For you on-demand ice cream lovers out there, an on-line video of Moobella's Ice Creamery machine…. http://www.masshightech.com/video-popup.html?id=1609417

A business plan pitch in 140 characters? It had to happen, and the MIT $100K Entrepreneur Competition is sponsoring Twich. Details here: http://www.mit100k.org/home/mit-100k-celebrates-20th-anniversary-with-twitch/

North Bridge Venture Partners is launching a business plan competition for $75,000 in seed money, the Waltham venture firm announced this morning. The company plans to provide seed funding to two startups – one on the East Coast, and one on the West Coast.

If you are interested in the future of wireless medicine, check out this great video featuring Eric Topol http://www.tedmed.com/videos?utm_source=TED+MED+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=87f3fb7a2e-TEDMED+-+More+Videos+Released+-+heywood+thru+topol&utm_medium=email

Attention Federal Deficit Hawks! Check out the Sunday NYTimes article on how cutting your least favorite program will reduce the deficit… http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/weekinreview/07calmes.html?scp=3&sq=deficit&st=cs   fascinating (and depressing)…

Thomas Friedman wrote a great piece in yesterday's NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24friedman.html?em) on how the Administration needs to help create a million new start-up companies that won't just be temporary highway construction jobs. Hooray for some clear thinking on what this country needs to be successful in the 21st Century!