Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- UBMe Launches Revolutionary Online Ordering and Curbside Communication Product for Restaurants
- 7 Philadelphia-Area Companies Make Deloitte’s List of 500 Fastest-Growing Tech Firms
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF $50,000 ANNOUNCED IN BEN FRANKLIN’S BIG IDEA CONTEST!
- RealLIST Engineers 2020: Meet 21 Influential Technologists Building a Better Philadelphia
- Venture Idol Program Book Available Online
- Venture News from PR Newswire
- ROSEN, A LEADING LAW FIRM, Reminds Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. Investors of Important December 14 Deadline in Securities Class Action; Encourages Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Contact the Firm - TRQ
- Sciton Marketing Levels Up: Launches Inaugural Digital Campaign
- ROSEN, TOP RANKED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Reminds Zosano Pharma Corporation Investors of Important Deadline in Securities Class Action; Encourages Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Contact Firm - ZSAN
- Le chef de la commission d'éthique de l'AIBA déclare que les élections seront équitables et démocratiques
- realme's 50M Sales Achievement Attracts Positive Comments From Industry Leaders Anticipating Its Future
- New York Legal Assistance Group Provides Notice Of Data Event
- Yadea kündigt Marketing-Kooperation mit dem ADAC SE an
- Zoomlion begeistert auf der bauma China 2020 mit intelligenten Baumaschinen der nächsten Generation und sichert sich Aufträge im Wert von über 3 Milliarden USD
- SPARBAR® Legends: Sparbar Inc. Awaits "Fight Of The Decade" MIKE TYSON VS. ROY JONES JR. With Excitement
- La tecnología 5G promueve la actualización de las industrias tradicionales y la nueva vida digital inteligente
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- See progress on Landmark Credit Union's new Brookfield headquarters: Slideshow
- Happy Thanksgiving? Here's which KC-area stocks are up, down in this wild year
- Brian Sheth departs Vista Equity Partners
- Largest Small Business Administration (SBA) Lending Firms of Portland District Office
- Meet the founder behind the new Black, Latinx-focused bank, Greenwood
- Facebook’s Libra currency to launch next year in limited format
- 40 Under 40 honoree: Lydia Ramirez with Five Star Bank
- U.S. Bancorp opens Luxembourg office, its 10th in Europe
- Fintech firm with new Denver HQ2 prepares to go public
- The week in Valley bankruptcies: Gladness Properties and Santa Clarita LLC
Author Archives: TechonomicMan
Don’t live in Dilbert’s world
There are dozens of Dilbert cartoons that make fun of the sales guy. In Dilbert’s world, the logical engineer is king while the salespeople — and frankly all the other business people — are dolts. The transition from being an … Continue reading
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Your Corporate DNA Evolves With Every Person That You Hire
Most of the founders at our incubator Ben Franklin TechVentures have not interviewed, selected or onboarded new employees prior to launching their startups. Having incubated more than 150 companies in 30-plus years, we’ve seen hundreds of successes and failures in … Continue reading
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Entrepreneurship is about people, not things.
The post that follows was originally posted in the June edition of Keystone Edge. It is the second in a continuing series about what we at Ben Franklin Technology Partners and I personally have learned from over 150 incubator/accelerator clients. In … Continue reading
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There Are No Lessons in Entrepreneurship
The post that follows was originally posted in the June edition of Keystone Edge. It is the first in a continuing series about what we at Ben Franklin Technology Partners and I personally have learned from over 150 incubator/accelerator clients. … Continue reading
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Pitching Big or Pitching Small?
Ralph Kramden was always pitching BIG. There must be a dozen episodes in which he dreams up a new way to make a financial killing. And when he pitches those ideas to his pal Norton, or as in the picture, … Continue reading
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If a PowerPoint Sucks…It’s The Messenger, not the Medium
Many have wished for and striven for the death of the powerpoint presentation. I have always disagreed with this point of view. There is no doubt that most power point decks are terrible and yes, should be killed. However, it … Continue reading
Being Small is Not a Strategy for Beating Your Competition
A meaningful percentage of my startup clients have no respect for their competition. Too many first-time founders have bought the story that big existing companies in their space are too slow to be a competitive threat. Or that “existing competitors aren’t as … Continue reading
Hey! Are You Trying To Be Some Kinda Why’s Guy?
You may already be familiar with Simon Sinek’s perspective on the fundamental reason why some companies succeed and some companies fail. If you are not, you’re missing an important business thought and I’m here to help…here is a link to … Continue reading
American Independence…The Greatest Entrepreneurial Venture Ever (reprise)
I want you to think about something. It is July 3, 1774. You own about 600 acres of farmland. You essentially run a medium -sized agricultural business and employ some 60 people. You have 4 children and a pregnant wife. Massachusetts, … Continue reading
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Every Business is an “L” Business
Ah, the “L” word. No, not “love”. The other “L” word. You know the one…the one that puts startup founders into an internal rage. The one that signals to the founder that the person using the word finds their business … Continue reading →