Archive for the "Tech" category

Idaho Innovation Summit

Just in case you missed Norris’ post over here or the Idaho Statesman article over here, I’m posting again about the Idaho Innovation Summit next Thursday, October 11th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The event is being organized by Rick Ritter CEO of Idaho TechConnect.
If you are a privately owned tech company make sure you [...]

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India to Outsource to Idaho?

Tim Mitchell over at HP alerted me to an article by Ken Dey I missed about Indian companies that are starting to outsource there outsourced work back to the states. One possible target is Idaho.
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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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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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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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IQ Idaho’s Tech Issue

IQ Idaho’s tech issue is now out. I’d encourage everyone to grab a copy. There are several great articles throughout the issue. Norris and myself both contributed an article. There’s also a great transcript of a roundtable discussion between several techfluentials in the valley (yes I just made up a word).
The great [...]

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Building Clusters

One of the things that I have heard people say, is that Boise needs a technology cluster.
It used to be that clusters grew organically out of spin-offs of larger companies (Intel is the classic example). But more and more we’re seeing regions ‘manufacture’ clusters around certain industries.
This is beneficial to an area [...]

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The TechBoise Map

Here’s the email I received which is a standing open invitation to all tech companies in the valley. (Yes we willingly let them use the name. It is a good name after all.)
Put Your Company on the TechBoise Map!
Boise?ɬ¢?¢‚Äö¬¨?¢‚Äû¬¢s high-technology community is vibrant and entrepreneurial.
We want to capture these dynamics by creating a [...]

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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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TechLaunch 4.0 musings

As a first time contributor, let me first offer props to Tac for getting TechBoise off the ground. It’s a tremendous contribution and long overdue for the Boise tech community to have a collaborative platform.
For those of you who didn’t make it to yesterday’s TechLaunch 4.0, you missed one of the best tech events I’ve [...]

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