http://www.ryanallis.com The Journey of a Passionate Entrepreneur & Social Entrepreneur Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:34:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in September I posted on Project Polaroid, an effort started by UNC student Carly Brantmeyer to provide children in developing countries with the first pictures of themselves they've ever owned. I wanted to post some of the recent Project Polaroid photos from Ghana. Project Polaroid in Ghana Earlier this month in ... http://www.ryanallis.com/update-project-polaroid-in-ghana/ Two weeks to go in one of the most bitterly contested Presidential elections in U.S. history. Robo-calls and accusations abound. And yet, in the middle of a storm, a night for humor arrived last Thursday at the Alfred Smith Memorial Dinner in New York. These 20 minutes of humor and ... http://www.ryanallis.com/the-brilliant-power-of-humor-in-a-campaign/ My friend and fellow entrepreneur and EO member Mike Michalowicz is launching his book today. It's called The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Good luck to you Mike! Here is a guest blog post from him about how to be a bootstrapping Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Are You a Toilet Paper Entrepreneur? Guest Post By Mike ... http://www.ryanallis.com/book-launch-the-toilet-paper-entrepreneur-by-mike-michalowicz/ What is next after the Information Technology (IT) revolution of the last 30 years? Well, according to Thomas Friedman, it’s the Energy Technology (ET) revolution. Last Monday I had the chance to hear Mr. Friedman give an impassioned presentation at Duke's Terry Sanford Institute for Public Policy. I made ... http://www.ryanallis.com/friedman-hot-flat-crowded-2/ How do you get the attention of a large global company (Polaroid) and convince them to reverse a key strategic decision? Hopefully, like this... The Birth of Project Polaroid Nine months ago, in early January, I was hanging out in Charlotte with a friend of mine named Carly. Carly is just 20 ... http://www.ryanallis.com/project-polaroid-giving-a-child-their-first-picture/ I may be wrong, BUT... 1. This is the End of the Financial Crisis-- This is the end, not the beginning, not the middle. AIG will likely get a $85B-$90B bridge loan from the Fed backed by company assets in exchange for a majority stake in the company. The Dow will continue ... http://www.ryanallis.com/financial-markets-3-predictions/ Update 10/20/08 - Looks like I was at least a month early on calling a bottom. I could have never predicted a drop to 8400. I just didn't understand the de-leveraging process prior to watching it happen over the past month. I did love Buffett's Op-ed from last Thursday. I'm ... http://www.ryanallis.com/the-greatest-equities-buying-opportunity-of-our-lifetime/ iContact co-founder and my partner Aaron Houghton has posted a great update on the state of the commercialization of wireless electricity on his blog TechInnoVenture. He and I have been keeping each other updated on what we hear about wireless electricity--the ability to transfer electric power from one place to another ... http://www.ryanallis.com/wireless-electricity-update/ Today for the first time since April 14th 2008, John McCain has taken the lead in the average of the past week of National Polls in the U.S. Presidential Election according to RealClearPolitics. This fact concerns me greatly due to the many domestic and foreign policy similarities John McCain has with ... http://www.ryanallis.com/dont-forget-the-last-8-years-america/ A Non-Profit Profile By Humanity Campaign Writer Ebs Sutton-- Recently, a non-profit organization by the name of Endeavor was profiled in the July issue of The Economist, in an article which gave rave reviews of the group’s commitment to providing not just access to opportunity, but access to the mentoring and ... http://www.ryanallis.com/endeavor-promoting-entrepreneurship-in-developing-nations/