Episode 277: The Energy of the Future
Episode 277 originally broadcast on September 25, 2010
This week, the BusinessMakers brings you the entrepreneurs and competitors of the 8th Annual Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum. Our featured guest is Dr. Michael Melnick, a principal with venture capital firm CMEA Capital. Then, we present our favorite elevator pitches.
School of Business 09/25/10
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Michael Melnick - CMEA Capital
Russ visits with the brilliant Dr. Michael Melnick, a principal with venture capital firm CMEA Capital. The company specializes in clean technology energy such as biofuels and renewable chemicals. Dr Melnick discusses cutting-edge energy development and game-changing innovation within the battery, solar and nuclear arenas.
8th Annual Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum
We present our favorite elevator pitches from the recent 8th Annual Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum. These brilliant entrepreneurs and their amazing technologies will power the economy, and the world, of our future.
- Elevator Pitch - Z-Terra Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Windgen Energy, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - VBine Energy
- Elevator Pitch - Vairex Air Systems
- Elevator Pitch - Turbo Trac USA, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Trans Ocean Gas, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Tietronix / Solar Energy Division
- Elevator Pitch - Thrust Energy, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Soteica Ideas & Technology
- Elevator Pitch - Smart Office Energy Solutions
- Elevator Pitch - Sinaf Products, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Poseidon Energy
- Elevator Pitch - Orbital Traction
- Elevator Pitch - OpenAlgae
- Elevator Pitch - Newell Energy Corporation
- Elevator Pitch - Neohydro Corporation
- Elevator Pitch - Natural Chem Group LLC
- Elevator Pitch - NanoMas Technologies, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - MIK Technology
- Elevator Pitch - Midwest Energy Group, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Los Alamos Solar Energy
- Elevator Pitch - MetricTrac
- Elevator Pitch - LiquidPiston, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - IO – Hub, LLC
- Elevator Pitch - Innovative Energy Solution
- Elevator Pitch - Infinirel
- Elevator Pitch - Infinia
- Elevator Pitch - Inertial Technologies
- Elevator Pitch - Independence Bio-Products, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Green Power Labs Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - General Methanol
- Elevator Pitch - Ether Modulation Systems
- Elevator Pitch - Enhanced Biofuels, LLC
- Elevator Pitch - Energy Conservation Industries, LLC
- Elevator Pitch - Earthbond, Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Dorsan Biofuels Inc.
- Elevator Pitch - Covello Group, LLC
- Elevator Pitch - Biogas & Electric
- Elevator Pitch - Atonometrics
- Elevator Pitch - Altaeros Energies
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