Friday, May 22, 2009

All roads lead to the Valley

While of course there is more to innovation and entrepreneurship than just a US valley and these guys views, this is a good article for all budding entrepreneurs:

FT.com / Business Life / Entrepreneurship - All roads lead to the Valley

And those who have been through that stage and are moving on further http://younoodle.com looks interesting!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Tesla motors - Daimler buys stake in electric carmaker

Another important step for Tesla, step by step its happening and now with both a US and Euro angle, excellent!
FT.com / Companies / Automobiles - Daimler buys stake in electric carmaker

The two years of occassional posts has flown by, i wonder if it feels like that for them http://nickhorslen.blogspot.com/search?q=tesla

Friday, May 15, 2009

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens

"The Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens exists to support, represent and promote community-managed farms and gardens across the United Kingdom. "

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens This is a great site to consider doing something different with that odd bit of land within your community.
Along qwith sites like http://www.transitiontowns.org/ and the thought leadership you can gain from groups like http://www.cat.org.uk/ we can all do our bit to address our own local triple bottom line. I hope to do something like this in my own town shortly, please get in touch if you are interested.

Friday, May 08, 2009

ceres.org - sustainable business and investment

YouTube - CeresChannel's Channel if like me youvisit www.ceres.org from time to time then you will want to view this as some of the more enlightening content on youtube:

Ceres (pronounced "series") is a national network of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change.

Ceres 20th Anniversary Film

Twitter Rule Book

Alonis: Twitter Rule Book there are loads of sites out there to advise on twitter and help people get started or move along, this one someone shared today is a good example with some good points well made!

Enternships entrepreneurial work placements

Enternships entrepreneurial work placements: "If you're a startup or entrepreneurial firm looking for new talent to help your organization succeed, you've come to the right place. Enterns are enthusiastic students and graduates who are passionate about entrepreneurship, and eager to join a company like yours."

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Work/Life passion, you decide! - Poor children of the rich and successful

FT.com / Columnists / Luke Johnson - Poor children of the rich and successful: "In previous eras, most fathers saw much less of their children; but now society demands they play a much bigger role in parenting, and so there are conflicts. Sacrifices generally have to be made for unusual success – whichever career path you follow. And for those inventors and corporate pioneers whose life is their business, then it is all too clear where their ultimate priorities lie. Yet almost every entrepreneur I have known regrets not spending enough time with their children when they were growing up."