Episode 289: News from the Bleeding Edge of Technology

Episode 289 originally broadcast on December 18, 2010

Russ and John present the best of the best from the most recent Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship competition held last week in Houston, TX. We’ve got elevator pitches from the I.T. & Web 2.0 Venture Forum. These guys will blow you away with their descriptions of cutting-edge innovation that will change our lives!

School of Business 12/18/10

Russ and John present the show that features entrepreneurs and innovators. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a statement about American entrepreneurism from billionaire Warren Buffett; This Week in Business History includes the landing of the Mayflower (we go WAY back), the creation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Mark Twain gets a patent for suspenders; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—Federal stimulus money that did not produce any jobs.

Elevator Pitches from the Rice IT & Web 2.0 Venture Forum

Russ and John present the best of the best from the most recent Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship competition held in December 2010. If you have any interest in where our future is headed, these guys will blow you away. Includes elevator pitches from: 4U Systems, Inc., a mobile connectivity company; Blastoff Network, an online social shopping platform; ChaiOne, a digital agency that focuses exclusively on mobile technology; Click True, Inc., an online security company; EvaluateMyAdvisor.com, a retail financial advisor rating service; Genre Group, LLC, creator of LiveReader, a cloud-based book service; Grammaropolis, an online teaching support tool; HouseLynx LLC, an HVAC zoning solution; Muuzii Technologies Limited, a mobile translation device; MyPlaceHealth, a healthcare delivery service; Party P.I., an entertainment referral service; SimpApply LLC, an employment service that matches college-age job-seekers with startups and small business; and Wisga.com, a social network-based referral service for internships.

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