Archive for February, 2009
Government Bailout, Open Source Funding, and More
10 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 17th, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, Government, San Diego, The Book.An article in last week’s Wall Street Journal explained that the government TARP bailout program features some significant limitations on executive pay. I think the new administration has done a great job in finding a reasonable solution to the excessive executive payments that have gone on in the past. I think the taxpayers will now […]
Meetings and Forums
1 Comment Published by Dr. Beyster February 10th, 2009 in Network Solutions, San Diego.Things have been quiet here for a while. The weather has been pretty bad, making it difficult to get around. At least it wasn’t snow. Today Mary Ann and I met with Dean Sullivan and Len LaFebre at UCSD during a wind and rain storm to discuss the future of the Beyster Institute. Weather permitting, […]
Algae Biofuels and Mission Ventures
Closed Published by Dr. Beyster February 3rd, 2009 in Entrepreneurship, San Diego, Technology.I am learning more about the potential use of algae to produce biofuel, in particular, a new development here in San Diego. According to an article on the Xconomy.com website, a group of academic and industry researchers has established the San Diego Center for Algae-based Biofuels (SD-CAB). This area of research is of great interest […]