Tag Archives: Entrepreneurship

Seeds of Change – North African Women Entrepreneurs

This blog was posted on behalf of Laurie Buczek, Enterprise Marketing Manager in Intel’s Storage Division. Laurie’s social media journey began in 2007, while helping to launch and manage Intel’s first external social media community. Follow Laurie on Twitter @LauriegBuczek … Continue reading

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Where is the best place for big ideas?

According a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the best place in the world to start a business is Denmark. But this week, I think the best place in the world for emerging entrepreneurs is at the Intel+Berkeley Technology … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurship – Winning through Feedback

Its Monday now, we had our awards ceremony for the 2009 Intel Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge last Thursday – the rush of media has hit and continues to do so – but now the real work is beginning. It may … Continue reading

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Changing Ideas to Reality

The 5th Annual Intel + UC Berkeley Technology Entreprenuership Challenge concluded tonight with “Ihealth” from Tsinghau University, China winning both the First Prize award of $25k and the People’s Choice Award. Second and third prize were respectively CaptchaAd and Zimplistic. … Continue reading

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Guiding climate change and energy policy

Going back at least as far as the California ‘energy crisis’ of the early 2000s, analysts have raised concerns about the growing energy consumption and climate footprint of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. Although we now know the … Continue reading

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From Ideas to Entrepreneurship – the Finals

Day 2 – Today we have embarked upon the finals of the Intel Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge. Nine teams have been named as finalists. They include teams from Poland, India, Canada, Mexico, China, USA and Singapore. Judging the teams were … Continue reading

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From Ideas to Entrepreneurship

Exploring new materials for clothing that help maintain working conditions in extreme environments, developing guitars that are eco friendly and sustainable both musically and in manufacturing, exploring neural devices that help rehabilitate brain injuries and support increased motion. These are … Continue reading

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