tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352868712012-02-16T11:31:35.321-05:00TAKING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL PATH 2008: From Ideas to MoneyBGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-50134251919933505652008-11-05T06:59:00.001-05:002008-11-05T06:59:00.994-05:00

Interview with Lawrence Linkens, of American Hometec, Inc. (about a minute)Interview with Martin Bennet (about a minute)Interview with Craig Williams of CapitalOne (about a minute)Interview with Iberedem Ekune, UVA Eectrical Engineering student and aspiring entrepreneur. (about a minute)

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Interview with Deb McMahon, former Chair of CVG and of the Annual Business Forum. Dr. McMahon is CEO of Scitent, which provides resources for online education. (about a minute)

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Interview with David Rose, of the New York Angels. (about a minute)David Winer (above, left) braves the Angel of Death, who made an appearance in honor of Halloween.

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At the close of the 11th Annual Business Forum, the Darden School of Business held their annual Business Concept Competition.  Congratulations to the winners!In the Consumer Goods and Services category:TeleMed Africa won first place and $3,000Team: Scott Emami (D '09), Keith Florance (D '09), Manpj Sinha (D '09), Henri Van Canneyt (D Exchange)Ride Flow won second place and $1,500Team: Alexander

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Interview with Dr. Crystal Icenhour, CEO of Phthisis Diagnostics (About a minute)Interview with Jonathan Dugan, of Goozex, the video game trading startup. (about a minute)Graham Anthony of Anthony Advisors, Inc., on the Innovation Workshop (about a minute)

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The Innovation Workshop

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Interview with Bill Wilmot and Brian Engleman of SRI-International (About a minute)Interview with John Sternlicht, SRI-International (About two minutes)

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Interview with William Miller, Director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Entrepreneurship Program. (About a minute)Interview with Jennings Dawson, VCU Executive MBA Program (About a minute)Interview with Jamie McPherson, VCU Executive MBA Program (About a minute)

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This year’s LiveFire! panelists represent three of the top angel groups in the United States, hailing from New York, Connecticut and North Carolina. Moderated by the Virginia Active Angel Network, this is a must-see event for investors interested in learning how the pros look at early investment opportunities, and critical for entrepreneurs who want to know exactly what investing angel groups

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About two minutesDavid Winer talks about some of the differences between the original Annual Business Forum, and the 11th Annual Business Forum for 2008.

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About three minutesLiz Pyle, Chair of the ABF, talks about the speakers who will be presenting at the 2008 Annual Business Forum.

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About two minutesJim Lansing has been associated with the Annual Business Forum for many years.Here, he talks about who would benefit from attending the 2008 ABF.

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Event chair, Elizabeth Pyle, talking with CVG board member Kurt Krueger, Esq., and luncheon speaker Eugene T. Haley, CEO of Wilmington Pharmaceuticals.Philippe Sommer, Director of Entrepreneurship at the Darden School of Business, introducing the keynote speaker, Frank Cappiello.

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SRI will present a three hour Innovation Workshop on Thursday. This workshop, The 5 Disciplines for Innovation, is based on the book by SRI President and CEO Dr. Curt Carlson and co-author William W. Wilmot, Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want, published in 2006. The book describes SRI's unique, disciplined approach to creating value. The workshop will include

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Dr. Kodukula is the Executive Director of CADRE (The Center for Advanced Drug Research) at SRI-Shenandoah Valley, of SRI-Biosciences.Dr. Kodukula brings exceptional skills to SRI from his long tenure in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. While at Sarnoff, an SRI subsidiary, he was the technical lead for a national program to develop technologies and strategies for reducing the

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In December 2006, SRI announced the establishment of a new multi-divisional facility in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. It is expected to become a self- sustaining, 100-person operation generating more than $20 million in revenues within 7 years. SRI-SV and its first group, the Center for Advanced Drug Research (CADRE), began operating on January 2, 2007. SRI-SV has been made possible by

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Bulent Atalay, PhD, is a physics professor at Mary Washington University, an adjunct professor at UVA, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. An accomplished artist in his own right, Dr. Atalay presents science through art, and art through science, and approaches the larger goal of achieving a synthesis of the two fields. He invokes the model of Leonardo – part-time

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The 11th Annual CVG Business Forum will take place at the Darden School of Business on October 30 and 31, 2008. Please see the Virginia Annual Business Forums for registration and schedule information. The keynote speaker, Krishna Kodukula, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Center for Advanced Drug Research (CADRE), an SRI International Biosciences Division located in Harrisonburg,

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Some of the participants in the CVG 2006 Annual Business ForumIn the center, keynote speaker Steven Burke talks with CVG Board members and others.Many thanks to Clinton Showalter, of Beyond Silver, for most of these photographs.

