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Small Ideas, Big Benefits

InfoChachkie

Such ideas require little-to-no capital, usually last for a relatively short duration and are of nominal size. Note that I am not purporting that these are particularly amazing or unique ideas. From Small to Tall. Investors invest in people, not ideas. Pop Quiz: See if you can guess which one was my mini-adVenture.

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Organovo to Test “Patches” for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplants

Xconomy

The idea is to help improve the function of failing livers, a stopgap measure that could extend the lives of patients on the U.S. The move represents a step toward a long-term goal that led to the formation of Organovo in 2007—of developing technology capable of bio-printing whole livers, kidneys, and other vital organs.

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Limit… less: Ignore Limits – Focus On Opportunities

InfoChachkie

The majority of students fret over the fact that they only have $5 of capital and limited time to launch their money making ideas. They move forward with the ideas they brainstormed before they knew how much capital they were given. In many cases, they devise ideas which require no cash. Copyright © 2007-9 by J.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

InfoChachkie

Entrepreneurship is so highly valued in the Western World that some people try to convince themselves that they are an entrepreneur, when in fact they would be better off at a Big Dumb Company (“BDC”). None of the ventures that I have been involved in have been my idea, nor have I ever invented anything. Create something from nothing.

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Interview with Milo Sindell, Knowledge Genie

socalTECH

What is the idea behind Knowledge Genie? Our model does not involve commissions or revenue share with our customers, unlike the traditional publishing model, where you give out your knowledge for a small fraction of what a publisher gets. Milo Sindell: In terms of business model, it's a subscription service. How did the company start?

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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

InfoChachkie

If you benefit from true word-of-mouth marketing, consider yourself lucky. As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill. He is also the author of an award-winning entrepreneurial blog infoChachkie.com. Copyright © 2007-9 by J.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! A BIG THANK YOU. Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big.

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