June 2012
80 posts
Get ready for crowdfunding 2.0
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism New rules for equity- and debt-based crowdfunding are coming down the pike. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20120629/SMALLBIZ/120629864 With the passage last April of the Crowdfund Act, startups and small businesses now have the option of luring investors to back them by selling stock or raising capital through debt in their firms. The...
Parallels Summit 2012 Keynote - Guy Kawasaki
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Parallels Summit 2012 Keynote - Guy Kawasaki Enchantment: The art of changing hearts, minds and actions A foremost authority on technology adoption, Guy was the original chief evangelist at Apple. In his second act, Guy’s excelled at being a serial entrepreneur and networker, social media guru, best-selling author and featured columnist...
IBM social business videos
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism View the latest social business videos from IBM, including the Becoming a social business video series and our 60 second social stories. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/collaboration/videos/index.html great resources are found here! checkout http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/socialbusiness/overview/index.html too See on...
Las Vegas Startup Weekend has @chancebar of...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Startup Weekend is a global network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. Next event… JUL 13 2012Register The InNEVation Center: 6795 Edmond Street, Third Floor, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89118 StartupWeekend...
Crowdfunder Is Supporting Entrepreneurs and...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism crowdfunder is a Business Crowdfunding platform that will enable U.S. startups and small businesses to raise funds by selling equity, debt, and revenue-based securities to investors online. Crowdfunder Is Supporting Entrepreneurs and Startup Weekend Teams Plus, they’re teaming up with Vegas Tech Fund to give you and your company a chance...
Do the KIND Thing®
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Join the KIND Movement and Do the KIND Thing®! If enough people accept this month’s mission, KIND will carry out a BIG KIND Act for a group of people that really needs it! http://www.kindsnacks.com/dtkt/faq Daniel Lubetzky @danlub Romy Andrew & Jonah’s Dad; Michelle’s husband; Founder of KIND, PeaceWorks and...
SoJo drops Beta tag, scores UNESCO endorsement
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism June 28, 2012. (Toronto, Canada) SoJo, a leading provider of tools and resources for social innovators and social change, is excited to announce the official launch of its comprehensive resources website http://theSoJo.net. The launch is the next step for SoJo becoming the leading online resource for social innovators to turn ideas for social...
PINAY & PROUD: Nation-Builders [3/4]
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Published on Jun 27, 2012 by HumanNaturePhils http://www.pinayandproud.com PINAY & PROUD: The Nation-Builders Innovative, stronghearted and compassionate. These qualities mark our Pinay & Proud Nation-Builders who seek the solutions for our country’s social problems. This generation’s local heroes fearlessly address the...
How to Use Tracky Social Collaboration for...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Connect. Collaborate. Get it all done. The social collaboration platform is positioned to help people and companies organize all of the to dos, work projects and social connections in a single, easy-to-use, social- and search-friendly dashboard. Launched in April by Las Vegas-based tech entrepreneurs Jennifer and David Grosse, Tracky promises...
Yellow Adventures: Seaweeds, Soldiers, Stilts, and...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Seaweeds, Soldiers, Stilts, and Superheroes And the plan turned out to be one that involved military escorts, because it wasn’t very safe. And that was really sad, because it meant that I couldn’t wander off too much to take photographs. I would’ve done it still, actually. I would’ve wandered off. But I packed only...
The new sexy: Social entrepreneurship
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism ‘Our generation is so restless, always looking for meaning. They’re clamoring for careers that have an impact on society. Young people don’t want the cubicle career. “We want to make social entrepreneurship sexy,” says Karl Satinitigan, the 24-year-old director of Gawad Kalinga’s Center for Social Innovation or CSI, a program that trains...
The end of impunity for bankers? How Spain's...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Crowdfunding campaign brings former boss of doomed Spanish bank to trial . Spain’s “indignados”, the loose association of young protesters who spent much of the middle part of 2011 camped out in the main squares of Spain’s biggest cities. The movement has been fairly quiet of late, but the Bankia debacle has roused it from its slumber....
Could peer-to-peer lending challenge our banks?
