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Role of entrepreneurs in the New ‘New Deal’

08|23|2009

Jay Maharjan (07.10.09)
In the time of the great depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a visionary President laid out a series of bold initiatives under the plan famously known in the US history as the ‘New Deal’. The New Deal was created mainly to stimulate the economy, come up with a short-term aid for unemployed, and reform [...]

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Operation Street Kidz: music video – Behind the scenes

08|20|2009

Operation Street Kidz is a grass roots effort based in Los Angeles to foster youth entrepreneurship. Here is a behind-the-scenes video of one of their latest projects.

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Hollywood set to honor top talent, entrepreneurs in music

08|19|2009

Hollywood, CA , – On Saturday, August 22, 2009, the American Society of Young Musicians (ASYM) will be hosting its “Live from Hollywood at The Music Box” awards show and concert event, honoring some of the biggest names in music. Among those being honored for their work and contributions to the music industry include; Rock [...]

Tags: American Society of Young Musicians
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Jeff Bezos on Business Basics

08|14|2009

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com and one of the biggest success stories that came out of the dotcom era talks about the fundamentals of sustaining a business.

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Lessons learned from Asia for entrepreneurs

08|13|2009

Lessons from Asia for Tech Sector –

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Idealab rebounds with new focus on clean technology

08|10|2009

Idealab’s Bill Gross is reflected in a solar tracking mirror on the firm’s rooftop in Pasadena. His ESolar opens an innovative energy facility today in Lancaster.
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Understanding the 4th media revolution

08|07|2009

Jay Maharjan
Rupert Murdoch’s comments this week about twitter had me thinking about the rationale behind his statement. Murdoch sees no monetary value and the future for twitter and predicts that the only successful business model on the web right now is related to search.
Even though I agree that search is the only real money maker [...]

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Posted in Conceptual economy, media revolution in the conceptual age, social media strategy | 1 Comment »

Pics from Twiistup: SoCal Entrepreneurs United

08|02|2009

a former MD turned entrepreneur Miles Beckett presents his Sherman Oaks based start-up EQAL – the social media producers behind shows LG15, Harper’s Globe (co-produced with CBS).

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Social Media meets Hollywood: Entrepreneur, Grammy Winning singer ‘Chamillionaire’ – talks about connecting with fans through Social media

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