http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.php
Sunday, July 19, 2009
LAUNCH A DORM ROOM INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICE ON CAMPUS
A service that helps students develop a more comfortable, stylish and cost effective dorm room space would be very popular. Here is free floor plan and 3D pre-visualization software to appear more professional.http://www.sweethome3d.eu
FREE ADVANCED SOFTWARE FROM MICROSOFT
Most people don't realize that big software companies have research labs around the world developing new ideas....and that they often share some of their new ideas as open source downloads. Here are a few really cool applications in Miicrosoft's research labs, free.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/about/feature/downloads.aspx
OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE TOOLS TO CREATE YOUR OWN GADGETS
Bug Labs is a new kind of technology company, enabling a new generation of engineers to tap their creativity and build any type of device they want, without having to solder, learn solid state electronics, or go to China. Bug Labs envisions a future where CE stands for Community Electronics, the term “mashups” applies equally to hardware as it does to Web services, and entrepreneurs can appeal to numerous markets by inventing a range of new devices.BUG gives you all the tools you need to build your dream gadget -- a collection of electronic modules you can easily snap together and program to make any device you want. Best of all, it's open source.
http://buglabs.net
http://bugblogger.com
Saturday, July 18, 2009
NEW WEB STARTUPS POSTED DAILY
KillerStartups.com is a user driven internet startups community. Entrepreneurs, investors, and bloggers are staying informed on up-and-coming internet startups using our blog platform, where internet entrepreneurs submit their startup to see what others think about it. Each day it reviews 15 new web startups and the community votes on which are most compelling.
FREE WORLD CLASS DESIGN SCHOOL
Founded by legendary designer Bruce Mau, The Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College in Toronto is a center of research and learning focused on design innovation and inter-professional collaboration.
The Institute comprises of a post-graduate program that teaches design collaboration to professionals from diverse backgrounds; a research division, which conducts applied research on global issues; and a think tank, which offers design consultation to clients. Each year it accepts 20 students to work on a range of projects and learn cutting edge design techniques.
http://www.institutewithoutboundaries.com
REPACKAGE FREE, FAMOUS BOOKS INTO "NEW" PRODUCTS
Sales of graphic novels, too, have grown by double digits in recent years. So it makes sense that a convergence is under way, as graphic novels take up stories from the Bible, often in startling ways. In the last year, several major religious and secular publishing houses have announced or released manga religious stories. Last year, the Bible, written as Japanese Mange Graphic Novel, With a Samurai Stranger Called Christ hit the market with critical acclaim.Repackaging and selling famous, public domain books (like Alice in Wonderland) in new ways is an interesting business model.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVESTS $1 BILLION EACH YEAR ON SMALL BUSINESSES
The US Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR and STTR programs fund a billion dollars each year in early-stage R&D projects at small technology companies -- projects that serve a DoD need and have commercial applications.
- The SBIR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small technology companies (or individual entrepreneurs who form a company).
- The STTR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small companies working cooperatively with researchers at universities and other research institutions.
- Small companies retain the intellectual property rights to technologies they develop under these programs.
- Funding is awarded competitively, but the process is streamlined and user-friendly.
FANTASTIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESOURCE
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is one of the largest foundations in the United States and is the world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship.
It has an endowment of nearly $2.1 billion. It spend about $90 million per year on grants, programs, and related expenses.
The Kauffman Foundation is working to further understand the phenomenon of entrepreneurship, to advance entrepreneurship education and training efforts, to promote entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and to better facilitate the commercialization of new technologies by entrepreneurs and others, which have great promise for improving the economic welfare of our nation.
http://www.kauffman.orgLEARN HOW TO BECOME AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST
Pioneers in Computer Assisted Reporting (CAR) in the UK, since 2003, The Center for Investigative Journalism has run an annual CIJ summer school, providing cutting-edge training in technical and theoretical skills, married to expertise and insight from the highest levels of investigative journalism.
We also offer practice-based one-off workshops in CAR to industry, higher education, and NGOs. These cover; advanced internet research, Freedom of Information theory and practice, and the application of spreadsheet, database and mapping technologies toward supporting and inspiring ideas for investigative research.
http://www.tcij.orgWIN $100,000 FROM AMAZON TO START YOUR WEB VENTURE
Amazon.com is looking for the most promising start-ups that can grow into significant, meaningful, and lasting companies that leverage AWS to build its infrastructure and business.
