Blog Posts in November 2011

Clean Energy Challenge

Nov 10

The Clean Energy Challenge seeks to find Midwest clean energy businesses with the potential to bring innovations to the marketplace.

All undergrad and graduate students are eligble to participate.
 

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Where It All Begins

Nov 09

As entrepreneurs, we all seek that moment where something triggers—a spark that ignites a wildfire of ideas, solutions, and innovations. We strive to make life better, easier, more enjoyable; we obsess over finding what it is people demand. But what causes this spark to happen?

Inspiration. We come across something that we find moving, energizing, and exciting. Whatever the feeling, it’s enough to want to cause action.

Mashable recently published an article that shares four innovative projects designed to make water more accessible for developing nations. You’ll find that each project is rooted in inspiration. Take a moment to read through it. Reflect on what it is that inspires you to pursue an entrepreneurial lifestyle.

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5 Tips for Non-Technical Co-Founders

Nov 07

If you are a non-technical person ready to put together a startup, there are some very important things you must do before you start to look for a technical co-founder, though in fact, you can launch your tech startup without one.

Click here to access the article.

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