MIT: Art & Science Of Bootstrapping Video Recording

Here’s the video recording of the MIT club’s bootstrapping event: MITCNC-C3: 4/30/2009 – The Art and Science of Bootstrapping from Benjamin Joseph on Vimeo. Video of an entrepreneurship panel event put on by the MIT Alumni Club of Northern California’s (MITCNC) Convergence, Community, and Commerce (C3).

Meet Four Great Bootstrappers Thursday Evening In Palo Alto

As we prepare for the launch on Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume Two): Bootstrapping Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction on June 1, I am moderating a panel this Thursday for the MIT Club of Northern California called The Art and Science of Bootstrapping. Panelists include Sridhar Vembu, Michelle Munson, Beatrice Tarka, and Paul Kocher. Please come, and introduce

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Book Reviews: No Luck Without Discipline

I really got a kick out of this review by MIT freshman Tong Chen on Amazon: “Entrepreneur Journeys condenses the aspirations of a dozen of entrepreneurs and present them in such clear and intriguing ways that everyone–even those with no background in business or entrepreneurship–can learn a great deal. As a freshman at MIT, I

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MIT Economists on Financial Crisis

A panel of five MIT faculty experts in economics and business analyzed the ongoing financial crisis in the US and world markets at a special session on October 8 that filled lecture hall 10-250 to capacity and extended to two overflow auditoriums. Here is a webcast of the event.

Luminus Devices Founder and Chief Technology Officer Alexei Erchak (Part 7)

SM: Where is the company in terms of revenues and actual designs and production volumes? AE: We have revenue from the projection television market. We also have revenue from the front projection applications, and that is increasing as well. One big application is LCD. What we have done to try and accelerate that is work closely

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Multi-Billion Dollar Venture Ideas for Indian Entrepreneurs

For Indian entrepreneurs looking for scalable venture ideas, here is a list to work on. I have modeled one venture for each category, which you will be able to access from the Vision India 2020 series:

Truly Inspiring

While we’re on the subject of education, here’s an inspiring story that a friend of mine just forwarded to me: How Anshuman Panda of Bankura got into MIT.

Catching Up on Readings: Hydro Alchemy

Since the last catching up list on April 26, you may have accumulated more backlog. What’s with the Yahoo-Microsoft frenzy? Here’s a quick cache of the articles since then that you may want to make sure you read: