Archive for October, 2007

Blogrolls and Coming Changes

A couple of housekeeping items:
* The Idaho Statesman shares some link love with TechBoise
* The site is moving - servers and platforms not URL
* A call for contributors
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Startup Speed Dating

Startup speed dating is one of the more popular events for Kickstand. If you want real world experience and feedback pitching your startup idea to real investors read on.
Twice a year we sponsor an event we’ve named Start-up Speed Dating as part of our mission:
“To support innovators in any industry who would like [...]

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Tech Startup Update

I’ll have more detail on these three companies in the weeks to come but I thought I would give them all a quick shout out.
Pronetos - Pronetos is a home to communities and scholars of every academic discipline: a global think-tank of the leaders in your field. They have come out of closed beta [...]

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Studies of Nobel Prize teams

always show that either the initial collaboration among the key team members happens over coffee, tea or some other adult beverage… and/or that’s where the seminal idea arose. IOW, informal social interaction is critical to growing innovation.
Or…. iow, I’m overdue to harass you folks into an after-work coffee conclave! Yeah, yeah, you want to go [...]

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Flight of the Ern? Kickstand, October 11

Well, not the “ern” that’s occasionally an entry in crossword puzzles, but ERN as in Entrepreneur Resource Network, a new wrinkle from the good folks at Kickstand.
http://ern.kickstand.org
The ERN is a place for Kickstand members (and others) to share ideas and, more
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News

Group pushes for Idaho Tech council
Can Idaho form a technology trade association?
Thought this would be relevant.?É‚Äö?Ǭ† Hopefully it will materialize into something.
Mahalo,
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SBA: Online Webchat!

Re regulatory burdens, etc. If you’ve got a gripe, here’s one angle. (I’d talk to NFIB as well.) NK
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U.S. Small Business Administration
– Web Chat Advisory –
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Contact: Cecelia Taylor (202) 401-3059
Advisory Number: MA07-30
Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news
SBA to Host Live Web Chat on Regulatory Fairness for Small Businesses
WHO: SBA National Ombudsman Nicholas Owens will host the October [...]

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TechIdaho, Ken Dey Gets His Way

One point I’ve tried to make clear is that this is not a ‘news’ site. Boise has many talented reporters that do a much better job than I could. One such reporter is Ken Dey. It was obvious when I first met Ken that he was passionate about Tech.
I’ve known for a [...]

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online news

Topics from the web.
Six companies named top innovators
Stoel Rives Innovation Awards
Local entrepreneur moves business to Boise, sells stake in Sun Valley Online
Online travel business
Micron Technology Named 2007 Sun Best-in-Class Supplier
Superior quality and value
Otter to host Korean leaders at his ranch
Technology in agriculture
Good news this week!
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October 11 - Mark Your Calendars (Yes, Again! LOL)

Bugging you all again… head over on October 11, ok? (But try to rsvp to Reverend Rick!)
Unless you?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?¢‚Äû¬¢re not really an entrepreneur?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?Ǭ¶ (And even if you?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?¢‚Äû¬¢re not?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?Ǭ¶ PLEASE pass this along!
The time has come to start seriously thinking about a ?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?Ö‚Äútrade association?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?Ǭù for Idaho innovators. Mark October 11 on your calendar, 10am-3pm, Riverside Doubletree.
This is [...]

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