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WCEO Radio hour podcast interview
August 3, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur profile, Startups
Bruce Peters, one of my early mentors and influencers, recently interviewed me in a 20 minute interview for the CEO Radio hour on WS Radio. We chatted extensively about topics such as using social media, business startups, the Rochester entrepreneurial community, my company (OS-Cubed, Inc.) and giving back to the community by volunteering. Give it a [...]
Important Microsoft Security Update
August 3, 2010 | Filed under Startups
Please check out my update on a recent and very scary Microsoft Security Issue for which a patch is now available. Spread the word - this one needs to be fixed ASAP to protect your startup company’s infrastructure.
CFO Core Concerns Conference 2010
June 30, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur-blog, Politics, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, education, events
The author of Rochester Startups attends CFO Core concerns - why would an entrepreneur go to a CFO conference?
Cody Gate Ventures and GRE bring 250 new jobs to Rochester, NY
June 1, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur-blog, Startups, Venture Capital
Cody Gate Ventures, a venture capital investment group has selected Rochester, NY as the site of three new start-up, venture-funded companies from its portfolio. The three companies are Intrinsiq Materials, Quintel Technology, and Omni-ID. Combined the three companies plan to hire 250 full-time employees who will specialize in research, development, and manufacturing of advanced technology products. In [...]
Rich Karlgaard talks about the 7 differentiating factors
May 28, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur-blog, Startups, Venture Capital, media
In a recent Forbes Magazine article (June 2101) Rich Karlgaard talks about the 7 differentiating factors that will make or break companies in the recovery. What he’s really talking about though are rules that work for any company regardless of whether they are in boom times, down times or a recovery.
Rochester Featured in Forbes Magazine
May 14, 2010 | Filed under Startups, Venture Capital, media, newspapers
Rochester, NY was featured in an article in Forbes Magazine in May 2010.
Tenrehte brings home top honors in entrepreneur contest
April 30, 2010 | Filed under Angel investment, Blog, Entrepreneur profile, Entrepreneur-blog, Startups, Venture Capital, events
The 2010 Rochester Regional Business Plan competition had their award announcements today at a luncheon event in Downtown Rochester. I’m proud to say that two excellent entrepreneurs - both of whom I know well took home first and second place in the competition. Tenrehte - producers of a smartgrid energy monitor and saver for the home [...]
Retaining Young Talent event
April 8, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Politics, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, education, events, kids education
Join University alumni, parents, and friends for an enlightening evening with the Rochester students and faculty who participated in that session. There will be a panel presentation, a video, and a discussion about the “bright flight” issue and potential solutions to the Bright Flight of young smart students from our local colleges.
Penfield Robotics Team 1511 Rolling Thunder owns Beantown
March 30, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, education, events, kids education
The Harris RF sponsored Team 1511 won the coveted Chairman’s Award at the Boston Regional Robotics Competition in Boston, Massachusetts Saturday March 27, 2010
RIT 48 - create an entrepreneurial business in 48 hours
March 14, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur-blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, education, events, kids education, software development
Starting this Friday RIT students will have the opportunity to create an entrepreneurial web-based business in 48 hours.
FIRST Robotics Regional competitions begin
March 5, 2010 | Filed under Blog, events
Imagine a sport where the participants put more hours in practicing in six weeks than other sports do in a whole year - and then they practice all year too! Imagine a sport where there is around a 1-2 ratio between coaches and participants. Imagine a sport where EVERY SINGLE participant can go pro, and [...]
The Entrepreneur’s Network begins recruiting 9th class
February 15, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, TEN-NY, education, events
Apply now for the best value in Entrepreneur training and advancement available in the Rochester area.
20 questions to determine if you’re cut out to be an Entrepreneur…
February 13, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, education
I was directed by my friend Pierpaulo Frigerio to this post by Dr. Isenberg at Babson College with the provocative 20 questions to help you determine if you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur. As with many of the talks I give to young entrepreneurs Isenberg believes that money is not and cannot be a motivating factor in becoming an Entrepreneur.
U of R Degree Program Trains Students to Turn Patents into Products
January 27, 2010 | Filed under Startup mentoring and coaching, education
U of R administrators have created a new graduate program designed to put the college’s vast collection of intellectual property to use in medical devices, consumer electronics and a variety of other applications instead of leaving them to collect dust. The Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM) program asks students to look through the archives of available patents, find ones that can be turned into profitable technologies, and then develop businesses around them.
Tenrehte’s smart grid wins CES Green Tech award
January 9, 2010 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur profile, Startups
Rochester, NY based Tenrehte Technologies Inc won the CNET Green Technologies award at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Their new PicoWatt smart plug will provide the benefits promised to consumers by a “smart grid” including real time electricity usage information and the ability to control all your appliances from a central plug. You can even control usage to make sure that high-energy using utilities operate at off-peak times - saving money.
Rochester, NY still faring well despite economy
December 21, 2009 | Filed under Politics, Startups, media
Rochester, NY ranks well in a variety of studies on our economy, crime rate, real estate and employment.
Tenrehte CEO selected as TED Fellow
December 14, 2009 | Filed under Blog
Jennifer Indovina, Tenrehte CEO is selected as one of 25 TED Fellows for the TED2010 Feburary conference.
RIT presents serial entrepreneur and investor Terry Matthews
December 10, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, Venture Capital, education, events, software development
Terry Matthews, the founder of more than 60 telecommunications, information technology and software companies, will discuss how to create successful new ventures during a 3 p.m. talk on Friday at Rochester Institute of Technology’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences Auditorium
Abby gets it wrong….
December 5, 2009 | Filed under Angel investment, Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, media, newspapers
Dear Abby gives some bad advice about starting a business. I correct her. What hubris.
Rochester Works and NYS DOL hold entrepreneur workshop
October 5, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, education, events
RochesterWorks and NYS DOL are sponsoring a beginners program for people interested in creating a company. The workshop will be held Oct 21, 2009 from 9-11am and be free and open to the public with prior RSVP.
How does your city rank in terms of twitter influence
September 30, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, media
Fun with statistics in LocalTweeps
Do you have a Plan “B”?
September 29, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Entrepreneur-blog, Infotonics, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, TEN-NY, education
In follow-up to the TEN Lunch & Learn meeting held at the Infotonics Technology Center regarding “Plan B” technologies, we are reaching out to help you vet your good ideas. The Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) program realized this region holds many good ideas not presently being pursued that are well suited for [...]
Sorry for the long hiatus - exciting things in Rochester
September 25, 2009 | Filed under Entrepreneur-blog, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups, Venture Capital, events, newspapers
A summary of the latest Rochester News affecting Entrepreneurs.
Only our highest achieving children being left behind.
August 28, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Politics, education, kids education, newspapers
NCLB is designed to help the underperforming sector of the population - at a detriment to performance of our best and brightest.
Service provider interview - The Entrepreneur’s Source
August 24, 2009 | Filed under Blog, Service provider profile, Startup mentoring and coaching, Startups
The Entrepreneur Source specializes in helping startups, largely through our partnership with the wonderful Entrepreneurial training regimen of the folks at Emyth Worldwide. Michael Gerber wrote the best seller The Emyth Revisited, which models the development of a business from good idea to a great plan to a successful business. It’s a remarkable step by step process that makes it a pleasure to use as a coaching tool.
