Live, group note-taking. Five people in a meeting? Take one set of notes instead of five. Everyone types on the same web page; End ‘versionitis’ — take one set of notes; See changes as they happen; Publish instantly — stop e-mailing documents; Everything’s stored securely on the web.”

“Bill Strickland has turned a near bankrupt community training center in Pittsburgh into one of the most successful organizations in America. His work has brought him a MacArthur Genius grant, a Grammy award, an invitation to lecture at Harvard University, and a seat on the board of the National Endowment for the Arts. Now he is evangelizing a hybrid model of social entrepreneurship: ‘There’s a way to combine the very best of the not-for-profit, philanthropic world with the very best of the for-profit, enterprising world. This hybrid is the wave of the future for both profit and nonprofit companies.’ His take on the overlap between art and entrepreneurship is interesting…”

“As one of Google’s Principals for New Business Development, I am on the front line of inbound business proposals. I would gather I see 40-50 per day. The launch of Google Talk has probably added another 15-20 per day. So, as I sit with trepidation considering how many emails I have flagged for follow-up in my inbox on this Sunday afternoon, I thought I would take a minute to type out some hints that will make it easier on both of us and increase the likelihood that your company and mine will get some business done.”