Comments on: Criticism of the X Prize Foundation http://www.overthecounterculture.com/2007/criticism-of-the-x-prize-foundation/ Staring at the sun Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tom Vander Ark http://www.overthecounterculture.com/2007/criticism-of-the-x-prize-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tom Vander Ark Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:32:37 +0000 http://www.overthecounterculture.com/2007/criticism-of-the-x-prize-foundation/#comment-4 We'll allow history to judge the public benefit of our first three X PRIZEs. As announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (http://www.xprize.org/foundation/press-release/x-prize-foundation-makes-commitment-to-action-at-clinton-global-initiative) we intend to launch more than a dozen prizes in health, energy, education, international development--an agenda clearly aimed at global benefit. X PRIZE is broadening its funding base, increasingly utilizing an 'open prize development' strategy, and will launch an online inducement prize capability in 2008. We'll continue to target categories that are 'stuck,' where there's insufficient capital addressing global problems. With great care, we define difficult but achievable goals likely to create or reshape markets for public benefit. Read more: http://www.xprize.org/blogs/tom-vander-ark/why-prizes Tom Vander Ark, President X PRIZE Foundation We’ll allow history to judge the public benefit of our first three X PRIZEs. As announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (http://www.xprize.org/foundation/press-release/x-prize-foundation-makes-commitment-to-action-at-clinton-global-initiative) we intend to launch more than a dozen prizes in health, energy, education, international development–an agenda clearly aimed at global benefit.

X PRIZE is broadening its funding base, increasingly utilizing an ‘open prize development’ strategy, and will launch an online inducement prize capability in 2008.

We’ll continue to target categories that are ‘stuck,’ where there’s insufficient capital addressing global problems. With great care, we define difficult but achievable goals likely to create or reshape markets for public benefit. Read more: http://www.xprize.org/blogs/tom-vander-ark/why-prizes

Tom Vander Ark, President
X PRIZE Foundation

]]> By: Tom Vander Ark http://www.overthecounterculture.com/2007/criticism-of-the-x-prize-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Tom Vander Ark Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:32:37 +0000 http://www.overthecounterculture.com/2007/criticism-of-the-x-prize-foundation/#comment-312 We'll allow history to judge the public benefit of our first three X PRIZEs. As announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (<a href="http://www.xprize.org/foundation/press-release/x-prize-foundation-makes-commitment-to-action-at-clinton-global-initiative">http://www.xprize.org/foundation/press-release/...</a>) we intend to launch more than a dozen prizes in health, energy, education, international development--an agenda clearly aimed at global benefit.<br><br>X PRIZE is broadening its funding base, increasingly utilizing an 'open prize development' strategy, and will launch an online inducement prize capability in 2008. <br><br>We'll continue to target categories that are 'stuck,' where there's insufficient capital addressing global problems. With great care, we define difficult but achievable goals likely to create or reshape markets for public benefit. Read more: <a href="http://www.xprize.org/blogs/tom-vander-ark/why-prizes">http://www.xprize.org/blogs/tom-vander-ark/why-...</a><br><br>Tom Vander Ark, President<br>X PRIZE Foundation We'll allow history to judge the public benefit of our first three X PRIZEs. As announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (http://www.xprize.org/foundation/press-release/...) we intend to launch more than a dozen prizes in health, energy, education, international development–an agenda clearly aimed at global benefit.

X PRIZE is broadening its funding base, increasingly utilizing an 'open prize development' strategy, and will launch an online inducement prize capability in 2008.

We'll continue to target categories that are 'stuck,' where there's insufficient capital addressing global problems. With great care, we define difficult but achievable goals likely to create or reshape markets for public benefit. Read more: http://www.xprize.org/blogs/tom-vander-ark/why-...

Tom Vander Ark, President
X PRIZE Foundation

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