, 2009
...father who died of prostate cancer. His own history included intermittent cigarette smoking. He has quit this practice on several occasions and is currently using Nicorette gum with success.
Of cour...
Lawsuit: Amazon Ate My Homework
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-02
...ed Bookmarks More Visibly
• Zoho Meeting : Secure File Transfer in Remote Support
• 千橡公司就黑帮网游一事公开道歉
• About the security content of iPhone OS 3.0.1
• Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pr...
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...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-08
...• The Corner on National Review Online
• FlipperPoint - Buy and Sell Websites | Recent Auctions
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载二
• What The Hashtag: Your Guide To Enigmatic Twitter Hashtags
• Jockipedia: A Soc...
New blog on social entrepreneurship from College of Wooster
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 5, 2009
...Two researchers (&/or social entrepreneurs) have recently launched a blog on social entrepreneurship which I wanted to introduce to you: "Global Social Entrepreneurship - Assessment Trip"...
Did Palin quit to head off an embezzlement scandal?
in Sox First, on July 5, 2009
The blogosphere is buzzing with talk that Sarah Palin's shock resignation was to head off an embezzlement scandal. Brad Friedman at the Brad Blog broke the story. "I've now been able to get independent information from multiple sources that all of this precedes what are said to b...
Polaris Project: How to attack human slavery challenge?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 27, 2009
...Two gradute students in Brown university participated in the annual entrepreneurship competition, they knew they would have a tough time: Their idea was establishing a social enterprise which was more...
Elevator pitch for the social enterprise
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 25, 2009
...Have you ever heard the term "Elevator Pitch"? Well the term is certainly a commodity in entrepreneurship world and refers to the following situation: Imagine you are in the elevator with a big time i...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...the initiatives they have been taking in my posts but the one I am sharing with you in this post in quite nice to start with. It's called "Re:Motion".
Re:Motion, as you can see in... ...ents are looking for new ways of changing the world and fortunately one of the main areas is social entrepreneurship. I try to cover some of the initiatives they have been taking in my posts but the o...
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...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...o every entrepreneur, but evidently most of them wish they'd made the jump to the world of entrepreneurship earlier in life.
Entrepreneurs tend to view themselves as unemployable; they work ...
Neutron CE 6 Electric Lawn Mower is the Eco Friendly Evolution
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 4, 2009
...with a normal grass thickness. If you neglect your yard and have a forest out back, the battery may quit on you a bit earlier. Neutron believes in their products because they offer a 1 year return pol...
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 Fund for Social Entrepreneurs. The money is aimed to support approximately twenty-five social entrepreneurship initiatives in Ireland for at least the next two years.
Accrding to Social Earth , ...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
Kristi Heims of Seattle Times gives nice examples of how some Chinese companies are taking responsibility towards creating a socially responsible business and also the role of the entrepreneurs in this area.
One interesting one was the following: In Guangxi Province in southern China , a w...
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,...
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 entrepreneur creates a business that will generate profit; a social entrepreneur produces a company th...
Business Plans a Waste of Time? Maybe...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 26, 2009
...sity of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Here it is in a nutshell: Management and entrepreneurship professors David Kirsch and Brent Goldfarb, along with doctoral student Azi Ger...
Transforming social housing in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 10, 2009
One of the people who recently got featured by INSEAD Business School in France as a transforming factor in social enterprises is Taffy Adler.
Taffy become the CEO of the Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) in 1996. According to INSEAD, the company is an urban regeneration agency that operates ...
The best entrepreneurs of the year?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 9, 2009
Teaching slum dwellers in Guatemala to sell worm byproducts as fertilizer or helping disabled Nigerians become business owners rather than beggars: These might seem very controversial ideas in the first sight; well actually these are some of the noble ventures being undertaken by the 20 "so...
Before You Start a Business, Do an Internship
in BootStrapMe, on April 4, 2009
...r management processes, controls, and information systems. All of this will make your transition to entrepreneurship easier. Work hard and learn everything you can," he says Gerdes says that ther...
