Archive for August, 2007

The biggest missed opportunity

I believe the biggest missed opportunity in Boise’s tech history was locating HP and Micron on opposite ends of the valley.
Have you ever been to Palo Alto? All the big tech companies are within a stones throw of each other (if uncle Rico’s throwing) Ever stopped in one of the local pubs after [...]

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Hot off the press

Articles from around the web
MobileDataforce Named Microsoft Certified Partner
The title says it all. Congrats for the achievement.
Center for teaching and learning opens
The new building at BSU opens. All decked out with the latest technology.
More to come as it happens.
Mahalo,
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Hot news

Just a couple articles from the web.
Tech council ponders new direction
Where are we going with our tech? Can we get more support?
Entrepreneurs invited to technology grant workshop
Learn how to apply for federal grants.
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TechBoise Job Board

In an effort to answer the frequent question I get: “Do you know someone that’s hiring for X?” I have added a job board to TechBoise. You can follow that little widget to the right or go to techboise.jobamatic.com
I hope this helps both those people looking for a job and those companies looking to [...]

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Plugging Pleo!

www.pleoworld.com
Most of you have seen Pleo in action, at least on video (if not, leave that link going on the intro page for a while).
Boisean/Idahoan Caleb Chung designed the Furby and his encore is Pleo.
I’ve seen Pleo ‘in person’ and it is spooky real. (The AI involved is truly cutting edge- I got entangled in [...]

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is this thing on?????????

OK, nobody is responding…. hell, hardly anyone is posting.
So, will you tell me what you want to read?
I just came back from the out-sized Academy of Management meetings in Philly - the “double helix” bridging asset model got blessed by *the* top guy in that arena. Idaho is on the right track!
Lots of interesting tidbits [...]

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Why Startups Fail

I know there are several readers who dedicate their professional and personal lives to this issue. E-Commerce News has an article about this issue www.ecommercetimes.com/rsstory/58813.html. Not much new in the story for most of us but it’s always a good reminder.
A survey done by the U.S. Commerce Department stated that of [...]

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Tech news from the web

Just a couple stories from the web pertaining to Idaho.
Tech Luminaries Converge on Idaho for Deep-Think Fest
Old news but it’s always good when national geeks hang out in Idaho.

Ellick Takes Helm at Commerce
Silicon Valley manager now a part of the Idaho Department of Commerce. Can Idaho be the next Silicon Valley?
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Tech News

Just a story we found on the The Idaho Statesman.com by Ken Dey.?É‚Äö?Ǭ†

Idaho’s economic growth slows slightly
What do you think Idaho’s economic future holds?
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Idaho Science & Technology News

I recieved the Idaho Science and Technology news letter and thought you might be interested in some of it. Some of the stories will seem familiar. TechBoise even received a mention.
In this issue: Idaho Science & Tech

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