Start-ups in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Israel are encouraged to apply for a chance to win $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in AWS credits, mentoring sessions from AWS technical experts, and AWS Premium Support Gold for one year.
Deadline is AUGUST 26, 2009http://aws.amazon.com/startupchallenge/
Amazon Web Services provides all the -commerce services and back-office management needed to open your own webstore.
http://aws.amazon.com/what-is-aws/
ALL BRANDS TAKE NOTICE...CREATE TOOLS THAT HELP OTHERS CREATE PRODUCTS FOR YOU
The iPhone Developer University Program is a free program designed for higher education institutions looking to introduce curriculum for developing iPhone or iPod touch applications. The University Program provides a wealth of development resources, sophisticated tools for testing and debugging, and the ability to share applications within the same development team. Institutions can also submit applications for distribution in the App Store.
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/university.html
START A MODERN NURSERY SCHOOL
As a sideline to his fashion career, A.P.C. designer Jean Touitou opened a new Paris preschool.Spend a few minutes at Ateliers de la Petite Enfance, a new nursery school two blocks from Paris’s Luxembourg Garden, and you might not initially notice anything out of the ordinary. In one corner, a two-year-old boy slathers orange fingerpaint on just about everything except the blank sheet of paper he’s been given, while at a nearby table, another boy kneads a block of clay into an amorphous blob that he triumphantly declares is a birthday cake. Gradually, however, a discerning eye will spot a few unmistakable signs of pre-K fabulousness. The blue cotton smocks, with their tiny front pockets, look very A.P.C., the label known for low-key Parisian cool; the kiddie-size chairs are by Alvar Aalto. The school’s logo is a multicolored tree created by fashion designer Jessica Ogden, who also serves as a part-time art teacher.
(courtesy W Magazine)
LEARN DESIGN IN ITALY
Architect Marc DiDomenico, the 2009 President of the American Institute of Architects Continental Europe, is overseeing The Florence Institute of Design International, a brand new "boutique" design school in Florence, Italy. Just opened in the historic center of Florence, a new international design school will welcome students from all over the world to commence the first full session in January. The Florence Institute of Design International offers a new type of boutique academics focused entirely on international students providing Interior Design, Graphic Design and Architecture programs with both master and semester abroad options available, as announced by Founder and Creative Director, Architect Marc DiDomenico.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS
http://www.fabrica.itFabrica is the Benetton Group's communication research centre, was set up in 1994. The fruit of the Group’s cultural legacy, is based in Treviso, Italy in a complex restored and enlarged by Tadao Ando.
Fabrica is not a school, advertising agency or university. It is an applied creativity laboratory, a talent incubator, a studio of sorts in which young, modern artists come from all over the world to develop innovative projects and explore new directions in myriad avenues of communication, from design, music and film to photography, publishing and the Internet.
The school offers free one year residencies for those accepted. Unfortunately, you must be 25 or under to be considered...
GO GLOBAL AS REAL ESTATE PRICES WORLDWIDE ARE DEPRESSED
France v. Los Angeles – $500,000
Half a million dollars in France will get you five-bedrooms, or one quarter, of a nineteenth century chateau. This chateau is encircled with a rushing river, lush landscape, gardens, sauna, and swimming pool.
In the concrete jungle suburb of Los Angeles, Downey, your half a mil will buy this lovely four bedroom two-point-five bathroom home. It is encircled with growing weeds, a dead tree, and your own garden hose.
Check out these other interesting price comparisons:
http://www.divinecaroline.com/22297/49153-colossal-castle-humble-home--price
CREATE AN EMAIL MAGAZINE
Design great looking emails using your own tools, or create templates and let your readers/subscribers log in and build their own.http://www.campaignmonitor.com/
BECOME AN ONLINE CONTENT PRODUCER
Omnisio lets you select clips from videos you find on YouTube and other video sites, and easily post them on your profile page or blog.
