Feb 28, 2011

What does simulated cloth, a brake light, and a serial entrepreneur have in common?  They were all found at the latest BNC Tech pitch. BNC Tech Pitch is an event put together by Business Network Chicago that gives two early stage startups the chance to pitch their ideas to a mix of angel investors, venture capitalists, and tech enthusiasts. The format is quick...

Feb 24, 2011

Written by Mike Wilk How much flair do you have? It’s up to you whether or not you want to do the bare minimum; if you think the bare minimum is enough, then OK. But some people choose to display more, and Rajesh Nerlikar, co-founder and CEO of the upstart Energy Flair, encourages you to display more. Energy Flair launched in the summer of 2010 and...

Feb 17, 2011

What makes a great meeting? How do people be authentic when they meet? What happens when people show up as themselves and work together? These are the questions that drive Paul Caswell, founder of Weave the People. Caswell discovered that for all the meetings that are held in business, people continually miss out on meeting each other. Over time, Weave the...

Feb 16, 2011

You may have noticed the past few Fridays Flyover Geeks’ has had posts centered on the Dallas startup scene. Those articles have been penned by one Mike Vosters. (If you want to check out his stuff again, type “Mike Vosters” into the search bar in the upper right of this page. (or click the link) Dallas has a lot fo great stuff happening,...

Feb 15, 2011

Sin's EnvisionDo seeks to set itself apart from the hundreds of organizations already in the student professional/leadership-development field.

Feb 10, 2011

written by Mike Wilk, Michigan reporter for Flyover Geeks. Mike will be covering the thriving Michigan startup scene in Ann Arbor, Detroit and beyond. For many entrepreneurs and small business owners, the process of developing an idea, turning that idea in to a viable business, surviving the startup and early growth stages and succeeding to turn a profit...