TiE Arizona and the W.P. Carey MBA Entrepreneurship Society at ASU are collaborating on producing AUDACIOUS VENTURES: Case Studies in Entrepreneurship. This one-day conference aims to bring together entrepreneurs from both the business community and universities (not just MBA students!) to engage with the real world experience of their peers.

Zero Hour, through its involvement with TiE Arizona, will be moderating a case study panel on the importance of positioning & messaging for start-ups. We will also be donating our services as part of the winning prize package in the “Audacious Venturing” business concept contest.

The event is open to professionals and students alike, click here to REGISTER or HERE to visit the AUDACIOUS VENTURES website.

JumpBox announced at Under the Radar that it is launching JumpBox Open - giving users subscription access to their collection of time saving virtual appliances for Open Source applications. Previously these applications and services were sold individually, but with a JumpBox Open subscription, users can access all the current and future JumpBoxes for the cost of what would have amounted to only a handful of individual JumpBoxes. Read more

Check out Crawdad Technologies/Wonkosphere founder and CEO, Kevin Dooley, on an ASU podcast today. Dooley comments on how blogs, discussion boards and social networking sites have changed the game for communications and marketing. More specifically, how bloggers have accelerated the flow of information, and because they are early adopters, how they have become a valuable source of feedback for politicians and marketers alike.

Listen to the podcast at ASU W.P. Carey School of Business

Start-ups live in a world where markets evolve, products are in flux, and influences shift. Add to that the proliferation of media types, new voices and devices, and an increasing pool of niche influencers, and you have the world of PR in an entrepreneurial environment. Given that, how do you achieve positive visibility that generates demand for your products and services, all on a tight budget? Zero Hour’s Bob Wallace will be moderating a panel made up of some of the Valley’s premier PR professionals. Learn first hand the power and importance of PR, how to manage these moving targets, and how effectively telling your company’s story can drive your businesses forward. Learn more.

JumpBox announced yesterday that it has been selected to present at Under the Radar: The Business of Web Apps on March 20, 2008. Under the Radar is a prominent conference series that profiles early-stage innovation, showcasing emerging startups and identifying trends. “Given their stringent selection criteria, we are thrilled to have been chosen,” said Sean Tierney, JumpBox Co-founder and COO. “They look at hundreds of startups, searching for game-changers and innovators, so we couldn’t be happier to be among the elite few that have been selected.” Past presenters at Under the Radar include Flickr, GoFish, Photobucket, Writely and Zimbra. Read More