Nerd Stalker

This month, we take another journey into Agile thinking. We will go in-depth into an articles on Startup Blog titled “ Your First Action is Not Funding ” and " Money and Staff, Staff and Money " with Taffy Williams, Examiner writer and entrepreneur, and the co-founder & CEO of Colonial TDC. Taffy gives examples from his experience of funding from the investor's and the entrepreneur's viewpoints . Give it a listen or a view!

Ramine Darabiha, interviews Kai Lemmetty about the down and dirty specifics of the Finnish startup funding scene. It's a very educational listen, they even touch upon the rest of Europe.

George W. Bush is trying—yet again—to slash funding for NPR and PBS. This week, Bush proposed a new budget with devastating cuts to public broadcasting.1 "Sesame Street" and other ad-free kids' shows are under the knife. So is the independent journalism our country needs. Enough is enough. We've fought this fight before and won—but we can't afford the risk anymore. With the new Congress, we can make sure this never happens again. We need Congress to insulate NPR and PBS from the political winds. We can make it happen if enough of us sign this petition: "Congress must save NPR and PBS once and for all. Congress should guarantee permanent funding and independence from partisan meddling." Clicking here will add your name to the petition