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- Potomac Bancshares, Inc. Declares Dividend
- Peter Mutabazi And Starlight Children's Foundation Partner To Deliver Hospital Gowns To Sick Kids
- Delta Dental of Arkansas President & CEO Ed Choate Announces Retirement
- SCP & CO Healthcare Acquisition Company, a SPAC focused on acquiring a digital health business, announces pricing of upsized $200 million initial public offering
- Kia Rio Wins 2021 Vincentric Best Value in America Award
- ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR COUNSEL, Reminds Boston Scientific Corporation Investors of Important February 2 Deadline in Securities Class Action; Encourages Investors with Losses Exceeding $100K to Contact Firm - BSX
- BetMGM Signs Chris Chelios As Celebrity Brand Ambassador
- ROSEN, TRUSTED NATIONAL TRIAL COUNSEL, Files First Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Walmart Inc. - WMT
- Innovative Modular Solutions Announces Its Acquisition by VESTA Modular
- Shareholders of Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. and Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. Approve Merger
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- Branch closures hit record high in 2020 with Pennsylvania No. 3 among states that shed the most
- Maryland lawmaker pushes for a state bank to help bridge wealth divide
- KeyBank expects to make $2.5B in 'new PPP' loans during first quarter
- Phil Flynn to retire as Associated Bank president and chief executive officer
- Goldman Sachs-Marqeta partnership signals Bay Area fintechs’ key role in financial innovation
- Unity National Bank president aims to level the playing field for minority-owned businesses
- Portland money managers weigh in on healthy investing in the new year
- Chandler-based Trinity Capital announces plans for IPO
- Want a second PPP loan? Here are the top metro Atlanta lenders from round one that are back again
- Publicly traded fund promotes Dallas-based manager to lead strategy
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 →