Here’s a broadcast for all you fire-breathing entrepreneurs. I received an email from a representative for Cornell University regarding their upcoming online video contest.

Details for the contest:

“Now through November 30, eCornell is inviting entrepreneurs who are developing (or have already developed) a new product or service to submit a 30- to 60-second video that explains or demonstrates their process for understanding what customers want and satisfying their needs. The first-place winner will receive a full scholarship (a $3,500 value) for Cornell’s newest online certificate program, A Systems Approach to Product and Service Design, which arms entrepreneurs with a unique eight-step process for effective product development. Second- and third-place winners will have the opportunity to enroll in two eCornell product design courses each, free of charge ($1,250 value per course). Winners will be selected based on quality of response, creativity, and methodology, and will be announced on December 14, 2009.

This is a great opportunity for your readers to connect with the brightest minds in the startup community, generate brand awareness for their respective organizations, and claim their FREE opportunity to win a full scholarship to one of the top universities in the nation. Additional information about the contest can be found at http://www.ecornell.com/l-entrepreneur-video-contest/. “

Go get them, dragons!

Peter Kao

I have already started on one of my New Year’s Resolution, which is to manage my money better. The reason is not because I am in a huge debt or starving and living off leftover garbage food, but more so to get in the habit of understanding where my money is going or coming from.

This will be something I will need to do anyways when I start my own business, since I will have to somehow track my cashflow.

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