Archive for April, 2007

Wallstrip: Respironics Inc

Whether you are an insomniac, a Robert Scoble fan or have sleep apnea, this show is so boring that you might fall asleep, and if you do, we’ll be in direct competition with Respironics Inc.

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Wallstrip - Oakley Inc. (OO)

When the sun comes out, you gotta put on your shades. But which are the best? Oakley? Rays? Oakley Inc.

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Millionaire: Lonnie Johnson

Kiplinger:
It all started with an accident. Late one night, while experimenting with a jet pump and a nozzle for a refrigerator cooling system, Lonnie Johnson shot a stream of water clear across his bathroom. Where some people might have seen a mess to clean up, Johnson saw an opportunity. Thus was born the mother of all water guns, the Super Soaker.

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Wallstrip: Marvel Entertainment Inc. (MVL)

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…Spiderman? Marvel Entertainment Inc. (MVL) didn’t create Superman, but don’t worry. They’ve got a few super-heroes up their sleeve…

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Millionaire: Caterina Fake & Stewart Butterfield

Kiplinger: Maybe a million bucks isn’t what it used to be (there are nine million households worth seven digits in the U.S. today). But by the same token, making a million is a more-attainable goal than ever. Not there yet? Then let us inspire you with the stories of 7 men and women who started off just like you and then made it. Each of them offers advice you can use.

Millionaires #1 & #2

Caterina Fake’s entrepreneurial spirit first surfaced when, as a kid, she tried to sell her crayon drawings for a nickel apiece. It may also have been in her blood; her father left his corporate insurance job at age 55 to start his own business.

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Wallstrip: The Defense Industry

The business of America is business… and military contracts. Just check out Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT), Boeing Co. (BA) and Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC)

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Bloggers Choice Awards Nomination

AmbitionWise has been nominated at the http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/5361. You can vote for us to support our nomination.

Wallstrip: Crocks Inc. (CROX)

Crocks is a company I bet we al know; you can’t have missed those ugly hype shoes everyone was walking on last summer. I’ll never forget the day the fundmanager of the youthfund I’m in the board of was wearing them. The hype had only just started and he was just in time to get the stock and show us a pair. Let’s have a closer look at how this stock moved it’s way up.

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@Ventures: MP3 Tours

I’m in love with this idea: pod tours. These user generated tours are your personal guide, walking you through a city or travel destination. Tours are available through the US, Europe, Canada, Australia and South Africa. All you have to do is download them to your mp3 or iPod.

Soundwalk is one of the companies offering MP3 tours. It guides you anywhere around the world, through famous streets, musea and other hotspots. Entering the website will give you a sample of a tour in Paris. Not only do you hear your guide talking, you get background music matching the spot you’re visiting. It gives your visit just that extra dimension.

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Wallstrip: Discovery Holding Co. (DISCA)

Discovery did a wonderful ‘Planet Earth’ series with the BBC. It shows the world like you’ve never seen it before. Also very amazing is Discovery Holding Co’s stock price. Check it out with me here.

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