Episode 102: The Online Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

Episode 102 originally broadcast on May 19, 2007

School of Business for May 19, 2007

Quote of the Week, This Week in Business History, The PKF Entrepreneur's Playbook, Navigating Business Jargon, and Dumbest Moments.

Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia

Hear Erica O'Grady's sensational interview with Wikipedia founder, Chair of the Wikipedia Foundation, and the #5 most important guy on the web, Jimmy Wales. Jimmy describes to Erica the editing and selection processes used by the #1 source on the internet for information, bad or good. He also discusses how he got the collaborative encyclopedia started, some of the funniest entries, how he keeps the non-profit model alive, and his new company, Wikia, which is advertising supported and has thousands of Wikis in 66 languages (not counting Klingon).

Flashback - Jimmy Wales

For this week's Flashback segment Russ talks with Erica about her experience interviewing the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, over dinner last week. Erica talks about Jimmy's initial shyness over the family style dinner and how he opened up with her about being a 39 year old rock star in the world of technology.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Force Field Analysis prt2

Greg Price of PKF Texas brings you part two of his Entrepreneur's Playbook series on Force Field Analysis. Last week Greg introduced the theory of Force Field Analysis and this time he dives in deeper with more explanation to get your company on the right track.