Archive for March, 2010
Q&A: Bump CEO talks up new PayPal partnership
This post is syndicated from KnappLab.
Crain’s Chicago interviews David Lieb of Bump Technologies Inc. The latest version of PayPal’s iPhone app includes a slick feature—users can transfer money simply by touching one phone to another. Read more...
Augmented Reality on Android: Prepping the Camera and Compass
This post is syndicated from KnappLab.
Chris Haseman shows us how to implement the first two elements of an Augmented Reality engine (the camera and the Compass) on Android. Read more...
Creative Entrepneurship Workshop – 4/17
In a globalizing and challenging economy, the next generation of creative entrepreneurs will be reinventing the business world. Join featured speaker Laura Hollis of the Univeristy of Illinois, Carl Nordgren of Minogi, Zach Kaplan of Inventables, Phil Tadros of Doejo, Loran Nordgren of Kellogg,...
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Entrepreneurial Panel Discussion: Recruiting, Hiring and Harnessing the Right Talent for Growth
In this panel discussion, hear first hand from a panel of experts on the importance of having the right team in place to enable your company to grow and succeed. The panel is comprised of four successful entrepreneurs and industry professionals.
The discussion will be interactive and include...
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Creating Apps Just for Cars
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Ford and the University of Michigan are developing social networking apps. Read more...
YPC Entrepreneur Panel Discussion
I'm sorry for the late notice. You can still make it!
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Join YPC, in partnership with the Illinois Institute of Technology as they host some of Chicago's most successful serial entrepreneurs for an interactive panel discussion. YPC's E3 events provide you with an opportunity to...
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Part 15: The Long Haul
This post is syndicated from Entrepreneur Blog by Seth Kravitz.
Every business owner will face this question at one point. The decision is different for everyone, but generally it boils down to: “Do I continue managing the company and own my business for the long haul, do I consider selling, or do I close up shop?”
The Long Haul: This mentality is the...
What is Your Core Business?
This post is syndicated from Ross Kimbarovsky.
Too often, startups risk getting misdirected by the media and customers to add features and functionality to a product or service that turn out to be collateral to the core business. I believe this is happening now with Gowalla and Foursquare, among others. Both services have recently become media...
Join the The Intel® Atom™ Developer Challenge
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The quest for groundbreaking netbook applications continues! The Intel® Atom™ Developer Challenge is back for 2010 with larger rewards and more prize categories, like Best-of-Category, People’s Choice, Most Innovative Application, and Most Elegant Application Design. Have you got what it...
Fresh Minds Questions on Inventions
This post is syndicated from Bob Brill patent IP lawyer with business sense.
A teacher invited me to speak to students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) about inventions, in connection with assignments for the students to research and prepare presentations on inventions. Following my standing suggestion on talks, I asked for a list of questions from the students for me...
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