With Omnisio you make and share your own shows by assembling clips from different videos. Are you a sports fan and think you can do better than SportsCenter? Create your own sports show by combining the best sports highlights you can find. Are you a fashion guru? Create a fashion show with clips showing the latest fasions worn by celebrities - you can even add your own commentary.
http://www.omnisio.com/
INTERESTING VENTURE IDEA : SCHOOL OF LIFE
Based in a small shop in Central London, The School of Life is a new social enterprise offering good ideas for everyday living. It offers a variety of programmes and services concerned with how to live wisely and well. Have you had one of those mornings lately in which you got up and wondered why you were doing a job that exhausted you or that you didn’t really enjoy? Or found yourself spending the day running against the clock, too stressed to eat properly but not actually creatively challenged? Do you waste time brooding over unresolved arguments or feeling guilty for not being kinder to those in need? Do you notice your mind flitting unsatisfactorily from what the government should be doing about the world’s financial situation to what you are going to do with your weekend?
The School of Life is a place to step back and think intelligently about these and other common concerns. You will not be cornered by any dogma, but directed towards a variety of ideas - from philosophy to literature, psychology to the visual arts – that tickle, exercise and expand your mind. You’ll meet other curious, sociable and open-minded people in an atmosphere of exploration and enjoyment.
ANNUAL STARTUP SCHOOL AT STANFORD
http://startupschool.org/Startup school is an annual free conference for hackers interested in startups. This year notable speakers included Mike Arrington, Marc Andreessen, Jeff Bezos and Paul Graham. Really impressive speakers and web entrepreneurs
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
FREE EDUCATION FILES FOR iPHONE
iTunes U, part of the iTunes Store, is possibly the world’s greatest collection of free educational media available to students, teachers, and lifelong learners. With over 175,000 educational audio and video files available, iTunes U* has quickly become the engine for the mobile learning movement. It puts the power of the iTunes Store in the hands of qualifying universities and cultural institutions, so they can distribute their educational media to their students or to the world.Watch the video to learn how to access this content...
http://www.apple.com/education/mobile-learning/
LEARN HOW TO CREATE iPHONE APP FOR FREE FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Free videos of Stanford's wildly popular course on creating applications for the iPhone and iPod touch have now been downloaded a remarkable million times from Stanford's site on iTunes U in the iTunes Store since the course began on April 1. The way the downloads have taken off like a rocket makes the iPhone Application Programming videos the fastest to reach the 1 million milestone in the history of iTunes U, which hosts offerings from hundreds of colleges and universities around the world.
Monday, July 13, 2009
PROFIT WHILE HELPING
http://www.undp.org/gimlaunch/
The first report of United Nations Development Program’s Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative and the first such one with such depth and local knowledge, Creating Value for All showcases 50 studies by researchers predominantly from developing countries. These case studies demonstrate the successful pursuit of both revenues and social impact by local and international small- and medium-sized companies, as well as multinational corporations. Best study we've seen on the exciting subject of micro-finance and opportunity to "do well and do good".
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid by C.K. Prahalad of the University of Michigan is the primary text on the subject.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
REVERSE MENTORING IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECENT GRADUATES TO START A NEW BUSINESS
When General Electric head Jack Welch realized that GE was falling far behind other companies in its use of the internet as a business tool, he knew he needed help. But who could he ask? Welch himself rarely surfed the Web, finding it overwhelming, but he realized that understanding and embracing online technology was critical to GE's long-term success.
To catch up, Welch instituted a "reverse mentoring" program at GE. He required more than 500 of his top executives to find a younger, tech-savvy "Web mentor" to teach them how to use the web and understand e-business. Following Welch's lead, over the past few years, a growing number of organizations, from Proctor and Gamble to the Seattle Public Schools, have implemented reverse mentoring programs to help them understand technology, business trends, and pop culture.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
WORLD CLASS, FREE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORKSHOP
Founded in 1966 in Harlem, the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) is a private non-profit organization that is committed to assisting men and women with the drive to become successful entrepreneurs. WIBO’s mission is to enable small business owners and budding entrepreneurs from under-served communities to obtain financial success by starting, operating, and building successful businesses that develop economic power, provide jobs and improve communities.
In 43 years, WIBO has developed over 15,000 entrepreneurs resulting in the creation of 31,500 jobs. Over 54% of WIBO graduates are in business after 5 years, compared to the national average of 20%.
