WSJ on Student Entrepreneur’s Use of Twitter

Interesting WSJ article by Riva Richmond about one student entrepreneurs use of Twitter in starting his firm,  soliciting user feedback in improving their product/service, gathering competitive intelligence on other firms in his industry, choosing a logo, and finding strategic partners.  The startup is called TweetPhoto and the entrepreneur is Sean Callahan.

Andreessen: Future in University Labs

Great little video of campus entrepreneur Marc Andreessen (Mosaic/Netscape, Ning; serial entrepreneur, billionaire) where he says that the future can be seen in University Research Labs. Original post at Growthology.

The entire interview can be seen at the Business Insider.

Selling Facebook Book with Sex

Wandering in Barnes & Noble today I noticed a new non-fiction book called, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. The cover looked like something I remember for the Nanny Diaries or some other kind of chick lit.The author is Ben Mezrich of Bringing Down the House fame.

It seems reviewers of the book on Amazon are equally mixed. I am probably not going to read this one, but I am happy to see campus based entrepreneurs getting the attention of major non-fiction writers. BTW, the book is selling on Amazon and doing pretty well in various business categories. Let us know what you think if you read it.