A cool example of sustainable development in Africa
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 31, 2009
This is a cool example I found recently on how Dubai is helping Rwanda with developing tourism capabilities and improve its level of welfare.
In this article (link here ) in Fast Company, the authors highlight how different institutions and countries like UAE are helping Rwanda's tourism&...
The story of the Kiva from its founder
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
Jessica Jackley Flannery, an MBA graduate who founded Kiva, the micro lending website has written the story of she came up with the idea of her company in Stanford Social Innovation Review (It's a bit old, from Sep. 2008, but interesting...the link is here ).
She got obsessed by the i...
Ideas for social entrepreneurship in crisis times
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
... low class people lose their jobs, and when there is lower support for developing countries, social entrepreneurship become even more important. However, the ideas and business models should be adapte...
Should Businesses Take on Debt Now?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on March 22, 2009
...iego State University's Entrepreneurial Management Center, to Maria Minniti, a professor of entrepreneurship at Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business, to Daniel Meyerov, a...
AIG witch hunts: the new McCarthyism
in Sox First, on March 21, 2009
Some of the most disturbing reports now coming out of the US tell us that AIG employees are now living in fear. Now we're told employees have been told to avoid sporting the company logo and to travel in pairs at night. Bomb sniffer dogs and body guards are in demand. As the Hartford Cou...
Looking for a School of Entrepreneurship? Look No More...
in TJ's Weblog, on March 10, 2009
...iting piece this week on the call for applicants for the 3rd annual "Summer@ Highland " entrepreneurship program. The program is run by Highland Capital Partners . Highland's 10 week ...
For Every Golfer There's A Swing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 6, 2009
...Bobby Clampett embraced Homer Kelly's book, The Golfing Machine.
When Clampett blew up and quit the game, he said later that he had focused too much on specific movements rather than allowing...
MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 5, 2009
...usiness Development, Biogen Idec
Andrin Oswald, M.D.; CEO, Novartis Vaccines
Panels will include:
Entrepreneurship: Making Your Company a Success
Lesa Mitchell (Kauffman Foundation), Stanley Lapidus...
Toilet Paper Worse than Hummers for Global Warming?
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...per is doing more to cause global warming than driving a hummer.
Luckily there's a solution. Quit using toilet paper, (or perhaps if we all just used one sheet), and start using Wallypops !...
Detroit and the rest: how the crash will reshape America
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
...less spending on sectors like medical technology and alternative energy that could drive US growth, entrepreneurship and exports. "Different eras favor different places, along with the industrie...
New book: The power of unreasonable people...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 16, 2009
George Bernard Shaw once said: "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all the progress depends on the unreasonable man". This is the main theme of the book "The Power of Unreasonable People...
E+Co receives award for the development in energy
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 14, 2009
... The Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University launched a new award called the "Enterprising Social Innovation Award" as part of its ongoing efforts ...
Success story: God's Love We Deliver...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 13, 2009
Ganga Stone joined forces with Jane Best and Restaurant Claire in 1986 to help patients with HIV and other serious problems get food delivery service for free. Restaurant Claire prepared meals that Ganga and volunteers delivered to people living with HIV/AIDS in Manhattan. They started delivering ab...
20 Bootstrapping Tips
in BootStrapMe, on February 4, 2009
...r.
The tips are basic: Hire people on a part time basis
Automate wherever possible
Don't quit your day job (and we've said that before)
Form partnerships
Chances are, you've h...
Social media and social entrepreneurship
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 31, 2009
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As the time passes by, I am coming to the conclusion that technology is a good think for social entrepreneurship; specifically this new generation of so called Web 2.0 technologies which help us c...
Spread "The Heart Truth - Find Out How You Can Make a Difference This February
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 30, 2009
...e with others while taking action to lead a healthier lifestyle.
Choose from any of the following: Quit Smoking, Aim for a Healthy Weight, Get Moving: Exercise Regularly, Eat for Your Heart Health an...
Bill Drayton of Ashoka talks to Google people about social entrepreneurship
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 24, 2009
...trepreneurs worldwide. He is considered by many one of the fathers of social entrepreneurship (I am quite sure many of you know him already).