The 16-week workshop and consulting services are equivalent to a mini MBA program. Due to private support, the workshop is free and the cost for materials is $199 with further discounts for individuals with incomes under $50,000. The market value of the workshop is $4000. All
other services are free.
http://www.wibo.org/
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH VETERANS TO LAUNCH NEW BUSINESSES
The US Department of Veteran Affairs has partnered with the Small Business Association to offer veterans small business loans.http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/smbus.htm
There are also special opportunities for women veternas as well...
http://www1.va.gov/WOMENVET/
Monday, July 6, 2009
MCKINSEY HAS A VERY INFORMATIVE FREE ONLINE JOURNAL
The highly respected management consulting firm, McKinsey and Co has a free online magazine that offers lots of insight and perspective on a broad range of business issues.http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com
Sunday, July 5, 2009
CREATE A HIPSTER LAUNDRYMAT
Why are the typical laundrymats so ugly and lacking style? Create a cool laundrymat that has some lifestyle energy.
TRAVEL CHEAP AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES
For 50 years, LET'S GO have published the world’s favorite budget travel guides, written entirely by students and updated every year. With pen and notebook in hand and a few changes of underwear stuffed in our backpacks, they spend months roaming the globe in search of travel bargains.
http://www.letsgo.com
RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
This is a great resource for anyone contemplating a run for any public office. Even though this is a democratic site, the ideas are useful regardless of political persuasion. (if a wrestler can do it, so can you.)http://www.runforoffice.org/resources
FORD IS OFFERING SMALL BUSINESSES A VEHICLE JUST FOR THEM
This summer, Ford will be introducing its Transit Connect small business van to the US market. Hugely popular around the world, the van is a perfect fit for companies looking for something not as big as a full sized van, but carries more than a mini-van. It gets good fuel efficiency and is very reliable. Ford dealerships can also help arrange customized exterior skins (creating a mobile billbooard for your small business). The truck also has GPS, and an in-dash computer with wireless keyboard and printer. wonderful product. An electric version of the van will be available in 2010. Nice to see someone in Detroit is developing products that are part of a bigger solution.http://www.fordvehicles.com/transitconnect/
EXCELLENT INSPIRATIONAL BOOK FOR REBOOTING YOUR LIFE
This wonderful book is full of great ideas about how to become a content producer and reorient your perspective about how you travel through the world.http://www.amazon.com/How-Be-Explorer-World-Portable/dp/0399534601
HYPER-PROGRESSIVE ENTREPRENEURIAL SCHOOL
The KaosPilot: School of New Business & Social Innovation is a very progressive school located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which is a part of the KaosPilots INternational school chain. KaosPilot is a 3 year long education for young entrepreneurs from 21 to 31 years, in the fields of new business design, marketing, creative design and social innovation. The program focuses on personal development, value-based entrepreneruship, creativity and unorthodox approaches to the problems and challenges in business, society and organizations. Really cool.
http://www.kaospilot.dk
VIRTUAL WORKER ROLE MODEL
Mullenweg, 25, is the founder of Automattic, the company behind the open-source blogging tool WordPress and a handful of other software projects. WordPress.com powers 12 million blogs, including those of The New York Times, which invested in Mullenweg's company last year. H e spends his days either traveling the world to meet WordPress fanatics or holed up in his home office, where he often blasts Jay-Z and writes software code into the wee hours. The 40 employees all work from home too.http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090601/the-way-i-work-matt-mullenweg.html
MASS PRODUCTION OF START-UPS? CHECK OUT Y COMBINATOR
Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for an average of $25,000 each. Y Combinator, is a hybrid venture capital fund and business school that invests in, advises, and, literally, feeds 40 or so early-stage businesses a year. Investments are small -- less than $25,000 per company -- but Graham supplements the money with smart advice, introductions to later-stage investors, technical help, and a sense of community. The model has produced many promising companies, a few sizable acquisitions, and copycat funds in cities across the country and around the world.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090601/the-start-up-guru-y-combinators-paul-graham.html
http://ycombinator.com/
TEENS STARTING BUSINESSES IN RECORD NUMBERS
Interesting article from the New York Times about teens starting new businesses.
Laura Durst, 18, of Woodstock, Conn., created a Web site that helps teenagers who want to work from home. She earns $250 a month from ads. http://workinmyroom.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/jobs/28teens.html
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