Posts Tagged ‘Andrew’

Sigler’s INFESTED To Be A Movie

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Scott Sigler’s book, *Infested*, previously released at the podiobook *[Infection](http://www.podiobooks.com/title/infection)*, is going to be made into a [movie by RH Films](http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6447296.html)…

>The deal was arranged by RH Films president Peter Gethers and the co-presidents of Rogue, Andrew Karpen and Andrew Rona. Random House Films will also get filmmaking rights to the unpublished second novel in Sigler’s series, which Crown has already signed. Infested, which Crown senior v-p and publisher >Steve Ross said is expected to be one of the imprint’s biggest books for next spring, follows a CIA specialist and Centers for Disease Control scientist >trying to contain a bioterror threat in the form of a fast-spreading parasite that turns its victims into serial killers.

Congrats Scott!

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IdeaCrossing

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

IdeaCrossing Screenshot
Well, you’ve seen me alluding to the big project I’ve been on since late November of last year, and now I can finally talk about it.

In Cleveland, we have a local non-profit called Jumpstart that works to pair investors with entrepreneurs to grow local businesses. About a year ago we1 started talking to them about an idea they had which would allow these folks as well as service providers and business mentors to put profiles into a system and then, not unlike a job search or dating site, would match all of these folks on the basis of compatibility.

The final result is IdeaCrossing.

IdeaCrossing allows an entrepreneur, investor, service provider, or business mentor create profiles for their business. if you are an entrepreneur or an investor, each night an engine runs which match you with your opposite. Investors then have the choice of contacting the entrepreneurs to learn more and perhaps take the working relationship to the next level2. Service providers (non-profits or businesses offering a service for a fee) can enter their information into a directory where folks can get in touch with them. Business Mentors will be matched with suitable investors, so that they may impart their wisdom to the next generation.

Additionally, there are syndicated and local news articles, a full events calendar, and in the next version there will be discussion forums and user-submitted white papers and articles.

I’ve been the tech lead and one of the architects on the project, and I have to be honest: I believe this to be my best work to date. I cannot take credit for every line of code: I had a solid team3 of talented and dedicated developers to manage. Even though it’s been a lot of extra time at the office, I have to admit: this project really excites me. The possibilities and ramifications of being able to put businesses in touch with one another on such a granular level could be very powerful if people take advantage of it. And if it can help Ohio pull itself out of the economic gutter…well…I’ll be proud to say that I had a hand in it.

Location: http://www.ideacrossing.org

Client: JumpStart, via Optiem

Technologies used: ASP.NET/C# 2.0, MSSQL 2005 + Reporting Services, Elise, Ektron

Site Launch: January 25, 2007



  1. We=Optiem[back]
  2. In keeping with the dating analogy, I suppose[back]
  3. Kudos to Adam, Andrew, Bran, Mike[back]

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