Product & Services Development Archives
Netscape Co-Founder's Tips on Building a Startup
Marc Andreesen, an Internet legend who co-founded Netscape and several other companies, is writing a multi-part series on his blog about building a start-up. In his first post in the series, he lists some pros and cons of growing a company from the ground up.
Untapped Innovation at Kauffman's iBridge
The Kauffman Innovation Network has launched an interesting Web site for anyone to search for innovations that, until now, have been lost and untapped behind university walls. The iBridge Network debuted at the DEMO 07 conference in California last week.
The beta version of iBridge offers an online information exchange between university researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.
Video Interview with Brightcast's Wayne King
Check out this video interview with Wayne King, president of Charlotte-based Brightcast:
Corporate Entrepreneurship
Dr. Stephen C. Harper, Professor of Entrepreneurship at UNC-Wilmington, has written an interesting guest column on Corporate Entrepreneurship: How To Not Be A One-Trick Pony.
Harper is teaming up with Brett Martin, CEO of Castle Branch Inc., to present “Corporate Entrepreneurship: Fundamentals and a Case Study,” a breakout session during at CED's Opportunity 2006 Conference on Dec. 5.
Creating a Market Conversation Strategy
Garrett French of MarketSmart Interactive writes extensively on search engine optimization and media creation strategies.
Check out Garrett's recent article on "A Market Conversation Strategy Guide for SMBs: Driving Search Presence through Industry Participation."
Is There an Engineering Gap?
Vivek Wadhwa, Executive-in-Residence/Adjunct Professor at Duke University, is making headlines with his recent BusinessWeek online column on the debatable "engineering gap" in the United States.
Most of the recent conversation stems from a Duke study that compares the number of U.S. engineering graduates to those in developing nations, particularly India and China.
World-Changing Trends
Wired magazine examines “Six Trends that are Changing the World” in its July 2006 issue.
The six trends include peer production, unlimited video, personalization, clean technology, open standards, and technology mergers and acquisitions.
Building a "Bulletproof" Startup
Business 2.0 magazine reports in its June 2006 issue that "there's never been a better time to start your own company."
While barriers to entry might be lower than before, the magazine warns that "succeeding is as difficult as ever." To help navigate the dangerous startup waters, Business 2.0 has developed a 16-step guide (PDF) to help entrepreneurs succeed.
Mark Falkroud offers some tips on landing a strategic/corporate partnership. Mark's company, PreFlight Ventures, also has some relevant online tools to connect with corporate partners. #
Touch360's Shimon Shmueli, a veteran of IBM, offers some interesting tips on product development, design and innovation. Shmueli is speaking at CED's April 11th Entrepreneurs Only Workshop on "How to Build a Product People Will Buy." #
Ever tried to secure a patent? Murray Spruill and Michelle Cunningham of Alston & Bird share tips for navigating the patent office. #