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism In a recent speech, Bank of England executive director Andy Haldane has said that peer-to-peer (P2P) lending through online sites has the potential to eventually replace old-fashioned banking. Why do we need banks? Why can’t we lend to each other? Just as we may borrow from friends and relatives, can we not borrow from and lend to strangers?...
lots of good information and local links...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism lots of good information and local links here….for example, on Healing gardens in Las Vegas, great resources for Diverse City Civitan’s plans! New health care facilities are including healing gardens as part of their plans. The St. Rose Hospital healing garden has been in existence for more than three years. Nathan Adelson Hospice...
Kiva Now Lending to Small L.A. Businesses
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism The international microlender enters its third U.S. city, making 13 small business loans in Los Angeles.San Francisco-based Kiva, best known for its microlending to developing countries, is now lending to small businesses in Los Angeles. The L.A. lending program, launched Tuesday, marks the third location in the Kiva City program, following...
The 'Yellow Boat' success story
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism The Yellow Boat Project is a story of hope, inspiration and change. The Yellow Boat Project started because of an equally inspiring story where children had to swim or wade through bodies of water just to get to school. That story really moved me in 2010 and a simple status message on Facebook changed everything. To-date, the Yellow Boat of...
Where does your garden grow?
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Need fresh, affordable food? No sunlight or green thumb? THE STORY: Every Last Morsel began as a landscaping service oddly enough, and that landscaping service began with an assumption. Todd expected a great many people would love to have their own garden and grow their own food, but they simply didn’t have the time or the knowledge to do...
Farmscape Brings Urban Agriculture to Los Angeles...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Farmscape is bringing farms to the homes and businesses of Los Angeles. Oh, and the company is also trying to run for mayor of the city. A company called Farmscape is proving that there’s enough of an appetite for farming on residential land to turn the proposition into a high-growth business. The less-than-four-year-old company has 12...
Downtown Las Vegas is Betting on Green | Las Vegas...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism The growing demand for eco-conscious and sustainable businesses and projects are reflected in various grass-root community groups. Leading the eco charge is the Green Jelly. This group is comprised of local green living enthusiast. The core Green Jelly Team includes Brandon Wiegand, Ciara Bryne, Hanan Sabri, Shavonnah Tiera, and Kat...
Futuristic Urban Greenhouse Made of Miniature Cold...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism At the intersection of architecture, science, and art, The Greenhouse and Cabinet of Future Fossils is a futuristic greenhouse “tunnel” with seating where, in in numerous portable and removable cold frames or mini-greenhouses, edible and ornamental plants are cultivated. The greenhouse prototype was artist and architectural designer Jenny...
Open Source Permaculture and Local Food Systems -...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism This is our strategy for creating open source permaculture local food systems including plants and open source technology for low cost high appropriate tech self-sufficiency. See http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=506 for the transcript and more information. We are looking for people who are interested in building the world’s...
watch this conversation on shipping container...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism watch this link as it develops: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=490536457639718&l=932d2c215e here is a related idea: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/488253196/freight-farms-grow-fresh-food-in-any-environment?play=1 successfully funded in Boston http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/488253196 ...
Design: creating an urban farm out of shipping...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism https://www.facebook.com/thefarmery https://twitter.com/#!/the_farmery http://www.thefarmery.com/index.php/learn/design Small scale artisan farming for an industrial farm economy Description We are creating an urban farm out of shipping containers. We grow our food and sell it at the same site. By consolidating the...
The 6 Variables Behind a Kick-Ass Kickstarter...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Slava Menn’s company raised $75,000 on Kickstarter. Here’s how they did it, and how you can, too. Put the equation to work. The Kickstarter Equation looks like this: (Story + Friends + Video + Rewards + Media) ^ Product http://www.good.is/post/the-6-variables-behind-a-kick-ass-kickstarter-project/ your story is superb,...
Vegas Community calendar for Vegas events - tech &...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ph9gcg5036p2e2rq6fsr5c6h44%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles community calendar for Vegas events See on google.com
500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Download free courses from Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and other great universities to your computer or mobile device. http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses Get free online courses from the world’s leading universities. This collection includes over 500 free courses in the liberal arts and sciences. Download these audio &...
