http://www.flatearthventures.com Mentoring Hawaii tech companies with an Intellectual Property Licensing Model Thu, 08 May 2008 08:39:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Trivia question: What is the most important decision you will be making at the ballot box at this November election? (Hint: it’s not the election of any candidate). Answer: Whether or not to hold a Constitutional Convention or “ConCon”. Every 10 years, voters have the opportunity to decide whether or not we ... http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/108 I had a great time presenting to a crowd of about 200 people on Friday, Sept 28 on a topic I'm really in love with known as "The Wisdom of Crowds" "The Wisdom of Crowds" Based on the Book by James Surowiecki that basically says you can setup a method ... http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/105 Technorati Profile http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/103 test http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/102 I'm a big fan of Paul Graham and had the pleasure to meet him personally when I spoke @ MIT about one of my inventions (PDF). If you're pondering starting up a tech company and are looking for money, I suggest you read his essay, "The Hacker's Guide to Investors". ... http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/101 http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/100 http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/99 One of the best thought leaders in todays Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) is Thomas P. Barnett who has written two books on the subject that I highly recommend, "The Pentagon's New Map" and "Blueprint for Action" . His premise is that today's terrorism is an extremist response to globalization, ... http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/98 Guy Kawasaki has a blunt, in-your-face writing style that I really enjoy. I took his Venture Capital Aptitude test and scored a 39, which Guy says Call Sequoia and Kleiner, Perkins and tell them that you’re available. Hehe..cool. http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/97 I just read the TechCrunch post on BrightCove's launch and it looks like a pretty appealing avenue for those somewhat serious about monetizing their video content. Seems to me they just leapfrogged what YouTube+GoogleVideo is supposed become. They don't have their content base anywhere near Goog's but do have a ... http://www.flatearthventures.com/post/96