The UC Berkeley Entreprenuership Blog
Every once in a while we all need a boost of inspiration, a story which inspires us to be all we can be. Whatever this source of inspiration may be, whether it is from a person we know or a staple of mainstream media from a song, a book, a movie, or speech, these sources of inspiration are great motivators
Want to advertise your company among Hollywood royalty? You can, for the tune of over one million dollars. That is the asking price for a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame with your company’s brand name. In an effort to raise funds to restore the landmark, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is selling “sponsored stars” to raise approximately $5 Million. It has turned to advertising after being unable to raise funds from the city in the down economy.
AM Beat Wire is our social bookmarking website for business news targeted towards entrepreneurs and marketers. Every day users submit links and vote on dozens of business/entrepreneurship related stories from around the web and the most popular stories are displayed on the front page. Every week, we highlight a few of the most popular links from the Wire here.
I would just like to take a moment to wish all of our readers a very Happy New Years. I hope all of you reached your goals for 2009 and have new aspirations and goals for the coming year. I want to thank you all for reading AM Beat and let all our readers know that we have dozens of great posts and features planned ahead for 2010.
Here is a list of the top trending topics according to Twitter sorted by category. It features the Top 10 mentions related to news events, people, TV shows, movies, sports, technology and hashtags.
As part of a simple, yet clever marketing tactic, Yahoo! sent employees to the two largest airports near its headquarters, the San Francisco International Airport and the San Jose International Airport, and offered to pay the baggage fees for any customers flying home this holiday season.
AM Beat Wire is our social bookmarking website for business news targeted towards entrepreneurs and marketers. Every day users submit links and vote on dozens of business/entrepreneurship related stories from around the web and the most popular stories are displayed on the front page. Every week, we highlight a few of the most popular links from the Wire here
AM Beat Wire is our social bookmarking website for business news targeted towards entrepreneurs and marketers. Every day users submit links and vote on dozens of business/entrepreneurship related stories from around the web and the most popular stories are displayed on the front page. Every week, we highlight a few of the most popular links from the Wire here
If there is a common fear sweeping the campuses of colleges across the nation, it is the scarcity of entry level jobs and employers as a result of the current recession. Amidst reports of unemployed graduates months after graduation, a recent New York Times article points to a bright spot in the employment market for college students: the number of interns firms are hiring has been steadily increasing.
At the Start-Up School held here at UC Berkeley about two weeks ago Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg came in to talk to a group of over 700 entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, and students about his experiences and Facebook in general. It is really quite the inspiring story for any aspiring entrepreneur.
AM Beat is a blog written by Aditya Mahesh, a young entrepreneur and freshman at UC Berkeley who runs ZapPrep, a college admissions consulting business. This blog covers marketing, technology, and finance.
