Posts Tagged ‘NYEW – Speaker’
New York Entrepreneur Week’s Top 10 Tips to Starting a Business in This Economy
For the fearful, our current economic environment is an obstacle, for the bold, it is an opportunity.
What do companies like GE, HP, Microsoft, CNN, Hyatt and Burger King have in common? They were all started in economic downturns by entrepreneurs whose passion, commitment, and ability to execute far out-shadowed the temporary economic obstacles.
New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) scheduled November 16th to the 20th 2009 celebrates the opportunities to be found in this economy. Through a series of panels, keynotes and networking sessions, entrepreneurs will learn from over 120 speakers from 18 states and 3 continents the resources available to them and how to launch, grow, and manage a successful business venture.
The Age of Stupid – Can We Save the World by 2015?
Last month I saw a fascinating movie premier, The Age of Stupid.
Never mind that it was the first time a movie premier was broadcast live via satellite (from here in New York) around the world on over 550 screens in 45 countries. Or that they had in attendance the likes of Kofi Annan (former Secretary General of the United Nations), Heather Graham and Jillian Anderson as well as music from Moby and Radiohead.. Or that The Huffington Post called the movie launch “One of the most important films of the year (perhaps decade)….” as both a new way independent films will be released and also a way to give additional exposure to the environmental message. Read the rest of this entry »
Why Net Neutrality Will Never Happen/The Missed Entrepreneurial Opportunity- Part 1
As a precursor to this post, I just want to let it be known that if you aren’t aware of ISP’s, copyright infringement, torrents, or the FCC, then you probably won’t care too much. On the other hand, if you’re one the 10mm people that do (myself included), who actively use the Internet and care about much of the “underground” aspects of it, then read on.
To catch the unenlightened up to date, after much speculation and debate which appeared on various tech blogs, it was shown that the FCC was planning on proposing a new set of Internet legislation dubbed “Net Neutrality”. Now I know what some of you must be asking yourselves; “isn’t the Internet already a neutral place?” Though the file sharing trends and trials are being much more publicized because of the increased tension between users, ISP’s, and the various companies such as Sony or Apple (not to mention the recent Pirate Bay mockery that was made in regards to the proposed “legalized buyout” of it’s trademark and domain) as of late, relatively few people actually know the laws that govern both sides of the argument.
Green- The Hot Topic in ’09
Green is a hot topic. The September 28 issue of Newsweek published a list of the 500 greenest companies in America with Hewlett-Packet listed as number one. Last April, former President Bill Clinton, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Chief Scientist Amory Lovins, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Empire State Building owner Tony Malkin, declared a very bold plan to reduce the energy use of the Empire State Building by 38 percent, and save $4.4 million annually in the process.
When it comes to conversations regarding green buildings, there are a couple of concerns that are in the foreground for most business owners – do green buildings really increase employee productivity and what is the cost of building (or retrofitting) within green guidelines?
Green Building Doesn’t Have To Cost More
One of the biggest holdups people seem to have about making their buildings or homes green is that they have heard all sorts of rumors that green building costs a lot more. They assume that this is a rule rather than an exception and it’s simply not true. If you are smart about your material choices, design decisions, and contractor education, there is no reason why you can’t build a very green building to little or no premium over standard construction. People also don’t take into account that green buildings will cost less to operate and will command higher rents and overall value because they have been built green. Sometimes, going green can even save you money… Read the rest of this entry »
