The Next Big Thing: "Go north-west, young woman/man!" That's the exhortation Don Dodge puts forth in his recent piece on Seattle 2.0's upcoming event entitled StartUp Day 2009 Seattle – How to get started. Dodge writes,

The Online Journalism Review: Budding journalists are encouraged to seek out a successful entrepreneur to learn about "learn about his or her journey to success" at USC's Marshall School of Business, according to a recent article by Robert Niles. In An assignment for journalists and students: Talk with an entrepreneur Niles writes,

GigaOm:  Serial entrepreneur Eric Ries has a number of hard-won suggestions on building a sub-$10K web startup with one or two tips standing out from the crowd. Ries writes:

The New York Times: Exactly how much is a good education worth to any given potential entrepreneur? The results of a recent study might surprise you. Scott A. Shane shares the findings of Chad Moutray, the chief economist of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, that point to fewer outstanding students choosing their own way as the high way. From Shane's Do Good Students Become Entrepreneurs?: