Archive for the "Start Up" category

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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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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Open Invitation to Micron Engineers

I know there are a lot of Micron Engineers out there wondering, “What am I going to do?” (I know because I’ve talked to a couple of you already)
In the spirit of economic development, I would like to make an offer to any of you who have a business idea. I will gladly [...]

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live from TechLaunch!

Good morning - rookie live blogger here!
Idaho TechLaunch is about to, um, launch. Seven companies each have 20 minutes to pitch their venture (+10 min Q&A). If any of you have any questions, chime in.
1. OKOS
First up is Okos which uses nondestructive testing (NDT) tech out of INL - cool stuff but, alas, no positronic [...]

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The Water Cooler Gains Steam

By now many of you have (hopefully) heard about The Water Cooler. It has been well documented in the media that Mark Rivers is leading the charge start a downtown incubator. The Water Cooler is the evolution of those plans. The Water cooler won’t so much be a typical business incubator as [...]

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Downtown Interactions

Many of you may have read reports that Mark Rivers, the developer of Bodo, has stated that he wants to start a technology incubator in the Downtown Boise area. This is something that I feel is greatly needed. Not that Idaho needs another incubator, but that local entrepreneurs need a place to work [...]

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Are you in your entrepreneurial prime?

A VC had a couple very interesting post on age and entrepreneurialism:

Do you know any 45 year old entrepreneurs?
Yes I do. But only one of the entrepreneurs in our current portfolio is older than 45. And he’ll probably be starting companies until he dies. It’s what he does.
But the facts are pretty eye opening. [...]

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