Archive for February, 2008
Episode 142: PKF Entrepreneur’s Playbook
Greg Price explains how to take your company to the next level by growing your already strong team and adding compatible new members.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 141: The School of Business
Russ and John offer curriculum you don’t get anywhere else as they present “We Teach and You Profit.” Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—wisdom from mathematician John von Neumann; This Week in Business History presents “Men Who Count” week; Navigating Business Jargon—buzzwords and technospeak you should practice using in front of the mirror; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—DisneyLand deals with a growing clientele at “It’s a Small World.”
Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 141: The Aflac BusinessMakers Flashback - Nolan Bushnell, Gaming Visionary
Russ revisits his interview with Nolan Bushnell, inventor of the original video game, Pong, and more recently, creator of uWink, an interactive, social restaurant—a Chuck E. Cheese for adults. In this segment, Bushnell discusses the early days of trying to grow Atari Inc., of establishing a new culture and running a company when he had no money. He mentions a couple of young employees—two guys named “Steve.”
Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 141: Featured Guest – Steve Wozniak, Computer Visionary
For his sixth grade science fair project, Steve Wozniak built a machine that played Tic-Tac-Toe. During the 1960s, at a time when a single computer occupied the space of an entire room, he was designing minicomputers for companies like Hewlett Packard and IBM. Microprocessors were tiny and they were cheap—Wozniak started using them to build his own computers. A few years later, he and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer. Steve Jobs wanted to make a “ready to use” computer; Woz made it all work. And the rest is history—literally!
Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Episode 141: Featured Guest – Brad Burke, Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship
Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance, introduces its upcoming Rice University Business Plan Competition to be held in April 2008. Thirty-six teams from around the world will compete for $600,000 in prizes, making this event the largest and richest competition of its kind in the U.S.
Original Broadcast: Saturday, February 16th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
