Episode 225: New Paths for Energy to Follow

Episode 225 originally broadcast on September 26, 2009

The BusinessMakers visit Bill Schrom, CEO of Geotrace Technologies, a reservoir services company that helps clients optimize oil and gas exploration on existing wells using the client’s original data. Schrom offers an insider’s view of the fossil fuels industry and comments on international politics, doing business in a slowing economy and mental capacity. Then flash back to the 7th Annual Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum; we have here our four favorite elevator pitches. We have included all 48 elevator pitches from the competition in a WebXTRA.

School of Business 09/26/2009

Russ and John present the show that champions entrepreneurship, innovation, and the capitalistic system that stimulates and motivates them. Includes: BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—ironic observation from Mark Twain; This Week in Business History includes luminaries like William Edward Boeing, Levi Strauss, Rod Stewart and The Beatles; Navigating Business Jargon—acronyms, technospeak and trendy new stuff; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—the Fed spends big bucks to rehab four drafty buildings… that were actually demolished years ago.

Bill Schrom - Geotrace Technologies Inc.

Bill Schrom, CEO of Geotrace, a reservoir services company, provides subsurface imaging tools to help clients optimize oil and gas exploration on existing wells. Schrom’s mathematicians, physicists, geologists and geophysicists develop new algorithms to help clients interpret their data more efficiently and to better resolve “structures” under the earth. Schrom believes that a love of the job—and coffee—helped him to be successful. He offers an insider’s view of the fossil fuels industry and comments on international politics, doing business in a slowing economy and mental capacity.

Our Four Favorite Elevator Pitches from the Rice Alliance

Russ and John dissect their favorite elevator pitches from the 7th Annual Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum. Our favorites include EGG-Energy, the Netflix of batteries; Enistic, Inc., a company that offers wireless water and energy management; General Vortex Energy has created a combustion engine that can use many forms of fuel to generate power; IceCycle LP has created a product that creates and stores power during non-peak periods for use during peak periods.

Rice Alliance - Energy and Clean Technology Elevator Pitches

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