Episode 255: Serious Brainpower at the Rice Business Plan Competition
Episode 255 originally broadcast on April 24, 2010
Wanna hear innovation? An osteoporosis medication that binds directly to bone, tripling new bone growth. A contact lens that monitors blood glucose. A smart phone app that translates the written word. Our show this week comes from the Rice Business Plan Competition held on the Rice University campus the week of April 17. You gotta hear this!
School of Business 04/24/10
Russ and John present the show that features entrepreneurs, the people who make business happen. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—wise words from America’s Singing Poet Steve DePass; This Week in Business History includes the origin of “America,” railroad engineer Casey Jones, Batman Comics and the beginning of the end for Adolf Hitler; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak you should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—a forward-thinking entrepreneur publishes porno for the blind.
Welcome Entrepreneurs, Competitors and Guests!
The BusinessMakers present a special episode recorded live during the 2010 Rice University Business Plan Competition held on the Rice University campus the week of April 17. In this segment, Burke kicks off the competition with a few statistics.
Elevator Pitches from the Rice Business Plan Competition
Russ and John review and critique their favorite Elevator Pitches: Lark Technologies, PCCA Technologies Inc., SnapIT, Whole Tree Inc., BelliSwap, Digital Proctor, GlucaGo LLC, infantAIR, Rebellion Photonics and BiologicsMD LLC.
- Whole Tree - Elevator Pitch
- UroVention - Elevator Pitch
- TRUE - Elevator Pitch
- Thin Air International - Elevator Pitch
- Solavicta - Elevator Pitch
- SnapIT - Elevator Pitch
- Sanergy - Elevator Pitch
- Reveal Design Automation - Elevator Pitch
- Rebellion Photonics - Elevator Pitch
- Power2Switch, LLC - Elevator Pitch
- Phoenix Enhanced Oil Recovery - Elevator Pitch
- PCCA Technologies, Inc. - Elevator Pitch
- OsComp Systems - Elevator Pitch
- OrthoIntrinsics - Elevator Pitch
- NanoFex - Elevator Pitch
- NanoDiax - Elevator Pitch
- Mobile Electronic Diagnostics - Elevator Pitch
- Microfluidic Innovations, LLC - Elevator Pitch
- Lark Technologies, Inc. - Elevator Pitch
- KnowCharge, Inc. - Elevator Pitch
- InnerVision - Elevator Pitch
- Gluten Replacement Technologies - Elevator Pitch
- infantAIR - Elevator Pitch
- GlucaGo, LLC - Elevator Pitch
- GentleMed - Elevator Pitch
- Gaea Naturals - Elevator Pitch
- Drive Safe Glucose Monitoring Systems, Inc. - Elevator Pitch
- D-Orbit - Elevator Pitch
- Digital Proctor - Elevator Pitch
- Deli Worm, Inc. - Elevator Pitch
- Canopus India - Elevator Pitch
- CADIA Technologies - Elevator Pitch
- C3 Nano - Elevator Pitch
- Blue Revolution Sea Farms - Elevator Pitch
- BiologicsMD, LLC - Elevator Pitch
- Biogas & Electric, LLC - Elevator Pitch
- Biofont - Elevator Pitch
- Bennu - Elevator Pitch
- BelliSwap - Elevator Pitch
- aquaREAL - Elevator Pitch
- Ancora Energy - Elevator Pitch
- Ambiq Micro - Elevator Pitch
- Adroit Motion, LLC - Elevator Pitch
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