Who has some stories about non-software startups they're working on/with/around? Biotech, printing, design, restaurants: it's all fair so long as it's not the regular fare.
Anyone has any experience with self-publishing that they can share?
What started as a collection of side projects by two late 20's entrepreneurs (a green real estate developer and myself, primarily on the software side) has started taking a life of its own =) We've developed:
A certification system for Carbon Neutral Clothing. CNC certified clothing will be in Whole Foods stores starting next month.
The TreeTini - A martini that plants a tree (avail at both Uncommon Ground locations in Chicago, soon to be available at 3 more bars: The Whiskey Bar, Whiskey Blue, Whiskey Sky (the latter two are in W Hotels))
Tunes for Trees - search iTunes' catalog for music AJAXily; for every 10 tracks purchased we plant a tree.
We're having a lot of fun seeing these grow =)
non-software companies require a lot more capital, So you won't see many first time entrepreneurs in those fields.