Posts Tagged with opportunity

Livermore Valley could be California’s Latest Innovation Hub

In a step that could lead to the establishment of a high tech center in Livermore, the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency has selected i-GATE (Innovation for Green Advanced Transportation Excellence) as one of six applicants to be recognized as inaugural members of the California iHub demonstration program.
I-GATE was submitted to the state by [...]

The World’s Most Respected Companies

According to Barron’s latest rankings, The World’s Most Respected Companies are companies whose shares have been strong performers. In fact, when it comes to calculating asset values, Wall Street is never at a loss. Investors pay up for respect, in part because respected companies tend to hold their value longer.
“Respected companies aren’t going to fall [...]

Filed under: News on February 19th, 2010 @ 8:00 am

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Vancouver Olympians Show Dedication to Philanthropy

Many of the athletes competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are bringing the same dedication to training and competing as they do to supporting their communities and the causes that inspire them. The following are a few of the individuals involved in philanthropic pursuits during this winter’s games:
• U.S. women’s hockey team captain Angela [...]

Filed under: News on February 17th, 2010 @ 11:11 am

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‘Start-Up Nation’ Author Dan Senor Spreads the Word on Israel’s Advances

Tiny and facing perpetual adversity, Israel has grown a spectacularly successful entrepreneurial economy in the midst of a global economic meltdown, with $2 billion in foreign investment capital invested there in 2008 alone.
The country currently has the highest density of startups in the world (3,850, or one startup for every 1,844 Israelis). Over the [...]

Filed under: News on January 18th, 2010 @ 8:00 am

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The Founders Visa Movement

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 [...]

Microsoft to Launch Opensource Foundation

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 [...]

Google Moves into Solar and Online Payments

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 [...]

Advances in Offshore Wind Farming

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 [...]

Small Business Resource Centers Need to Get Creative with Funding

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

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Teach A Man To Fish…

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 [...]

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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.

GreenRoad announced last month that it has raised $10 million in financing from Generation Investment Management, the investment firm co-founded by Al Gore in 2004. GreenRoad, which is developing technologies to encourage safe and fuel-efficient driving behavior, intends to use the proceeds to accelerate the deployment of its GreenRoad 360 service among new and existing customers. GreenRoad [...].