Tag Archives: funding

Power. From The Desk of Barack Obama

Posted on September 2, 2009 by

I laughed when I opened my email this morning.   I had my daily dose of barackobama.com spam Russell – Opponents of health insurance reform have power. Some reap huge profits from the status quo. Others take large campaign contributions … Continue reading →

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Open Source-ish Funding by Mark Cuban

Posted on February 16, 2009 by

You might have seen this proposal request from Mark Cuban. I went ahead and threw a hat into the ring with Angel Technology. Let’s see what happens, eh? It’s a brave new world out there, time to compete.

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My Proposal for Stimulus

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

Put 2 trillion into education. Revamp every school. build more schools. pay teachers very highly (pay based on college enrollment + post graduate employment) any county not graduating 95% within 2 years loses funding. SEE WHAT HAPPENS! We do not … Continue reading →

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Image Recognition in Mathematica 7 – Cheaper than a VC Backed Start Up!

Posted on December 10, 2008 by

Here’s a secret. You don’t need VC money to build a kickass image/video/sound recognition search engine like Like.com or that silly iphone app in the commercials. A copy of mathematica and this blog post on Mathematica 7s image manipulation features … Continue reading →

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$100 Start Up Launched

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

We went ahead and did it.  You can now enter to have your start up built for $100. What is $100 Start Up? Simple, we have assembled a team of experienced industry experts with expertise in programming, user interface, traffic … Continue reading →

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