Entrepreneurship

Large-Scale Social Business Entrepreneurship

Saturday, July 25, 2009
By Mark Ruiz

Last night, the Rags2Riches Board had a getting-to-know-you session with people from LGT Venture Philantropy.  We currently have an ongoing conversation with them on a potential partnership and probable investment. Over dinner, I was talking to Dev Appanah – investment manager of LGTVP – about the convergence of social change and business. This is... »

Is Money Losing Its Currency?

Tuesday, May 19, 2009
By Mark Ruiz

The cliche’ “Money isn’t everything” has never held as much truth as it does now. You see, it used to be that we bartered and traded goods and services for other goods and services. Badly put, I’ll give you ten chickens if you build part of my house. But when this great invention –... »

01.25.10 Ilumina @ ANC’s Dateline [Photo Album/Video]

Sunday, January 25, 2009
By Mark Ruiz

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The Ilumina @ the Explainer

Saturday, January 24, 2009
By Mark Ruiz

Part 1 : Part 2 : Part 3 : Part 4 : Part 4 : »

The Story Behind the Inovent Electronics Logo

Tuesday, December 2, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
The Story Behind the Inovent Electronics Logo

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Filipino Tech Team Unveils Intelligent TV

Monday, December 1, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
Filipino Tech Team Unveils Intelligent TV

A new Filipino tech company yesterday unveiled the prototype of an LCD interactive television (iTV) set, claiming to be the first of its kind to be produced in the Philippines. Dubbed “Ilumina”, the LCD iTV was described by its creators as “a television set with the brain of a personal computer.” The Ilumina contains... »

Introducing the Ilumina

Monday, December 1, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
Introducing the Ilumina

INOVENTREVOLUTION 11.30.08 View more presentations from Mark Ruiz. »

InoventRevolution 11.30.08 [video]

Sunday, November 30, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
InoventRevolution 11.30.08 [video]

Chief Inoventor Brian Quebengco Launches the Ilumina Dig it All Solutions’ Ruben Canlas Demoes the Ilumina : Chief Marketing Inoventor Mark Ruiz on the Ilumina : Noriel Mallari on Engineering the Ilumina »

Daring to Dream : InoventRevolution

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
By Mark Ruiz

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Happiness for a Hundred Bucks

Friday, September 19, 2008
By Mark Ruiz
Happiness for a Hundred Bucks

On our way to a brainstorming-consultation for Rags2Riches in TriNoma, Reese, Memey, and I chanced upon a street vendor selling these funky eyeglasses-moustache-torotot contraptions. The vendor-guy was actively playing with it as he walked under the unforgiving Saturday sun. I couldn’t resist. He just looked kickass dumb funny . And so I signalled his... »

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