IDEA Competition 2009

DEADLINE: 6 and 20 February 2009

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD ´09

If you are ready to take your idea to the world, consider using this course as a ramp to success! Click on the link above and learn what you need to do to enter your idea in IDEA 2009.

Universities Produce Tech Stars

Business Week features seven top tech stars from academia. Read about them on this slide show: Tech's Best Young Entrepreneurs

The state of venture capital in 2009

This week's edition of Forbes reports on the rather bleak reality of venture fund investments. According to Cambridge Associates, reports Forbes "the median annual return for all venture funds raised in 2000, the peak of the dot-com craziness--is 1%." 

Read the article: "Venture to Nowhere" by Rebecca Buckman.

Creating a good idea and implementing it requires more than "financing". Developing a product that works and that sells is important too. Moreover, an ethical backbone is the material of a successful entrepreneur--not ego, hyperbole, and a virtual bank account.