Archive for category Technology
Cornell Startup Datalogue Positions For Growth: Arose from Cornell Tech in NYC and eLab in Ithaca
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cornell, Cornell eLab Accelerator, Cornell Tech, Cornell University, Deep Learning, Higher Education, Incubators and Accelerators, Technology, University-Incubator interaction on February 9, 2017
Cornell University’s startup Datalogue has raised $1.5 million in new financing from NVIDIA, Flybridge, Bloomberg Beta and others. It has positioned for further grown in its market of data-driven decision makers. See the Cornell Chronicle link here: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/02/cornell-tech-elab-startup-datalogue-raises-15-million See the Cornell Chronicle article written by freelance writer Ruthie Weissman below (reprint): Feb. 2, 2017 […]
Cornell University’s NYC Tech receives another $100 million gift
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Cornell, Cornell University, Entrepreneurial University, Henry Etkzowitz, Higher Education, Incubators and Accelerators, Land Grant Institution, Philanthropic Gifts to Universities, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Research Strategy, Resources, Technology, Triple Helix, University Policy, University-Incubator interaction on June 17, 2015
This time former Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated $100 million himself to Cornell NYC Tech it was announced. Reprint of article is below from 17 June 2015 The Verge See the full article here: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/17/8795009/bloomberg-cornell-tech-donation-100-million —————————- Bloomberg donates $100M to New York City’s tech island campus Cornell Tech offers ‘startup postdocs’ to build new tech businesses Billionaire and […]
Makerspaces Matter – Repost from the University of Victoria
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Hackerspaces, Incubators and Accelerators, Makerspaces, Old Knowledge to New Things, Openness, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Research Strategy, Technology, University of Victoria, University Policy, University-Incubator interaction, Victoria on April 11, 2015
The following article “Makerspaces Matter” was reposted from the website of the University of Victoria and was written by Tara Sharpe. here is the url: http://ring.uvic.ca/news/makerspaces-matter This article is substantially relevant to the mission and content of this blog, The Academic Entrepreneur, thus its chosen for reposting in order that a wider audience might benefit from […]
Lessons from Iceland for Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island and Sooke
Posted by academicentrepreneur in alternative energies, Canada, China, Cornell University, First Nations Innovations, Green Economy, Higher Education, Horticulture, Iceland, Low Carbon Economy, Old Knowledge to New Things, Sooke, Sustainability, Technology, Triple Helix, University Policy, Victoria on April 11, 2015
This article is reposted from the Sooke Pocket News and was published on 11 April 2015. Lessons from Iceland for Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island and Sooke By Michael Clouser With the recent visit by Kinder Morgan to the Sooke Council, and the recent referendum in Sooke regarding the passage of oil tankers through the […]
University of Victoria: Strategic Research Plan in Progress
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, BC, Postdoctoral Students, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Research Strategy, Technology, University of Victoria, Victoria on March 20, 2015
Universities play a key role in the creation and dissemination of knowledge in our societies. Increasingly these institutions are playing a crucial role in regional economic development for they not only can create knowledge but breed innovation. The University of Victoria is the largest and highest ranking research university on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, […]
Goldman Sachs Gets it Wrong for Scotland: Shortsightedness and Neglectfullness
Posted by academicentrepreneur in altcurrency, Arc of Prosperity, cryptocurrencies, Currency innovation, Entrepreneurial finance, Immigration Policy, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Old Knowledge to New Things, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Schumpeter, Tax Policy, tech currency, Technology, Triple Helix on September 6, 2014
There are many who would hold an investment bank such as Goldman Sachs up next to God. Its analysts are impeccable and accurate, and not only can see every financial catastrophe coming, but also understand the opportunity cost of what could have been but wasn’t. Thus the financial world was shocked by the recent polls […]
Venture Capital and Innovation in Banking
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Business Models, Creativity through Reorganization, Crowdfunding, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Innovation Policy, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Schumpeter, Scotland as a Spinout, tech currency, Technology, Triple Helix, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on August 26, 2014
Innovation in banking can be had in various levels. In today’s innovation economy, new technology and its applications, as well as new business models, lead to innovation in the sector. While painful, allowing banks to fail leads to creative destruction and new, entrepreneurial banks that better serve their customer bases and are more efficient. Bailing […]