I found a cool video from him the other day related to a... ...and fostering social entrepreneurs worldwide. He is considered by many one of the fathers of social entrepreneurship (I am quite sure many of you know him already).
I found a cool video from him the...
Building a Start Up from Scratch
in BootStrapMe, on January 21, 2009
... even better. You can read the article here . Step one is the most practical in my mind: don't quit your day job...
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2435975
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in Wangtam, on 2009-01-20
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Unemployment Benefits? One of the Risks of Going it Alone...
in BootStrapMe, on January 15, 2009
...ic Radio had an interesting story yesterday that highlighted the plight of many people involved in entrepreneurship and home-based business. If their business fails, they are just as unemployed as a ...
Armenta Fine Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on January 13, 2009
...sketching, designing, and working with stones since she was young, but it wasn't until an entrepreneurship class, while working on her MBA, that she discovered she could turn this love of jewelry ...
What are three big things in social entrepreneurship in 2009?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 7, 2009
...ted to ask you a futuristics! question: What are the top trends in the year 2009 in area of social entrepreneurship?
I personally think there are 3 movements which have already started and will co...
Bill Richardson Withdraws As Commerce Secretary Designee
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 5, 2009
...a's future Cabinet members to run into a problem is New Mexico Governor Bill richardson who quit the post before he was sworn in.
Richardson has recently come under scrutiny by a New Mexico S...
Social (business) plan: Do we really need it?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 4, 2009
...an is necessary for them to be able to make their decision.
Makezen's Reflections , a social entrepreneurship blog, has written a number of "To-Dos" for writing a business plan for so...
SMoking During First Trimester Linked to Cleft Lip in Infants
in Next Nine Months, on December 21, 2008
...trimester.
Based on these results, it seems to be a sensible idea not only for a pregnant woman to quit smoking, but also to avoid passive smoke coming from people in the household, workplace, etc.
...
Venture Capitalists Karen Gordon Mills Nominated to Head the Small Business Administration
in Bizinformer, on December 20, 2008
...minated by President-elect Obama to lead the Small Business Administration. She has been a private equity investor since 1993. She was founding partner and managing director of the New York firm Soler... ...our nation rebuild our economy."
Of her appointment Mills said: "America's spirit of entrepreneurship is one of our greatest assets as we compete in this global economy. I am very pleas...
Ethno-medizinisches Zentrum und MiMi: Salman ausgezeichnet, Sozialunternehmer des Jahres
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on 19.12.08
Ramazan Salman, 48, ist sehr produktiv. In 20 Jahren hat er mehrere soziale Betriebe gegründet, aufgebaut und zum Erfolg geführt. Sein größtes Projekt "MiMi - Mit Migranten für Migranten" hat heute 38 Standorte im Bundesgebiet erreicht. Für "Innovation, Nachhaltigkeit und sozial...
More law suits for big tobacco
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
...merican Journal of Public Health found that people who smoke light cigarettes are half as likely to quit as other smokers. A third of respondents said that they smoked lights because of health con...
Micro Finance social ventures in Bangladesh
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 13, 2008
I found this cool video about Muhammad Yunus, owner of a local bank in Bangladesh, who was recently awarded Noble Prize for his efforts on starting social ventures. In this video, he talks about the need for business thinkers to lead the way and be the first movers in starting social start-ups i...
Compound In Broccoli May Inhibit Tobacco Smoke-Related Lung Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 8, 2008
... and former smokers," wrote lead author Fekadu Kassie.
Of course the best advice would be to quit smoking altogether but it is good to know the cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli has its b...
Immigrants and Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
in TJ's Weblog, on December 2, 2008
...unity.
Wadhwa has argued for several years now that immigrants in the U.S. are heavily involved in entrepreneurship. But last month the Small Business Administration released a report that supporte...
IASB chief Sir David Tweedie nearly resigned
in Sox First, on November 14, 2008
Last week, I did a blog entry on how Deutsche Bank had exploited the weak-kneed approach of the International Accounting Standards Board and European Commission allowing banks to reclassify assets, basically turning an out and out loss into a reported profit. Now the IASB seems to be coming o...