500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Download free courses from Stanford, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley and other great universities to your computer or mobile device. http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses Get free online courses from the world’s leading universities. This collection includes over 500 free courses in the liberal arts and sciences. Download these audio &...
Udacity - 21st Century University
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Udacity is a totally new kind of learning experience. You learn by solving challenging problems and pursuing udacious projects with world-renowned university instructors (not by watching long, boring lectures). Democratizing higher education. https://twitter.com/#!/udacity http://www.udacity.com Udacity is a totally new kind of learning...
Short Stories About Tiny Tasks: the Microtask Book
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Short Stories About Tiny Tasks: the Microtask Book… If you like crowdsourcing, then you’ll love what Microtask did with all their top content - they turned it into a pretty good looking book. And they’re giving them out for free. This book is made up of blog-posts from the last few years… In it, you can find some great...
GO TEAM VEGAS! JOIN TODAY! Team Challenge -...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism GO TEAM VEGAS! JOIN TODAY! PO Box 33632 Las Vegas, NV 89133 Deb Watson, Endurance Manager, Las Vegas P: 702-575-0256 Email: dwatsontemp@ccfa.org https://www.facebook.com/teamchallengeccfa http://www.ccteamchallenge.org/Teams/southwest_las_vegas.htm https://twitter.com/#!/ccteamchallenge 9:00 am Saturday,...
Lets Give Karen -The bus monitor- H Klein A...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Karen Huff (The bus monitor) deserves a vacation! how to make a crowdsourcing campaign go viral!! there are lessons for others in this. See on indiegogo.com
Kickstarter debuts new stats page so bloggers will...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Crowdfunding startup Kickstarter has launched a new wide-ranging statistics page that shows how many projects have been funded, how much has been raised, and more, the company announced today on its blog. http://www.kickstarter.com/help/stats http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/21/kickstarter-stats-page/ The company writes: ...
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the conversation heats up ..
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=490536457639718&set=a.156193431074024.36060.100000501040244&type=1&theater
reposted from http://www.20footurbanfarm.blogspot.nl/p/genesis.html
Why not here in Las Vegas? When will it happen here? If not Downtown, where? This just seems to make sense. Who will join us in this effort? Join the conversation...
the conversation heats up ..shipping container...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism http://lvhelpgro.net/the-conversation-heats-up-shipping-container the conversation heats up .. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=490536457639718&set=a.156193431074024.36060.100000501040244&type=1&theater reposted from http://www.20footurbanfarm.blogspot.nl/p/genesis.html Why not here in Las...
O, The Oprah Magazine and Zappos.com Embark on a...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism NEW YORK, NY—(Marketwire - Jun 14, 2012) - O, The Oprah Magazine, in partnership with Zappos.com, has launched ‘Random Acts of O,’ an online initiative to spread kindness and make the world a friendlier place. ‘Random Acts of O’ will feature a new challenge each month, with a custom app tracking...
Oprah, Zappos & Delivering Happiness & Oprah's...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism here is a highlight from http://www.sys-con.com/node/2296935 O, The Oprah Magazine and Zappos.com Embark on a Kindness Mission With “Random Acts of O” Web Social Good Innovator DailyFeats Powers Program’s Unique Facebook App Powered by social good innovator DailyFeats via a tab on the O Magazine Facebook page, readers are...
Kickstart Yourself? Not So fast... - Daily...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism If you’ve ever used Kickstarter, you probably did it to make something happen; you needed some $ to launch an album, or you needed help getting your t-shirt business launched. But, the ironic thing is that that is the only thing Kickstarter will let you do. If you really need help with something to improve your life, like some money to...
the POWER of Mobile to change lives and to empower...
See on Scoop.it - Vertical Farm - Food Factory http://unreasona.sendloop.com/w/dngvYTMyL3J2Ly8%3D the POWER of Mobile to change lives and to empower people Farmers are poor and hunger abundant, yet the food is there to fix both problems. Three countries facing one issue; poor farmers with excess crop and a consumer base lacking food. The solution is easy; connecting the farmer and the hungry so...
