Posts with keyword: entrepreneur

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Starting a New High-Tech Business: Setting Up Email

Wed Oct 3 09:32:00 2007

I'm starting a new business called Kynetx (nothing to see there yet). As I go through some of the things I do, I'm planning to blog them. The whole series will be here. You may find my efforts instructive. Or you may know a better way--if so, please let me know! When you start a new technology company, you're going to be talking to a lot of people. You'll want them to get in touch with you. That means phone and email at the very least. In the early stages you can get away with your Gmail or Yahoo!
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Coder to Co-Founder: Etech Tutorial

Mon Mar 26 09:43:00 2007

I'm sitting in Marc Hedlund's tutorial, Coder to Co-Founder: Entrepreneuring for Geeks. Looking him up on the Web, I found, what else, a post he'd done about twitter about how Twitter is wall for the Web (and some other things). Something from Nothing: Marc makes the point that being employee number one for a company is easier than being the founder because being employee number one implies something's already there--a name, an idea, money, and so on. You should work on the idea that won't leave you alone. It's Good to Be King: It's fantastic to have an idea,
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Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition

Tue Sep 19 11:10:00 2006

The BYU Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) is sponsoring their annual Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition. Computer Science students at BYU have done very well in this competition in the past. A total of $31,000 in prize money is awarded, with $12,500 going to first place. If you're a student with an idea for a business and are serious about getting off the ground, this is a good way to focus your efforts, get some great feedback, and, if you're good, get a little funding for your idea to boot.
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v|100 Luncheon

Tue Jun 6 19:11:00 2006

I went to the VSpring Capital v|100 luncheon today. VSpring does a great job with this program and the luncheon is one of my favorite networking events of the year. I see all kinds of people there that I need to catch up with. Dennis Wood, who makes it happen, and the VSpring partners deserve kudos for a job well done. Ellen Levy was the speaker today and she gave an awesome talk. She's the Director of Industry Collaboration & Research for Stanford University's Media X and has a broad background in high-tech and venture funding. She talked about
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v|100 Selectees

Thu May 4 10:21:00 2006

vSpring has released the names of the v|100 for 2006. "The v|100 was conceived by vSpring as a tool to recognize the region's outstanding entrepreneurs and to support and promote partnering and collaboration among the state of Utah's top entrepreneurs." I'm happy to say that I'm among them for the third year in a row, particularly since the nomination and selection process is done by the entrepreneurial community in Utah.
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Speedpitch Lunch

Fri Oct 21 10:43:00 2005

If you're a Utah entrepreneur, or are willing to fly, Paul Allen and FundingUtah.com are hosting a speedpitching lunch on Nov 8. Here's how it works: Ten of Utah's top entrepreneurs will give five-minute pitches to several groups of 3-5 accredited angel investors rotating in a fast-paced, musical chairs style. After the end of the event, entrepreneurs will be available for question and answer sessions on an individual basis. SpeedPitching will enable promising entrepreneurs to present their ideas to a large number of angel investors in an intimate setting. In addition, angel investors will learn about Utah's most promising
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Business Ignitor

Tue Oct 11 18:38:00 2005

Thursday Rick Adams, CEO of Adam Air will be speaking at this months edition of the Business Ignitor series. Rick's talk will be at the Ogden Airport at 3:30. Adam Aricraft recently announced that they're going to locate their manufacturing facility for their new line of planes in Ogden. Makes sense: Ogden's got a nice big airport and there's plenty of skilled aircraft workers from Hill AFB. Rick will speak for 15 minutes or so and then I'll moderate questions from the audience. I'm planning on flying up from Provo--I don't need much of an excuse to fly. Sorry,
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