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  1. All contributions to projects posted on www.eurekafund.org are now tax-deductible.
  2. Huge milestone: Eureka Fund has just received IRS 501(c)3 tax exempt status!
  3. Fun event @YouNoodle last night as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Good insight from @maggieshiels on landing early media coverage.
  4. Want to get directly involved in bleeding-edge environment and energy innovation?
  5. We have a big announcement to make this weekend!
  6. If you'd like to be notified when we launch the platform, sign up at www.eurekafund.org
  7. Going live this weekend!
  8. The interview begins 6:45 in.
  9. You can listen to the open call here: http://is.gd/4sIAU (fyi there's a bit of a technical snafu at the beginning)
  10. Just finished a great call with @socialactions. Thanks to Peter Deitz for making it happen!
  11. Happy to announce that Eureka Fund can now make grants to @Stanford and avoid most overhead. 8% is absolutely reasonable. Onward...
  12. Just talked to the guys at www.pangeasoftpower.com. Some interesting ideas on developing-world energy needs; stay tuned to their space.
  13. Great to see thought leaders embracing the use of Internet technologies to further science: http://bit.ly/Q74GG
  14. can we use all three to efficiently solve a continental energy demand?
  15. Bicycles, car batteries, and cell phones are ubiquitous forms of energy generation, storage, and use (respectively) in Africa...
  16. Scientists accountable to the public are more likely to spend grant money on what it's meant for. (is not always the case)
  17. How do u define research w/ the greatest potential benefit: potential to advance knowledge? number of lives impacted? business prospect?
  18. Interesting talk w/ both Venture Capitalists and "Angels" yesterday about bringing early-stage innovation to market. Lot of interest.
  19. Preparing to go "live" with our microfinance platform in support of one *very cool* battery project. Details forthcoming.
  20. ...depends on the metrics used, but certainly worth pursuing. (from @sgourley)