Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

The Business Case For Real Time Airline Data Collection vs. The Black Box

WTF, $15,000 is too steep a cost and nobody can present a strong enough business case to upgrade a fleet of airliners to Internet based real time black box data collection?  As usual, it’s never impossible.  Technology can do the job if it weren’t for greedy business men and slacking politicians.
So, here’s a business case [...]

More »

Mixing your Passions with your Strenghts.

I stumbled upon this video just now and it really hit home with what I have read a lot about in regards to ones passion and career.  What is said in many books and sites time and time again is to take some of your strengths and combine that with a few of your passions [...]

More »

Kids Are Entrepreneurs, Let The Kid In You Play

This is a fantastic video.  A well done presentation that I recently stumbled upon in my reader.  Just yesterday my son (7) made a roller coaster with a lot of hot wheel track  (you know, the old school kind) and pillows.  He made the cart out of lego in a very clever way.  Anyway, I [...]

More »

I’m Withdrawing from You Be The VC

This weekend has been a tough one.  From finding out about a newly filed patent from Apple that directly conflicts with what I’m doing, to a demo/survey that I made which suggests users don’t find my product appealing enough, and then finding out there is a competitor that is doing 2/3′rds of what I have planned.
Now, I’m not too [...]

More »

I’m a Top 100 “You Be The VC” Finalist

For starters You Be The VC is a site where anyone can submit their business idea which eventually is widdled down to 20 remaining participants where “you judge the entries and help us decide who gets their idea catapulted from concept to functioning company. Winners will receive guidance from some of the top entrepreneurial minds [...]

More »