Episode 257: Technology & International Entrepreneurism

Episode 257 originally broadcast on May 08, 2010

Blair Garrou, managing director of venture capital firm DFJ Mercury, introduces Kenneth Cho, co-founder of Spredfast.com, a social media marketing and CRM (customer relationship management) system. Then, in our flashback segment, Russ interviews Barry White, U.S. Ambassador to Norway.

School of Business 05/08/10

Russ and John present the show that features innovators and entrepreneurs. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Day—desperate words from an anonymous source; This Week in Business History includes Ben Franklin’s test of electricity, stewardesses and Cheers!; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak you should know; and Dumbest Moments in Business History—there was no cloud.

Dealmaker Series - Spredfast

Blair Garrou, managing director of venture capital firm DFJ Mercury, introduces Kenneth Cho, co-founder of Spredfast.com, a social media marketing and CRM (customer relationship management) system. The company was originally founded in 2008. Garrou likes the concept of CRM, and is pleased with the company’s handling of investors and financing.

Flashback - Barry White, U.S. Ambassador to Norway

The world continues to shrink. Ours is a global marketplace, an international economy and entrepreneurism is no different. Russ interviews Barry White, U.S. Ambassador to Norway. In this segment, Ambassador White compares and contrasts American and Norwegian entrepreneurship.