Modumetal Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America Tech Startup

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 21, 2011

Red Herring announced its Top 100 award in Hollywood, California last week. This award recognizes the leading private companies from North America, celebrating these startups innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herrings Top 100 North America list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat, said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across North America to the Top 100 Winners. We believe Modumetal embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. Modumetal should be proud of its accomplishment, as the competition was very strong.

Red Herrings editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track record and standing of startups relative to their sector peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the buzz and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in North America.

Modumetal, Inc. of Seattle, WA, is realizing the commercial potential of a unique, patented class of nanolaminated materials. These pioneering materials exemplify unprecedented performance for structural, corrosion, and high temperature applications. Modumetal is made by a green electrochemical manufacturing approach, which reduces the carbon footprint of conventional metals manufacturing at the same time that it revolutionizes materials performance. (http://www.modumetal.com). Modumetal is a backed by the Second Avenue Partners of Seattle, The Alliance of Angels, The Washington Research Foundation and Catamount Ventures of San Francisco.

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Startup: New Book Shows Entrepreneurs How to Launch for Less

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) February 28, 2011

Edwards has written a modern textbook for entrepreneurship, covering all aspects of starting a business. In concise, plain English, Startup explains the finer points of branding, advertising, venture funding, grants, SBA loans, intellectual property, and business law.

Part manual, part manifesto, the nearly 400-page handbook is packed full of templates, do-it-yourself tools, and proven strategies for launching a startup on a shoestring budget.

I heartily recommend this book, says Bill Payne, founding member of the Angel Capital Association, Tech Coast Angels, and an Entrepreneur In Residence at the Kauffman Foundation. Elizabeth does a great job of explaining to how to start your company for less and why it costs less to start a company today than ever before. She has great tips personal finances and provides a very detailed listing of sources of capital for startups, says Payne.

Chapter 2 outlines a $ 20,000 personal financial makeover to help create financial stability in the first few years.

Startup tackles both strategy and tactics discussing high-level business strategy concepts and illustrating back of the napkin calculations to help entrepreneurs make good decisions. Edwards offers three tests for feasibility (to minimize risk), 14 creative ways to finance a startup, and a formulaic approach to marketing (to grow revenue).

Most startups and even mature businesses are challenged with how to create a profitable business model, conserve cash, and get operational fast. Thats the focus of this book, says Edwards.

The book is intended for all types of entrepreneurs: the technology startup raising venture capital, the freelancer, social entrepreneur, and coffee shop owner.

Most startup books are either not comprehensive or simply outdated given the rapid change we've seen in the startup landscape in recent years. This is more than a guide, it's a startup bible, says Michael Cerda, VP of Technology at MySpace, former Entrepreneur in Residence at Venrock, and author of Cerdafied.

The book is available on Amazon.com, http://www.elizabethedwards.com, on the Kindle, and will debut in major bookstores in the spring.

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Internet Startup Launches Marketplace Studentbid.com for Boston Area College Students

Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 5, 2006 -

Craig Karger and Michael Buchbinder, current college students and founders of Studentbid, Inc., recently introduced Studentbid.com, a free, innovative marketplace for Boston area college students. Studentbid connects buyers and sellers on their own college campus, and presently serves seven major Boston universities with a total of over 80,000 students.

The world of internet auction sites is a crowded one which presents distinct obstacles to newcomers. However, large auction sites have yet to conquer the twin problems of: 1) ease of payment and 2) ease of obtaining items. By providing students with the ability to find items sold by their peers on neighboring campuses, their own campus, or even their own dorm, Studentbid.com surmounts both difficulties.

Studentbids function is that of an enabler. On the one hand, college students are always looking for ways to save money. On the other, often not possessing transportation or a means to find deals on such items as textbooks, students are forced to overpay at their college bookstore. By allowing students to discover previously unknown merchandise within their geographic reach, Studentbid taps into the buying and selling power of a concentrated community of peers. Rather than paying shipping fees, grappling with unfamiliar methods of online payment, or traveling with difficulty for far-away goods, a student may simply walk down the hall and complete a transaction with ease.

Studentbid is more than just an anonymous online marketplace; it provides a more personal atmosphere to connect students through buying and selling. Co-founder Craig Karger explains, It is the goal of Studentbid to create a trusting online community. We combine the successful aspects of social networking with our easy-to-use auction format. In an effort to offer a more personal atmosphere, Studentbid allows members to create a profile and post a picture as well as information about themselves.

Studentbid also provides student organizations, Greek societies, or even bands the ability to sell any items to a large group of individuals with greater efficiency through its group capabilities. This can be done to raise money for the organization or charity by providing an easier way to promote items for sale in an environment accessible to all college students.

With ever increasing concerns about website privacy and security, Studentbid only allows individuals with a valid college email address from a network supported school to register with the site.

About Us:

Studentbid was founded in July 2006 by Craig Karger and Michael Buchbinder, students at Tulane University and Emory University respectively. The site currently serves Boston College, Boston University, Emerson, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, and Tufts.

Studentbid can be contacted for articles, interviews, or other reasons.

http://www.studentbid.com

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