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Raising capital – The 50 or so things you should read first | JonBischke.com

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:36:51 -0500

Raising capital – The 50 or so things you should read first | JonBischke.com :

The Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs

not too bad

The Geography of Jobs

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:30:57 -0500

The Geography of Jobs :

in US

"When you do this, remember that a startup is primarily about building something. Hence the most..."

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:20:11 -0500

“When you do this, remember that a startup is primarily about building something. Hence the most important aspect of your backgrounds is not the names of the schools you attended or companies you worked at – it’s what you’ve built.”

- Pitch yourself, not your idea cdixon.org – chris dixon’s blog

"Fortune named Apple CEO Steve Jobs “CEO of the Decade” for his phenomenal leadership at..."

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:22:49 -0500

“Fortune named Apple CEO Steve Jobs “CEO of the Decade” for his phenomenal leadership at Apple and how he has remade four industries (music, movies, mobile telephones, and computing) in the past ten years.”

- The decade of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple - Nov. 5, 2009

Technologies That Could Change the Energy Picture - WSJ.com

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:26:58 -0400

Technologies That Could Change the Energy Picture - WSJ.com:

SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER,
ADVANCED CAR BATTERIES,
UTILITY STORAGE,
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE,
NEXT-GENERATION BIOFUELS

The Associated Press: Obama awards national science, technology medals

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:43:37 -0400

The Associated Press: Obama awards national science, technology medals:

“For at our best, this nation has never feared the future,” he said. “We’ve shaped the future. Even when we’ve endured terrible storms, we haven’t given up or turned back — we’ve remain fixed on that brighter horizon. That’s how we’ve led in the pursuit of scientific discovery; and in turn that’s how science has helped us lead the world.”

America can't be the world's tech leader without immigration reform. - Slate Magazine

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:56:27 -0400

America can't be the world's tech leader without immigration reform. - Slate Magazine :

“the government to create a new immigration class for founders of new firms. Every year, Graham’s “Founder Visa” program would let in 10,000 immigrants who’ve shown a plan for starting a new company. These people would be barred from working at existing companies—in other words, they wouldn’t be “taking American jobs.” Instead, Graham argues, they’d be creating jobs”

Inside Steve's Brain: Apple Can Remain Great Without Mr. Jobs - Steve Jobs - Gizmodo

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:10:57 -0400

Inside Steve's Brain: Apple Can Remain Great Without Mr. Jobs - Steve Jobs - Gizmodo:

“Weber was interested in what happened to religious movements after the passing of their charismatic founders. Most religions begin with prophetic leaders, such as Jesus Christ, Mohammad or Buddha, who attract followers with their magnetic personalities and, often, their anti-traditional messages. But after those leaders pass, their charisma and message must be “routinized” if the movement is to survive. Their teachings and methods must be institutionalized, becoming the basis of new traditions.”

routinization of charisma, Max Weber

iSoaker.com - History of the Super Soaker

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:30:16 -0400

iSoaker.com - History of the Super Soaker:

“The year of 1989 began the water weaponry revolution. The origin of the Super Soaker® actually dates back to 1982 when Dr. Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer, first had the idea of making a high performance toy water gun. At the time, he was employed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California as a spacecraft systems engineer on the Galileo mission to Jupiter. As a part time inventor, it took eight (8) years before the gun was finally introduced to consumers. ”

How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade - WSJ.com

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:15:19 -0400

How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade - WSJ.com:

government serving as first customer; part funded by In-Q-Tel

Thomas Zurbuchen: University of Michigan emphasizing 'entrepreneurial mindset' - AnnArbor.com

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:18:58 -0400

Thomas Zurbuchen: University of Michigan emphasizing 'entrepreneurial mindset' - AnnArbor.com

The Radical Future of R&D

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:13:00 -0400

The Radical Future of R&D

Big Blue’s global lab BusinessWeek’s Steve Hamm...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:12:00 -0400

Big Blue’s global lab

BusinessWeek’s Steve Hamm tells John A. Byrne that the research of tomorrow won’t be limited by national boundaries.

Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs? - BusinessWeek

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:10:00 -0400

Where Have You Gone, Bell Labs? - BusinessWeek:

How basic research can repair the broken U.S. business model

Apollo program engaged at its peak, 400,000 people

R&D Troubles in the U.S.

calling for the equivalent of a Manhattan and Apollo Projects

IBM, Microsoft, Dupont

“more R&D is going on globally”

“Discovery drives innovation, innovation drives productivity, productivity drives economic growth.”

