When Hive Lighting did its presentation at this year’s Clean Business Investment Summit, I remember thinking, “Wow, this is really good. A true breakthrough in lighting for film-making and still photography that combines advantages in quality, cost, and energy efficiency.” …
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In the last couple of months, I’ve become friendly with the fine folks at The Eleos Foundation, known for the investments they make in start-up companies located in developing countries, especially Kenya and other parts of East Africa. I’ve developed …
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I’ll be at the Clean Business Investment Summit, coming up Friday, August 10th at the incredible campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara. I’m on the Advisory Board, and each year I volunteer to perform some sort of …
One of the presenters at today’s practice session for the Clean Business Investment Summit has a cool idea with respect to fire suppression, the details of which I’m sure he’d rather that I not divulge. But that’s not the point …
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I serve as a “mentor” to the presenters at the Clean Business Investment Summit. First up this morning was a portable solar PV/battery product, a concept that has merit in certain specific market segments. Principally I think of disaster relief, …
I serve on the board of advisors for the Clean Business Investment Summit, an annual opportunity for a carefully vetted set of cleantech entrepreneurs to present to potential investors. One of the roles I play is mentoring the presenters; I …
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I’m on the board of advisors for the Clean Business Investment Summit (CBIS), held each year in August, linking the very best business plans with the hungriest investors. I just got back from a meeting in which we discussed keynote …
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I’ll be headed into downtown Santa Barbara tomorrow to continue my participation in a series of meetings leading up to this year’s Clean Business Investment Summit. Here, this August 12th, socially responsible entrepreneurs with emerging-growth clean business start-ups and later-stage …