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If you'd like to hear what participants in the 2006 ABF had to say during the event, here are half a dozen short podcasts. (Cross-posted from BGNonline. They are also available in the November archives of this blog).9th Annual Business Forum, held in November, 2006:Several folks shared their thoughts on the CVG 9th Annual Business Forum as it was taking place on November 9 and 10th at the UVA

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Jim Lansing has been an integral part of every Annual Business Forum since shortly after he arrived in Charlottesville nearly ten years ago. As the volunteer Executive Director of the Charlottesville Venture Group for three years, he was always the charming voice of calm and cooperation. His unique blend of encouragement for and leadership of the many volunteers who create the event each year

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Liz Pyle, the Co-Chair (with David Winer) of the 11th Annual Business Forum, has been actively involved in some aspect of the CVG Business Forums for nearly five years. She chaired the very active CVG Business Plan Review Committee prior to becoming the President of the CVG Board of Directors. (The handoff of the gavel, from Deb McMahon to Liz, above)Liz co-chaired the extremely successful 9th

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Deb McMahon co-chaired the 2006 and 2007 CVG Annual Business Forums with Liz Pyle.(Deb talking with Jim Lansing at the 2006 ABF, below) She was President of the CVG Board of Directors in 2005 and 2006, and received the CVG Angel Award for volunteers in 2006. (See BGNonline for more)Deb is the President and CEO of Scitent (Formerly CardioConcepts), which helps organizations bring their

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Along with David Martin (Mosaic Technologies, M-CAM), David Winer was one of the founders of the Charlottesville Venture Group. At the suggestion of Wendell Dunn (of the Batten Institute) they launched the very first Annual Business Forum in 1998. He returns this year as Co-Chair of the event with Liz Pyle.Remembering the very first meeting of the group that was to become CVG, David said that

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Don't despair... if your plan isn't chosen for the Live Fire Angel Round, you have another opportunity to get your idea in front of the money. In the past, we've had a few 90 second pitches in between breaks, etc. This year, we are doing something new... VIDEO 90 SECOND PITCHES. Using this format has a few benefits for all of us:For you:You get to practice and do it over until it is perfect -

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This is your chance!!!! There are a few spots available for early stage or seed stage companies in the Live Fire Angel Round. If your plan is selected, you will get the chance to present your plan heads of four top angel groups from Connecticut, Ohio, New York and Virginia, representing the New York Angels, the OhioTechAngels, the Angel Investor Forum and the Virginia Active Angel Network!

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Registration is now open for the year's Annual Business Forum. Check out the website for more information and to register. Availability is limited and tickets are going fast!http://www.cvillebic.org/abf

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Thought I'd give you guys a snapshot of the hard work that goes into planning the ABF. Here are Deb McMahon and Liz Pyle talking through some logistical decisions. We are fortunate to be able to use Darden's facilities for our meetings. This year's program is very exciting. We're planning some new stuff, so stay tuned!

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The schedule for the 10th Annual Business Forum is taking shape. Here's the tentative listing of activities and workshops for Thursday and Friday.Thursday events will begin at 9:00 AM with the Ten Minute Business Plan workshop, followed by a workshop on Email and Legal Issues.Just before lunch, The Impact of Technology on the Entrepreneur and Business Strategy workshop will be held. The final

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The 10th Annual Business Forum is scheduled for December 6 and 7, 2007.The event will take place at the Darden School of Business, and will include incredible workshops, dynamic speakers, and great opportunities to meet other entrepreneurs and experts.This year we are shaking things up a bit, with a bootcamp/workshops and evening gala on the first day, and a more traditional venture fair to start

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Held at the Darden School of Business in Charlottesville, Virginia, November 9 - 10, 2006

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Clinton Showalter, of Beyond Silver has put up some great photos from the 2006 Business Forum. Here are a few samples:The keynote speaker, Steven Burke,just beginning his talk.Steven Burke with David Martin, President of M•Cam, and one of the founders of CVGSteven Suddith, of Fuel Co., and good friend of CVGBGN's own David Ferron, also of M•CAM, with a questionJason Hull, of Open Source

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We've followed the this event with interviews, podcasts, and pictures.UPDATE: Test drive our new audio comment capacity by Evoca, on the sidebarTechnorati Tags: accelerate to collaborate, business forum IX, CVG, BGN

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Richmond-based Play will be presenting the Innovators Studio at the Fortune Innovation Forum November 29 and 30, 2006.Technorati Tags: LookatMoreStuff, entrepreneur, innovation

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Faculty and students from five universities were among more than 200 folks participating in the Annual Business Forum. Just a few of the great jackets seen at the Forum! Technorati Tags: entrepreneur, Business Forum, CVG

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(about one minute) Talking with Clinton Showalter, of Beyond Silver, about capturing images from the 9th Annual Business Forum.

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(about one minute)Talking with Collaborative Strategies panelist Mark Wasilko, of AES Corporation.

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Talking with Mason Gates, founder of InternDirect at the 9th Annual Business Forum in Charlottesville.

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<br> (About one minute) (About two minutes)Speaking with Sherwood Bowditch of the Robins School of Business. His thoughts on the Entrepreneur's Boot Camp, and the business planning and networking panel discussions.

