A San Francisco start-up is combining the principles of activism, capitalism, and social media. They call it Activism 2.0. But it could be much more. Virgance CEO Steve Newcomb is one of the most successful and savvy entrepreneurs of our generation. At 39, he’s been involved in building nine companies, creating over $3 billion in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Entrepreneurs'
Is Virgance on the Verge of Web 3.0?
May 7th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 9 Comments
Tags: Entrepreneurs · Social Networking
Max Gladwell: A Networking Event for Entrepreneurs
April 7th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · No Comments
Taking Max Gladwell into the real world with a social networking event for business ideas and entrepreneurs. You are cordially invited to attend the first Max Gladwell networking event on Monday April 13th, at 7 pm PT in Santa Monica, California. This first offline gathering will be in conjunction with BlobLive LA. The event will [...]
Tags: Entrepreneurs · Max Gladwell
True Innovation is Always Green
March 17th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 4 Comments
A natural consequence of technological innovation is that it produces green results. Does that make the innovation green? Or is that just the nature of true innovation? Editor’s note: This is our first guest post for Pop!Tech. We’re living in the dawn of the new green age. Corporate leaders, school teachers, politicians, and the media [...]
Tags: Entrepreneurs · Greenwashing
Stephen Colbert on Atlas Shrugged: Rand Illusion
March 12th, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 14 Comments
Tonight’s Word: Rand Illusion. The Colbert Report features objectivism. We offer a defense. Stephen Colbert took a shot at Any Rand last night. Evidently, sales of her magnus opus Atlas Shrugged are up quite a bit due to the recession and government involvement in the markets i.e. nationalizing Wall Street and bailing out irresponsible mortgage [...]
Tags: Economy · Entrepreneurs
10 Steps to Launching Your Brand…On the Cheap
February 23rd, 2009 by Max Gladwell · 5 Comments
Ten steps to launching and establishing your brand online and on the cheap. We love startups. There is nothing quite like the excitement and optimism of conceiving, launching, and building a new company. It’s like the exhilaration of a new relationship, where everything is fresh and you’re learning new things every day. At the risk [...]
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