Apollo Takes People Back To School Amidst Recession

The educational program provider Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL), which owns the for-profit University of Phoenix, has been exceeding market expectations on a regular basis even in these depressed conditions, a testament to the company’s good execution capabilities and perhaps the popularity of going back to school as layoffs continue. >>>

Forbes Column 2009: An Innovation Conundrum

Zero In on Forbes this week synthesizes some of the Capitalism 2.0 discussions and offers the possibility of value creators going on strike. Read An Innovation Conundrum.

Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 2)

SM: Was Home Healthcare of America, your first exposure to a venture business, successful?

SS: It was hugely successful. It has become Caremark, which is one of the biggest in the world. I stayed there for just under three years and then they were bought by Baxter. That was the second time I worked for a company that was purchased by Baxter. >>>

April 9 Roundtable Recording

If you’ve missed it, here we are with the recording: [there’s a slight echo in the beginning, but only for a few seconds]

Roundtable Starting at 10am PST

Folks, if you want to attend today’s roundtable, here’s the registration information.

Healthcare Reform Through Entrepreneurship: Phytel CEO Steve Schelhammer (Part 1)

SM: What is your background? Where did you grow up and where do you come from?

SS: I grew up all over because my father was in the US military. I lived in a half dozen different states in the US as well as in Europe before I even got out of high school, and I went to school in Minnesota. I taught in public school and coached football and track before I got into business. >>>

Deal Radar 2009: Spiceworks

Founded in January 2006, Spiceworks developed the industry’s first free ad-supported network/systems management tool for IT professionals in small- and medium-sized businesses. Based in Austin, Texas, the company was founded by Scott Abel, Jay Hallberg, Greg Kattawar and Francis Sullivan, who after working for enterprise software companies, wanted to do something new, different and above all, fun. After watching enterprise organizations dole out millions of dollars for IT management software, Abel came up with the idea for developing software that is powerful yet simple to use. But instead of attacking the enterprise IT management market, which was heavily serviced by IBM and several other companies, he decided to focus on the small businesses segment. >>>

Online Real Estate: ZipR, Move

Here is a quick update on how ZipRealty (NASDAQ:ZIPR) and Move (NASDAQ:MOVE), the key online real estate players, are faring in the troubled US housing market. >>>