Mary Meeker on Internet Trends

Last week, Mary Meeker, a partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, gave a presentation on Internet Trends at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.  Below are her slides:

KPCB Internet Trends (2011)

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2011 ITC Hall of Fame Follow Up

Last night was the 2011 Idaho Technology Council Hall of Fame. As expected, it was a great event filled with seeing old friends, meeting new people, and being inspired by innovative Idahoans that have ventured forth and made their mark on the world. Below are some of my thoughts regarding the evening.

First, Rich Raimondi did a great job as the Master of Ceremony.

Second, I greatly enjoyed hearing about and from Jack Lemley and Steve Hodges. Steve’s message regarding his success as a serial entrepreneur due largely to surrounding himself with great people really resonated with me.

Third, Phil Bond did a great job engaging the audience with his informative, and at times humorous, keynote address.

Finally, below are the winners of the Idaho Innovation Awards:

Commercialized Innovation of the Year

• Sports Concussion Alert System by Ambient Sensors, LLC

Early Stage Innovation of the Year

• Potato Products with Enhanced Resistant Starch by University of Idaho

Innovative Company of the Year

• PakSense

Innovator of the Year

• Carl Thornfeldt, M.D., Founder and CEO of Episciences, Inc.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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2011 Idaho Technology Council Hall of Fame

Tomorrow is the 2011 Idaho Technology Council Hall of Fame celebration. The event, held at the Boise Centre, “…is a celebration of the innovation and accomplishments of Idaho’s most outstanding leaders in high technology.”

The evening will have two focuses. First, Steve Hodges and Jack Lemley will be inducted into the ITC Hall of Fame. They will join last year’s inaugural inductees, Ray Smelek and Dick Hackborn.

Second, the Idaho Innovation Awards, presented by Stoel Rives and Kickstand, will be unveiled. This year’s nominees are:

Commercialized Innovation of the Year Finalists

• Cuff Repair Plate by Shoulder Options, Inc.
• Recall InfoLink by Recall InfoLink, Inc.
• Sports Concussion Alert System by Ambient Sensors, LLC

Early Stage Innovation of the Year Finalists

• Alzheimer Antibody by Boise State University
• Nanospring Enhanced Osseointegration of Implants by University of Idaho
• Potato Products with Enhanced Resistant Starch by University of Idaho

Innovative Company of the Year Finalists

• Blue Mesh Networks
• PakSense

Innovator of the Year Finalists

• Norris Krueger, Ph.D., Founder of Entrepreneurship Northwest
• Sharon Oberleitner, VP of Clinical Affairs at Behavioral Imaging Solutions
• Carl Thornfeldt, M.D., Founder and CEO of Episciences, Inc.

Rich Raimondi, president of Bishop Kelly High School and Chairman of the ITC, will serve as Master of Ceremonies; Paul Boyd, partner with Stoel Rives, will be the Idaho Innovation Awards Master of Ceremonies; and Phil Bond, former President and CEO of TechAmerica, will be the Keynote Speaker.

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8 Types of Leader

I’m a big fan of Tom Fishburne’s business cartoons.  This week he’s created one entitled 8 Types of Leader.

While these eight archetypes by no means cover the universe of leadership styles, I’m pretty sure that wasn’t his intent.  Instead, he’s highlighted several common styles that most business professionals will have likely experienced firsthand.  I know I’ve seen all eight.  How about you?

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Top 10 Innovation Journals

Crossan and Apaydin (2010) conducted a systematic review of the innovation literature over a 27 year period (1981-2008) with the goal of providing “…a comprehensive overview and a conceptual, rather than an empirical, consolidation” of it (p. 1157).

Starting with an initial sample of 10,946 papers, the authors grouped the articles into the following: (1) reviews and meta-analyses; (2) highly cited papers; and (3) recent papers.

The recent papers group included articles published between 2006 and 2008. Based on their review, the Top 10 innovation journals, based on the number of papers published on the topic during that time period, are:

1. Research Policy
2. Strategic Management Journal
3. Journal of Product Innovation Management
4. Management Science
5. Academy of Management Journal
6. Organization Science
7. Regional Studies
8. Administrative Science Quarterly
9. Academy of Management Review
10. Rand Journal of Economics

References

Crossan, M.M., & Apaydin, M. (2010). A multi-dimensional framework of organizational innovation: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Management Studies, 47, 1154-1191. (555 KB, .pdf)

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