Category: Entrepreneuria
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Eclipse Aviation: Redefining the Value Proposition for Jet Travel
Vern Raburn, President and CEO of Eclipse Aviation (mantra: "fly in the face of convention"), gave a rousing presentation at Friday’s NWEN Breakfast, describing how his company is redefining the value proposition for jet travel by making private jet travel — via a new generation of very light jets (VLJs) employed as air taxis —…
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Public Relations, Branding, Integrity and Passion
Parker LePla offered insights and experiences on The Essentials of PR and Brand Management at an Northwest Enterpreneur Network workshop this morning. They characterized a brand as a "sustainable differentiator" that represents the intersection of what you do well, what your customers value and what is sustainable over time, embodying the vision, mission and core…
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Business Plans and Angel Investors
I attended two extremely helpful — and mutually reinforcing — entrepreneurial events last Thursday: a free (!) Business Plan Writing workshop offered through the Northwest Entrepreneur Network (NWEN) and a seminar on "An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Angel Investing: Plan, Present and Negotiate" offered through the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest. The former provided some…
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CineVend: An Innovation for Enabling Impulse Buying
Greg Kriegler, president of CineVend (mantra: "Take the experience home"), gave an impressive 5-Minute Forum presentation yesterday at the Northwest Entrepreneur Network Venture Breakfast. He gave such a concise description of his business, I’ll simply quote it here: Cinevend develops, owns, operates and sells innovative vending machines with a focus on media vending. The company’s…
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180solutions: Working on a 180 Degree Public Relations Turn
I was eager to hear what the founders of 180solutions had to say at this morning’s Northwest Entrepreneur Network Venture Breakfast. I haven’t closely followed the controversy surrounding the company, with respect to their software being associated with botnets, worms and other elements of the "dark side" of the net. Some have raised issues about…
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Proactive Displays: Ready to Roll
The plasma display cart arrived on Friday, so I was able to assemble all the pieces for a fully operational proactive display over the weekend. I took a photo to commemorate this milestone: Now on to the business of generating business (!).
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NWEN Entrepreneur University 2005: Passion, Endurance and Speed
Last year, Entrepreneur University 2004 provided my first glimpse into the world of entrepreneuria. I wasn’t sure I was going to attend again this year, since I know so much more about that world now [I note, somewhat sarcastically]. But I’m glad I went to EU 2005, as I learned many new things, relearned some…
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The Re-emergence of Interrelativity
After months of seclusion, Interrelativity, Inc., is finally ready to re-emerge and open up to new business opportunities. By way of brief background: Interrelativity designs, develops and deploys proactive display applications, software that runs on computers connected to large displays and sensors (e.g., RFID readers) that detect people nearby and show visual content that is…