Comments on: Entrepreneur Idol competition shows digital media is hot — perhaps too hot

By: crane guy

crane guy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:16:09 +0000

I am not surprised that digital media/advertising makes up the lion’s share. Many pp are so web savvy nowadays and it makes sense for entreprenuers to be to look to cheaper startup cost with high potential returns

By: Floroskop

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By: Cheap lights and hot heat — two more cleantech innovators » VentureBeat

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:57:07 +0000

[...] to return to D.light, because we’ve covered the company since its beginnings at a Stanford entrepreneurship competition. The basic idea behind D.light is to replace dirty, polluting kerosene lamps used in developing [...]

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VentureBeat » VentureBeat’s new job board — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:13:05 +0000

[...] year with a Stanford MBA. I met Dhar during a business plan competition and was impressed. He took second place out of a group of 60. This whole time, we’ve stayed in touch, even as I’ve tried to [...]

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By: Mark Bent

Mark Bent — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:14:52 +0000

Dear All,

We are selling LED lights for the developing world as well – please check out http://www.bogolight.com. Our lights are in UNHCR camps and in a number of African and South American countries. They are inexpensive – $25 for two – and work great. Our program is called BoGo – you buy and get one, the second is delivered to the developing world and we provide the non-profit with $1.00 per light for incountry distribution. We have 10,000 in our warehouse and have another 10,000 coming in from the factory. Please spread the news – thanks – Mark

By: The First CRV Entrepreneur Idol Winners | Entrepreneurship with John Furrier: Podcasts with Entrepreneurs and VCs

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:21:47 +0000

[...] Susan, Matt Marshall, and John Furrier discuss it as well. [...]

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Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:54:31 +0000

[...] Susan, Matt Marshall, and John Furrier discuss it as well. [...]

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:00:19 +0000

Nope, not the same Ben Savage. Our Ben is far cooler.

By: The Launch of CRV Entrepreneur Idol « Susan Wu - Venture Capital

The Launch of CRV Entrepreneur Idol « Susan Wu - Venture Capital — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:32:08 +0000

[...] 60 pitches in 60 minutes.Â 4 judges – 3Â from Charles River Ventures – me, Bill Tai and George ZacharyÂ and 1 celebrity guest judge – Matt Marshall from Venturebeat.Â Â The first half of the contest took place in the Stanford MBA cafeteria – noisy, chaotic, and fun.Â [...]

By: tomo

tomo — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:39:07 +0000

Ben Savage? As in the actor, Fred’s little brother who played Cory Matthews on Boy Meets World? I know Fred went to Stanford and am curious as to whether this Ben Savage is the same guy.

By: Sam Goldman

Sam Goldman — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:41:58 +0000

To address some of the points above. I am a member of this team. Using IFC estimates, about 1.6 billion people do not have access to electricity. about 90% of those use kerosene (dirty, dangerous, expensive) as their primary source of light – the rest use light from candles, wood fires, etc. another 400M are estimated to have access but not enough money to connect to the grid. meanwhile – these 2 billion individuals spend $38 billion dollars on fuel based lighting a year, and contribute enormously to worldwide co2 emissions. furthermore, whereas we take lighting for granted – many households spend between 4-33% of their total income on fuel based lighting. Yes – this is not a new problem. but no – we think these new solutions are radical because for the first time they will be priced at a point where individuals in emerging markets can afford them without subsidies or charity. with a payback period of about 3 months (including power source) and 3 times the light of a kerosene lantern, without any heat, safety, or other side effects it is an order of magnitude less expensive than many other options.

By: Edward Miller

Edward Miller — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:17:24 +0000

This would be awesome if it was directed at the CS department.

By: Susan Wu

Susan Wu — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:59:39 +0000

This wasn’t a biz plan contest so much as a contest around communicating ideas persuasively and succinctly. 60 seconds is too little time to really tell if an idea is feasible or good or attractive as an investment.

I wrote a summary of the event on my blog here: http://reality.org/2006/12/05/the-launch-of-crv-entrepreneur-idol/

By: Audrey Ng

Audrey Ng — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:24:08 +0000

Were these students competing to see who could pitch the best? Or, who could pitch the best original idea? LED lighting projects are already in place in the developing world:
http://www.namstct.org/wlbdl.htm