Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

InStove contributes both the technology for efficient stoves, and the means to create sustainable jobs. Here in the U.S. it is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, but because of its dedication to sustainability, it is now working with local communities to form separate stove manufacturing factories in their countries. Maryland was the first U.S.

Rhode Island 107

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Up and Running

APRIL 12, 2010

All three of the others were strong business plans, with good product-market possibilities, strong technologies, and strong management. I already said I was the judge in the story above, and the business was Green Valley Solar , which ended up in third place, and impressed the heck out of the five of us tasked with judging that track.

Business Plan 78

Business Plan Louisville Oregon Arkansas 78

Steve Blank

MARCH 26, 2012

19 of the 21 teams are moving forward in commercializing their technology. He sits on the House committee that oversees the NSF - the Science, Space and Technology committee (a place where his engineering degree and PhD comes in handy.) If you like science, technology or entrepreneurship, this guy is the real deal. He gets it.

America 245

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