“Much of the best technical talent has been drawn to the promise of riches from Wall Street and financial engineering. “

“We need to reestablish a culture that rewards and celebrates the scientist who is willing to work on tough problems even if the commercial return is less certain. Given that the U.S. economy is so much bigger than it was 40 years ago, and so much less competitive internationally, 10 or more equivalent corporate research labs are needed for critical mass. The most likely candidates are the top research corporations today—IBM, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, Google, Exxon Mobil XOM, DuPont, Microsoft, Apple, 3M MMM, General Electric, Boeing BA, and others. Many of these companies already have hundreds of PhD researchers and scientists on staff, and while their labs mostly focus on shorter-term development goals, they still retain the spirit of scientific pursuit.”

“TAX INCENTIVES COULD HELP

Consider that the Bell Labs budget peaked at $1.6 billion in 1982 (about $3.6 billion in today’s dollars), and $20 billion would fund, say, three large labs and five smaller ones. Split in some ratio between public and private sources, $20 billion is not a large number. As noted earlier, IBM, Microsoft, and HP already spend $17 billion annually on R&D. If leading companies committed 5% to 10% of those R&D budgets to pure research (up from 0% to 5% today), in exchange for a tax credit or a government match, a new innovation ecosystem would quickly begin to build critical mass. From the government’s perspective, the money put toward innovation today is the highest-return investment it can make.”

Matti Makkonen is the Finnish engineering and mobile telephony...

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:38:00 -0400

Matti Makkonen is the Finnish engineering and mobile telephony pioneer widely credited with inventing Short Message Service (SMS), the communications protocol that allows the interchange of short text messages between mobile phone devices. SMS technology has facilitated the development and growth of text messaging, a phenomenally popular method of communicating.

http://w3.cantos.com/08/eiu-awar-810-a8eh2/interviews.php?interviewee=4

Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94 - Yahoo! News

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:18:34 -0400

Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94 - Yahoo! News:

Paul was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2005.

Search & Discovery « Research at U-M

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:57:26 -0400

Search & Discovery « Research at U-M:

Yes, but… “There is the one thing that concerns me about the universities as a regional resource, however. Michigan is just not doing much to support its knowledge base, the very thing that is helping attract new industries to our region.”

Google Books link Amazon.com ReviewGary Dorsey’s Silicon...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:28:58 -0400

Google Books link

Amazon.com Review
Gary Dorsey’s Silicon Sky tells the engrossing tale of a private company’s quest to develop the world’s first low-earth-orbit commercial satellite—a momentous accomplishment that paved the way for everything from reasonably priced GPS navigational receivers to pay-at-the-pump credit-card terminals at filling stations. Dorsey tackles the true story of the emerging world of “microspace” in a manner reminiscent of Tracy Kidder’s pioneering The Soul of a New Machine, using an interesting combination of first-hand observations, critical analysis, and literary techniques usually found in novels. By sticking close to Orbital Sciences Corporation’s extensive cast of characters working in the early design stages in 1992 through the product launch in 1995, Dorsey brings readers into the labs and boardrooms as the fledgling operation grows into a booming company that entered 1998 with $3.9 billion in orders already in its books. —Howard Rothman —This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Twitter’s Internal Strategy Laid Bare: To Be “The Pulse Of The Planet”

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:56:20 -0400

Twitter’s Internal Strategy Laid Bare: To Be “The Pulse Of The Planet” :

for later reference. Interesting:

“RSS Is The Enemy: The other expense they are worried about is supporting all of the RSS feeds that are migrating to Twitter. The people who run Twitter definitely don’t like RSS, and who can blame them? The big concerns expressed at the meeting were, “What if all feeds went through twitter: would be expensive,” and “feeds are not unique content.” (They are also too slow, but that is another issue).”

"Engineering has been underemphasized in this country for a generation. Our high schools fall far..."

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:33:44 -0400

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Engineering has been underemphasized in this country for a generation. Our high schools fall far short of the mark in science and math. This helps explain why only four percent of American college students have chosen engineering as a profession.

At the same time, American companies must reinvigorate their technical efforts…

Technology is what makes people and countries feel wealthy… Technology is also the source of competitive advantage.

An American renewal will be built on technology. GE’s R&D budget has not been cut. And that’s a course of action I’d recommend to every company that wants to get through the economic crisis even stronger than before.

”

- Full text of Immelt’s speech Friday in Detroit, where he said General Electric’s new center will create 1,100 jobs in Detroit - WSJ.com