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How to Be a Public Company CEO

August 6, 2008 · 5 Comments

I’m out here at the Pacific Crest Technology Leadership Forum in Vail, Colorado this week. The 600 attendees here are a mix of public institutional investors, hedge fund managers, investment bankers, public company analysts, venture capitalists,... [Read the full story]

Seeking Part-Time Writer for The Humanity Campaign

August 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The Humanity Campaign is a start-up non-profit organization based in Durham, North Carolina. Its mission is to reduce poverty and hunger in developing countries by working to increase access to education, healthcare, nutrition, technology, and entrepreneurial... [Read the full story]

The Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

July 28, 2008 · 1 Comment

Our generation–those born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s–has a great opportunity ahead of ourselves. We have the ability for the first time in human history to eliminate extreme poverty within our lifetimes and ensure shared access to prosperity... [Read the full story]

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Two New Podcast Interviews on Entrepreneurship from Stever Robbins and Jim Blasingame

May 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Podcast Description: Ryan Allis is the 23-year-old co-founder of iContact.com, a 95 person email marketing company in Durham, NC. Ryan spoke in this podcast with Stever Robbins about how he ended up where he is and the role passion plays in business. Download/Listen... [Read the full story]

Two More Interviews on Entrepreneurship

March 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Here are two more recent podcast/radio interviews on entrepreneurship done by Dr. Alvin Jones and Start-Up Spark. Enjoy! Dr. Alvin Jones Radio Interview with Ryan Allis - (9min 17sec, WMA file) - A March 26, 2008 radio interview on WCBQ-AM 1340 and... [Read the full story]

Now #2 on Amazon!

February 6, 2008 · 9 Comments

Zero to One Million reached #2 on Amazon around 5am this morning and is still there as of 1:30pm! We’re still pushing to get to #1. I’m up against Oprah-backed Eckhart Tolle. That guy is amazing! My only hope may be to get on Oprah! Check... [Read the full story]

Entrepreneurship

The Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

July 28, 2008 · 1 Comment

Our generation–those born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s–has a great opportunity ahead of ourselves. We have the ability for the first time in human history to eliminate extreme poverty within our lifetimes and ensure shared access to prosperity... [Read the full story]

$1M Prize for Best Developing Country Technology Innovation

July 22, 2008 · 2 Comments

Legatum Group, founded by Chris Chandler and based in Dubai, has announced today at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, California announced $1 million prize for the best technology innovation from a for-profit company in the developing world.... [Read the full story]

Celebrating 5 Years at iContact

July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The team at iContact celebrated the company’s 5th anniversary and reaching over 100 team members on Friday afternoon at our offices in Durham. We had BBQ from Thrills from the Grill underneath two large tents in our parking lot with bluegrass band... [Read the full story]

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Great Office Space in Durham

June 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for cheap short to mid term office space (with furniture included) a company in our building is currently making two suites available on the first floor. It’s class A office space at a very reasonable price that includes... [Read the full story]

Ernst & Young Carolinas’ 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year

June 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Aaron and I won the Ernst & Young Carolinas’ 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Emerging Category tonight at the ceremony in Charlotte. We were up against Virtual Heroes and Canvas on Demand, both from RTP. The winners will be going... [Read the full story]

iContact Wins CEDs Growth Company of the Year

June 6, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last night iContact was honored by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development as the 2008 Technology Growth Company of the Year at Bay 7 at American Tobacco Campus. Aaron and I accepted the award on behalf of the iContact team. You can watch a video... [Read the full story]

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Celebrating 5 Years at iContact

July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The team at iContact celebrated the company’s 5th anniversary and reaching over 100 team members on Friday afternoon at our offices in Durham. We had BBQ from Thrills from the Grill underneath two large tents in our parking lot with bluegrass band... [Read the full story]

This Page May Contain Content That is Not Consisent With the Moral Cultural, or Social Values of the UAE

July 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I was in Dubai for a night two weeks ago on my way to Uganda and tried from my Holiday Inn Express in Dubai Internet City home of the Middle East campuses of Sun Microsystems, Cisco, and EMC and to access a blog called Secret Dubai Diary. The site came... [Read the full story]

Thoughts on Uganda

July 11, 2008 · 4 Comments

I was in Uganda from June 29-July 6. I was there to visit two non-profit organizations I have been involved with and contributed funds to in the past. It was my first visit to Africa, and definitely will not be my last. Uganda really is a beautiful country.... [Read the full story]

Social Entrepreneurship

The Opportunity of Our Lifetimes

July 28, 2008 · 1 Comment

Our generation–those born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s–has a great opportunity ahead of ourselves. We have the ability for the first time in human history to eliminate extreme poverty within our lifetimes and ensure shared access to prosperity... [Read the full story]

$1M Prize for Best Developing Country Technology Innovation

July 22, 2008 · 2 Comments

Legatum Group, founded by Chris Chandler and based in Dubai, has announced today at Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, California announced $1 million prize for the best technology innovation from a for-profit company in the developing world.... [Read the full story]

Sustainable Capitalism and The Role of Aid vs. Trade in Prosperity Creation

July 22, 2008 · 3 Comments

I picked up a glossy investment prospectus from a firm called Legatum Group at up at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference today. A statement inside caught my eye. It stated: “While aid can play an important role in alleviating immediate needs,... [Read the full story]

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At Fortune Brainstorm Tech in Half Moon Bay, CA

July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Today through Wednesday I am the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Half Moon Bay, California, about 45 minutes south of San Francisco. After a Segway tour along the Pacific this afternoon, the sessions began at 4pm. We’ve heard from Michael... [Read the full story]

This Page May Contain Content That is Not Consisent With the Moral Cultural, or Social Values of the UAE

July 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment

I was in Dubai for a night two weeks ago on my way to Uganda and tried from my Holiday Inn Express in Dubai Internet City home of the Middle East campuses of Sun Microsystems, Cisco, and EMC and to access a blog called Secret Dubai Diary. The site came... [Read the full story]

The Move Toward Agile Development & ChannelAdvisor’s Open House Tuesday

February 10, 2008 · 2 Comments

Our good friends at ChannelAdvisor are having an Open House celebrating the launch of their Agile Development Center on Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm. You can learn more and register to attend at http://www.channeladvisor.com/openhouse/. If you are interested... [Read the full story]