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Speaking with entrepreneur Bob Amacker of Four Walls Media, providers of residential technology solutions, and attendee at the Business Forum.

BGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-1162557792180883332006-11-02T07:30:00.000-05:002006-11-03T07:43:12.186-05:00

Cool Mel follows the Business Blogging Conference, held in late Oct in Seattle. Great way to find the most current and best practices.This detailed coverage of the event is made possible through zaadzTechnorati Tags: event blogging, entrepreneur

BGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-1161871771672477432006-10-26T10:23:00.000-04:002006-10-26T10:30:41.486-04:00

The first national Nonprofit Congress just wrapped up in DC. You can follow this event online at their blog. Peter Thompson, Director of the Senior Center and Board member of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, was one of the 22 delegates from across Virginia.Other Virginia delegates included the University of Richmond's Dr. Nancy Stutts, founder of ConnectRichmond, VCU's Kristen Kaplan,

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90 second pitches during the Business Forum give you a marvelous opportunity to showcase your expertise and your company. Because space is at a premium, please register with CVG for your 90 second pitch! When you register we will send you the top 10 list on how give a Perfect Pitch.Technorati Tags: entrepreneur, CVG

BGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-1161610359424387802006-10-23T09:27:00.000-04:002006-10-23T09:32:39.426-04:00

Interested in following film release blogging?Take a look at the Hallam Foe blog, whch includes links to their presence in MySpace, Geek Dinners, and of course, Gaping Void.Technorati Tags: event blogging, entrepreneur

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CVG's own Jim Lansing spoke with Joanne DiMaggio recently.The Charlottesville Venture Group is a membership organization that serves people that are innovative, growth-minded and entrepreneurial. “CVG is the only group created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs,” said Lansing.Access to mentors and advisors is another essential ingredient for success. “Peer networks are particularly critical,”

BGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-1161276481597287152006-10-19T12:44:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:49:42.183-04:00

The deadline for Early Bird discount rates for the Business Forum IX has been extended to October 27!Register today with CVG.Technorati Tags: entrepreneur, Business Forum IX

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This year, Pop!Tech speakers include Thomas Friedman (“The World is Flat”), game designer Will Wright (creator of Sim City) , ambient music pioneer Brian Eno, global health visionary Victoria Hale, ethologist and evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins, global environmentalist Lester Brown, Tibetan education pioneer Losang Rabgey, molecular gastronomy chef Homaro Cantu, Chris Anderson (The Long

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Start your engine with an Entrepreneurial Boot Camp workshop series by Fred Hutchinson, N.C. Council for Entrepreneurial Development. Second and third laps include Steven Burke, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, N.C. Biotechnology Center as our Gala Keynote, and Jim Brady, President and CEO of Payer-path, as our Friday speaker telling us how collaboration helped bring success.Panels and

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Glad to see Colleen Curran at the Richmond Times dispatch blogging about the National Folk Festival in Richmond this weekend. Great place for information about parking (easy), dogs (no), recommendations (bring a flashlight?). Thanks, Colleen.Technorati Tags: event blogging, folk festival, Buzzworthy

BGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-1160747827581136232006-10-13T09:54:00.000-04:002006-10-27T16:15:21.726-04:00

Make a date with success to hear these experts on November 9th & 10th!Start your engine with an Entrepreneurial Boot Camp workshop series by Fred Hutchinson, M.C. Council for Entrepreneurial Development. Second and third laps includes Steven Burke, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, N.C. Biotechnology Center as our Gala keynote and Jim Brady, President and CEO of Payer-Path, as our

BGNonlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400749074072359995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35286871.post-1160566664961779812006-10-11T10:32:00.000-04:002006-10-11T07:37:44.973-04:00

The Paris Motor Show has been covered by the folks at Autoblog, including short video clips, photographs, and pointers to other auto blogs.Technorati Tags: innovation, blogging

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<br> (About two minutes)Warren Thompson, founder and CEO of Thompson Hospitality, talks about accelerating the growth of his company through strategic partnerships and collaboration.Technorati Tags: collaboration, entrepreneur

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Friday luncheon keynote speaker is Jim Brady, President and CEO of PayerPath, and a University of Richmond graduate.Following on the heels of Warren Thompson's presentation to CVG in October, Brady offers insights into how collaboration helped him succeed in growing his company.Technorati Tags: collaboration, collaborate to accelerate

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Steven Burke, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, North Carolina Biotechnology Center presents the Thursday evening Keynote Address.Burke is responsible for the Center activities centering on governmental, policy, regulatory, ethical, societal and international issues.Technorati Tags: innovation policy

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The Entrepreneurial Boot Camp is a new addition to the 9th annual Business Forum. This full morning session covers everything from the legal considerations in forming a company through licensing intellectual property from a University.The session wraps up with business plan development after war stories and lunch at Darden with the workshop leaders.This session is presented by the experts from

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