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Innovation Tweets a Reply

Utter on innovation in Memphis -- nothing big.

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Older Article on LaunchMemphis Activities

I was also in this article commenting on how we can"provide an avenue" for entrepreneurs to risks in the Memphis area.

LaunchMemphis program rekindles spirit of business

Event targets entrepreneurial interests

By James Dowd, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sunday, September 14, 2008

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/sep/14/program-rekindles-spirit-of-business/

Motivate local self-starters, investors

Featured in the news recently for LaunchMemphis activities.

LaunchMemphis helps motivate local self-starters, investors

By James Dowd, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sunday, September 21, 2008

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/sep/21/entrepreneur-spirit-finds-launching-pad/

Moving and Shaking

Moving from one LaunchMemphis event to the next w/little in between has me feeling productive perhaps falsely.

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Serving on Upcoming Panel: Creative Conversations with MPACT

I will be speaking on a panel for MPACT on Creativity.   I'm looking forward to it. Details pasted here. Come on out.

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Wednesday, October 22: Working Creatively: Entrepreneurs Discuss the Value of Creativity Across All Industries at Memphis College of Art's Callicott Auditorium at 6:00 pm

In conjunction with the "Creative Conversations" program by Americans for the Arts, MPACT Memphis and Memphis College of Art present this unique and engaging panel discussion on the importance and influence of creativity in all industries, not simply those that first come to mind such as the visual arts.  The event begins at 6:00 pm and a networking and cocktail hour will be held after the panel discussion.  It's free for MCA students, faculty, staff, and MPACT members; $5 for non-members.

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Geoff Livingston

Heard that Geoff Livingston author of Now is Gone is crashing Memphis, TN on Monday September 22.
Time and Place TBD for MeetUp
http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/

Great primer style book for SVPs, VP, and directors on Web 2.0.
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Speaking on Angel Investment

Mercury and LaunchMemphis were discussed in relation to angel investment:
"Mathews, who, despite his qualms about aggregating angels on a national level, is nonetheless impressed with Qualls' efforts to lower the economic barrier for angel investment."

As seen in . . .
Calling All Angels
Business Tennessee - Nashville,TN,USA
http://www.businesstn.com/content/200809/calling-all-angels

Video to put the burbs in perspective from CEOs for Cities.

Nashville 'Startup Weekend' for tech ventures is still a long shot

Eric was recently quoted for an online article. He spoke on speaking organizing Startup Weekends.

http://www.venturenashville.com/news.php?viewStory=70

Journal Article Published

I recently worked with Sidney D'Mello, Lee McCauley, and James Markham to publish some of the research we did at the FedEx Institute of Technology.  We studied the characteristics of four commercially available RFID tags. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of position and orientation of RFID tags on simulated real time asset tracking in the supply chain.

 

As stated by the editors of the journal (JTAER) regarding our work, "This type of fine grained, empirical testing of RFID tag location offers valuable insight into the obstacles that confront firms seeking to implement RFID in the supply chain."

 

Here is the citation and a link to read it:

D'Mello, S., Mathews, E. C., McCauley, L., and Markham J. (2008). Impact of Position and Orientation of RFID Tags on Real Time Asset Tracking in a Supply Chain. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 3(1), 1-12.

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1365659&jmp=cit&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE

Investment Forum - Launch Memphis

Me speaking on the LaunchMemphis Early Stage Investment Forum -- http://www.launchmemphis.com

NanoTect Featured in BusinessTN Magazine

BusinessTN Magazine
June, 2008
Technology 3-2-1
By Alexei Smirnov

ANTI-CORROSION NANO-COATING
More than a Penny Saved
Eugene Pinkhassik is living proof that the terms "businessman" and
"scientist" need not be mutually exclusive. Since arriving in
Tennessee 11 years ago after completing post-doctoral studies at the
University of Colorado, the assistant professor of chemistry has done
well for himself and his current employer, the University of Memphis.
The native of Kazan, Russia, is now one of the principals of the
University of Memphis' first spinoff, NanoTect, which is on the verge
of commercializing the ultra-thin protective layer for metal piping
that Pinkhassik developed as part of his research in nanotechnology.
"Anti-corrosion sensors aren't as glamorous as sensors that diagnose
cancer, but it's a simple technology that can be easily
commercialized," says Pinkhassik, whose long-term goal is to develop
sensors capable of detecting cancerous growths early on as part of a
simple blood test. "It can happen in the next 10 to 20 years." It was
in this lofty research that Pinkhassik happened upon the curious
results of applying nano-coating to sensors for diagnosing illnesses.
Pinkhassik, along with colleagues Erno Lindner and Andrew Richter,
discovered that their coating solution could slow down corrosion in
copper by four times the current rate. Their side project won the
FedEx Institute's first business plan competition in 2006, followed by
another award from EmergeMemphis, as well as backing from Mercury
Technology Labs of Memphis.

Startup Weekend Making a Demo Video for the Facebook AP

Nick and Jonathan work on making a demo video of the Facebook ap made at Memphis Startup Weekend.