February 2009 Archives

TCU’s Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Young Entrepreneurs | Episode: 195 | Date: February 28, 2009

The TCU Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Program is a scholarship program that recognizes young high school age entrepreneurs for their success in business.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Market Research

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 195 | Date: February 28, 2009

Greg Price explains how effective market research can tell you whether a product will sell, where and at what cost.

Flashback - David Minor, TCU; & Brian Happel, Compass Bank

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: David Minor, Brian Happel | Episode: 195 | Date: February 28, 2009

Russ visits with David Minor, the director of the Neeley Entrepreneurship Center at TCU; and with Brian Happel, Ft. Worth market president, corporate banking, of Compass Bank, presenting sponsor for the Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The multi-faceted Neeley Entrepreneurship program is ranked one of the top in the nation; its Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization has more than 400 members and is affiliated with 140 schools nationwide. In February, TCU held its Young Entrepreneurship Days and announced the winner of its Texas Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. In this segment, Minor describes the growth of his own landscape services company, and gives details about the TCU competition. The Texas Youth Entrepreneur competition allows high school entrepreneurs to compete for scholarships and culminates in an awards banquet on the TCU campus.

School of Business 02/28/09

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 195 | Date: February 28, 2009

Russ and John present the not-your-ordinary business show about the innovators and entrepreneurs who should get all the bailout money. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a controversial comment from columnist Thomas Friedman; This Week in Business History includes the Republican Party, staplers, Time Magazine, The Birthday Song and King Kong; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and discussion; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Al Gore crosses the line on natural disasters.

Survivor Tip - Showing Initiative

Interviewer: Don Minnick | Guest: Don Minnick | Episode: 194 | Date: February 21, 2009

In this survivor tip Dr. Don Minnick talks about how you can be indispensable in your company. He suggests using individual initiative, like being a detective.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Managing in Turbulent Times

Interviewer: Greg Price | Guest: Greg Price | Episode: 194 | Date: February 21, 2009

Greg Price offers opportunities for managing in turbulent times.

WebXtra - Shawn Shadfar of omNovia Technologies Inc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Shawn Shadfar | Episode: 194 | Date: February 21, 2009

Russ continues his interview with Shawn Shadfar, founder and CEO of omNovia Technologies. His web conferencing platform can host as many as 5,000 simultaneous participants and is used worldwide. With companies cutting travel and conferencing budgets, his timing for the development of his system could not have been better. In this segment, Shadfar discusses his personal history, the competitive advantages of his system and the importance of listening to the user. He believes in his innovative technology—it is easy to operate, reliable and fully customizable—and in his company’s strong customer focus. Not wanting to waste development time chasing funding, he self-funded the company, which has seen tremendous success. Shadfar says he is now seeking investors to allow him to increase his marketing effort and to help meet other short-term goals.

The DealMaker Series - Rudder.com

Interviewer: Russ Capper, Blair Garrou | Guest: Nikhil Roy | Episode: 194 | Date: February 21, 2009

Blair Garrou, managing director of venture capital firm DFJ Mercury, gives a snapshot review of another hot new company, Rudder.com, and visits with founder and CEO Nikhil Roy. Rudder is an online money management system that helps users budget, control and track their finances with secure, individualized, up-to-the-minute updates. Rudder helps users make forward-thinking decisions by including over/under budget comments, bill reminders and sending “remaining cash flow” statements. The company already has 4,000 financial institutions in its system and expects to announce an application for the iPhone during 1Q 2009. Roy’s presentations for funding were well-received among venture capital firms; he believes focus is the key. Garrou likes Rudder’s ease of use, but wonders how many users they will need to really gain traction under their current model.

Flashback - Shawn Shadfar, omNovia Technologies Inc.

Interviewer: Russ Capper | Guest: Shawn Shadfar | Episode: 194 | Date: February 21, 2009

Russ visits with the founder and CEO of omNovia Technologies. Five years ago, Shawn Shadfar founded a new company to provide information security consulting services. A friend hired him to build a software product and, later, commissioned him to build a web conferencing system, a completely different technology, which became the company’s main focus. Today, that web conferencing platform can host as many as 5,000 simultaneous participants and is used worldwide. His timing could not have been better as companies continue to cut their conference and travel budgets. Shadfar believed it was important to focus on his customers and to make his product the absolute best it could be, so instead of “wasting time going after investors,” he self-funded the company, which quickly became profitable. You can’t argue with success.

School of Business 02/21/09

Interviewer: Russ Capper, John Beddow | Guest: The BusinessMakers | Episode: 194 | Date: February 21, 2009

Russ and John present the show that features innovators and does the heavy lifting to keep our entrepreneurs at the forefront. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a pithy observation from author Gregg Easterbrook; This Week in Business History includes such FAVE attention-getters as Joan of Arc, popcorn, the Alamo, the Jackson 5, and People Magazine; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and disclaimers; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—President for Life?! The joke is on Hugo Chavez.

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