Storytelling for GOOD Idea: Colombian Stories
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism The Happy Post Project’s submission for the Storytelling for GOOD Idea: Colombia Stories. Please vote for our project at stories.maker.good.is/projects/HappyPost Thank you for watching and for voting! https://vimeo.com/43876469 http://stories.maker.good.is/projects/HappyPost See on vimeo.com
The Happy Post Project - Colombian Stories
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Happy Post is a global movement which believes that happiness is a universal value that inspires social change. We’ve been invited by the Colombian government to visit three villages affected by the ongoing armed conflict. Help the Happy Post Project get funded on GOOD by doing good!!! http://stories.maker.good.is/projects/HappyPost...
Why Vegas is a True Start-Up City #VegasTech
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism VegasTech is technepreneursim at its best. Every part of the city is touched in some way by this new spirit. And in Vegas tech, people are infinitely supportive of each other. Here are some people and technologies helping make Vegas so special. See on searchenginewatch.com
About Tech Cocktail
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Tech Cocktail is a literal “cocktail of emerging technology news, people, startups, products, and innovations” for the true tech enthusiast. Do you have a love for technology and all the latest innovations? Do you love startups, social media, mobile apps or new marketing and the tips and tricks of entrepreneurship? Are you a content producing...
http://vegastechfund.com/portfolio/ |...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism http://vegastechfund.com/portfolio/ http://vegastechfund.com/about/ http://vegastechfund.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/VegasTechFund We Are Investing In Community VegasTechFund is a seed stage investment fund focused on investing in founders and startups solving huge problems who are committed to building a vibrant, connected tech community in...
http://vegastechfund.com/portfolio/ |...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism http://vegastechfund.com/portfolio/ http://vegastechfund.com/about/ http://vegastechfund.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/VegasTechFund We Are Investing In Community VegasTechFund is a seed stage investment fund focused on investing in founders and startups solving huge problems who are committed to building a vibrant, connected tech community in...
Ioby .org — Skillshare
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Skillshare is a marketplace of classes to learn anything (e.g. cooking, fashion, programming) from teachers in your community. Ioby .org http://ioby.org/blog/ https://twitter.com/#!/ioby herding the crowd to environmental projects in your neighborhood NYC · http://ioby.org http://ioby.org/about https://www.facebook.com/ioby.org...
Ioby .org — Skillshare
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Skillshare is a marketplace of classes to learn anything (e.g. cooking, fashion, programming) from teachers in your community. Ioby .org http://ioby.org/blog/ https://twitter.com/#!/ioby herding the crowd to environmental projects in your neighborhood NYC · http://ioby.org http://ioby.org/about https://www.facebook.com/ioby.org...
About 41% of Kickstarter Projects Fail...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism A new infographic reveals the perfect recipe for a Kickstarter project success. See on mashable.com
Escape the City - The Future
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism http://escapethecity.org/ These prospective MeetUps are intended to be complementary to the Green Jelly meetings and related #ShiftVegas gatherings. They will build upon meaningful resources and creatives which are linked by the expanding EscapetheCity network and label....
Local Farmers' Market, CSA & Food Co-Op Guide -...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism Unplug, rebalance and regenerate with a healthy escape this summer. http://www.naturalawakeningslv.com/VEGA/Eat-Well/Local-Farmers-Market-CSA-Guide/ Local Farmers’ Market, CSA & Food Co-Op Guide FARMERS’ MARKETS Las Vegas Farmers Market - 3 locations LasVegasFarmersMarket.com Gardens Park 10401 Gardens Park Drive, LV Tuesdays, 4-8pm...
LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL APPROVES MEASURE ALLOWING...
See on Scoop.it - Yellow Boat Social Entrepreneurism http://www.lvrj.com/view/paradise-downtown-neighborhood-news-151490125.html?ref=125 CITY COUNCIL APPROVES MEASURE ALLOWING COMMUNITY GARDENS The Las Vegas City Council approved a bill allowing community gardens in select residential, commercial and industrial zones throughout the city. Vegas Roots Community Garden sparked interest in the...
