http://thinkbeta.com/blog Medium for entrepreneurial-related conversations Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:04:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click here: for a journey around NYC streets with NY Times reporter Bill Cunningham and his look @ peekaboo/lace fashions in women's wear. The lace-leather jackets are really nice. Opens up a whole new world for designers and entrepreneurs. And for those of you who missed SNL's Sarah/Joe ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/10/06/lace-is-in/ The Collegiate Entrepreneur Career Connections Event Meet Indiana entrepreneurs, learn about job opportunities in their companies Wednesday, October 29, 2008, from 11:30—3:00 Marriott Downtown Indianapolis (bus available from Purdue at 10 am) Join 30 successful Indiana entrepreneurs to learn about current or future job opportunities within their companies. ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/10/05/free-networking-event/ Newspapers in particular are becoming extinct in the digital world. Plastic Logic has a device coming out in Jan 09 that completely blows everything digital away. Rather than blather away about it, watch the 5:55 video below. It will be well worth your time! It is one uber device! Students ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/10/04/e-documents/ Ever wondered how a woman's brain works? It's finally explained here in one, easy-to-understand illustration:   Every one of those little blue balls is a thought about something that needs to be done, a decision or a problem that needs to be solved. A man, of course, ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/10/03/have-a-happy-friday-workings-of-a-womans-brain/ Next Tuesday and Thursday my ENTR200 classes are going to learn first hand about what it takes to turn a "normal" VW into a electric/battery-powered vehicle. At noon, in MJIS 1001 on Tuesday, we will have a presentation by  Michael D. Kane, Ph.D., Department of Computer and Information Technology, Lead ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/10/02/running-your-vw-on-batteries-only/ First, make a good product. Fishing rod? Ok. Then, give it a memorable name. Ugly Stik? Oh yes, that will do just fine. Talk about name differentiation. That's a name with balls. In 1908 The William Shakespeare, Jr. Company had more than a dozen employees and created high quality ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/10/01/ugly-stick/ Sometimes "just the facts" says it all in an ad. Consider iPhone's cut below. Like the iPhone, sometimes simple is better. Hank   http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/09/30/hello-is-all-apple-needed/ The Mineral Information Institute (MII) is a national 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating youth about the science of minerals and other natural resources, and about their importance in our every day lives. The table below provides info on a yearly basis. You decide what this means ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/09/29/what-we-consume-minerals-metals-fuels/ TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - A Berkshire Hathaway Inc. subsidiary agreed to buy 10% of BYD Co., a Chinese producer of rechargeable batteries, electric cars, and car parts, for US$230 million, the companies said late on Friday. MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. said in a statement that it would buy 225 ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/09/28/buffett-powers-into-electric-cars-buying-10-of-byd/ Hybrid Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB: HYBR) was incorporated in Nevada in 2000 and is a development stage technology company that is focusing its resources and efforts on the development and marketing of lithium-powered vehicles and products, as well as on commercial and residential properties. Everything from scooters, bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, ... http://thinkbeta.com/blog/2008/09/28/electrics-by-hybrid-technologies/