According to a report released last week by the California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the biomedical industry is one of the most recession-resilient sectors in California’s hard-hit economy and a critical driver of innovation, job growth, and revenue that will help lead the state to economic recovery. However, the reports points to [...]
Filed under: News on February 8th, 2010 @ 9:02 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, growth, industry, innovation, markets, opportunities, Technology, US
I just read some insightful comments from Brad Feld, picking up on an idea that was originally championed by Paul Graham back in April – The Founders Visa. Under this conceptual program, entrepreneurs who were in the process of developing start-ups would be granted special visas, enabling them to remain in the country.
Given the United [...]
Filed under: Business, News on September 14th, 2009 @ 12:00 pm
Tagged with: Brad Feld, Business, economy, effective, entrepreneur, Founders Visa, immigration, industry, innovation, insights, jobs, opportunities, opportunity, Paul Graham, people, progress, start-up, startup
In an effort to get further involved in the growing opensource movement, Microsoft has announced that it will be creating and funding ($1 million annually) the CodePlex Foundation. The initial framing of the announcement, is as a neutral place for companies and developers to share ideas and interact, ultimately increasing the commercial opportunities for all [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on September 11th, 2009 @ 12:09 pm
Tagged with: Business, funding, growth, interactive, investing, investment, launch, leaders, management, microsoft, open source, opensource, opportunities, opportunity, product, sharing, software, strategy
Despite the recent moves to curtail the tech giant’s online dominance, prompting most companies to circle their wagons, Google appears to be taking the opposite approach, further diversifying its business model instead. I read this both as a sign of confidence in its current offerings and as a logical next step in order to leverage [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on September 11th, 2009 @ 9:51 am
Tagged with: Business, deal, efficiency, energy, Google, Green, innovation, innovative, investing, investment, IT, markets, media, metrics, online, opportunities, opportunity, Technology, web
As we attempt to curb our reliance on fossil fuels and move towards energy independence, I’m constantly on the lookout for new innovations in green technology that can open new opportunities, both for their environmental benefits and investment potential. So while the idea of offshore wind farms is nothing new, I was intrigued by the [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on September 9th, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
Tagged with: clean energy, energy, Green, Green Tech, green technology, Hywind, infrastructure, innovation, innovative, investing, investment, manufacturers, offshore, oil, opportunities, opportunity, success, Technology, turbine, wind farm
After being extended last month, the rebate program known as “Cash for Clunkers” (a.k.a CARS) is finally over due to overwhelming demand. With almost $1.9 billion in rebates, the U.S. government has been taken a bit by surprise in terms of the success of the program, leading to delays in payments to car dealerships, and [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on August 28th, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
Tagged with: CARS, cash for clunkers, consumer, Environment, Fuel economy, government, jobs, opportunities, President Obama, success, sustainability
The LA Times points to the plight of small business centers in the state of California, which offer loans, counseling and other resources to entrepreneurs. Despite the fact that they’ve been busier than ever before, cuts to state budgets have forced them lose out on matching federal funds, turn people away and in some cases, [...]
Filed under: Business, News on August 27th, 2009 @ 11:21 am
Tagged with: budget, Business, California, Community, economy, entrepreneur, funding, innovation, investing, opportunities, opportunity, resources, sharing
Seth Godin has a thought provoking piece on what he refers to as patient capital, an idea that itself exists on the wisdom offered by the proverbial “teach a man to fish” point of view.
Godin illustrates the cycle of poverty, pointing to the fact that its very existence is predicated on the fact that [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Philanthropy on August 21st, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
Tagged with: Business, charity, Community, entrepreneur, funding, investing, investment, markets, opportunities, opportunity, poverty, sustainability
The Guardian has a very thoughtful piece about the unfortunate disconnect that exists in developing nations where it’s easier to get a bottle of Coca-Cola than it is to get life-saving medicines for very treatable diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. While many of the problems associated with dispensing adequate treatment can be attributed to corruption, [...]
Filed under: Business, News on August 20th, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Tagged with: brands, Business, charity, Coca-Cola, distribution channels, global, government, innovation, innovative, markets, medicine, non-profit, opportunities, opportunity, philanthropy
Big Money has an interesting thought piece around the subtle societal shifts that will develop around electric car charging stations. As hybrids and eventually full electric vehicles increasingly become the norm within our (mostly) car-reliant culture, infrastructure will have to be developed to support this change. Eventually, we will reach a tipping point where traditional [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on August 20th, 2009 @ 10:50 am
Tagged with: Business, CARS, efficiency, electric car-charging, electric vehicle, funding, government, infrastructure, innovation, innovative, opportunities, opportunity, vehicle
This week, Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) announced nearly $9 million in new grants for helping the state meet pressing health needs.
This week industrial engineer James Dyson stressed the role of science and engineering with the release of a new report entitled “Making the UK the leading high-tech exporter in Europe”. Dyson – who is perhaps best known for his bagless vacuum cleaners – is calling for more investment and support for innovative engineering.