In 1992, a year after he launched The Edison Project, a for-profit venture designed to transform K-12 education in the United States, Chris Whittle lured Benno Schmidt, the president of Yale University, to be his CEO.
Now, though, the director has decided space could provide humankind with natural resources that are anything but unobtainable, and he is on board with a pioneering new venture designed to mine asteroids for money.
This craft, part of Branson's Virgin Galactic venture, is designed for sub-orbital space tourism.
This kind of community based social enterprise is very different from the kind of social ventures that are designed for scale.
The Manchester Vanguard and Venture, 1,662 grt, were designed for the Great Lakes service.
This workshop, sponsored by Engineering Entrepreneurial Ventures and MEDx, is designed for inventors and aspiring inventors.
Venture Investing for Professional Athletes is designed for current or retired professional athletes who wish to learn more about venture capital and startup investing.
Venture capital is a tool designed for a very specific purpose.
At the same time, Gimson writes, "the incubator RFA is designed for commercial ventures and any proposal submitted must comply with that criterion".
To outfit dressier journeys, Bottega Veneta makes soft leather loafers for men and women ($540 to $580) that can be rolled up and packed in a matching leather bag; although the shoes are designed for outdoor walking, venturing into truly rough terrain is probably not advisable.
Kössler, a joint venture between Siemens and Voith, makes several turbines designed for small power stations.
