Archive for the 'Entrepreneurship' Category
University of Michigan Gift
12 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 17th, 2012 in Employee Ownership, Entrepreneurship, Technology.As you by know by now, the University of Michigan holds a very special place in my life and in my heart. My father — who was a graduate of the College of Engineering — would drive us out to Ann Arbor on weekends to visit my aunt Jessie. I was very impressed with the [...]
Reflecting on 2011
0 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster December 31st, 2011 in Employee Ownership, Energy, Entrepreneurship.2011 has been quite an eventful year for me. I spent the first few weeks of January in and out of hospitals, but my health improved significantly as the year progressed. I launched my Facebook page in January, and in February Professor Joseph Blasi was named the inaugural holder of the J. Robert Beyster Professorship [...]
Blackout, Awards, and Leadership
2 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster September 16th, 2011 in Energy, Entrepreneurship, San Diego.As many of you may have heard, we had a widespread power blackout last week — not just in San Diego, but all the way north into Orange County, south into Mexico, and east to Arizona. In La Jolla, the blackout started at about 3:40 on Thursday afternoon, and the power was not restored in [...]
Gene Ray and Thoughts on Current Events
0 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster March 8th, 2011 in Energy, Entrepreneurship, Politics.Before I get into my usual discussion this week, I would like to congratulate my good friend Gene Ray on being selected to join the CONNECT Hall of Fame. This is a great honor, and I am very pleased that CONNECT is recognizing Gene’s contributions to San Diego’s technology industry, which are many. I hope [...]
Innovation and Economic Growth
0 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 22nd, 2011 in Entrepreneurship, San Diego, Technology.An article in our local newspaper reported that Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs spoke before Congress last week in support of the government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. According to Irwin, the $1.5 million that Qualcomm received when it was still a small business was instrumental in the development of its Code Division Multiple Access [...]
Happy New Year and Plans for 2011
2 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster January 4th, 2011 in Employee Ownership, Entrepreneurship.I would like to wish my blog readers a happy and successful New Year. 2011 promises to be a busy and eventful year for me and for the Foundation for Enterprise Development. Some of the things I am particularly excited about include the upcoming ceremony in February to formally install Joseph Blasi as the first [...]


