Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- U.S. Department of Commerce Grants $300,000 to 1855 Capital Project
- It’s Happening: Benjamin’s Desk Merges With 1776
- RISE OF THE REST® Pitch Competition Winner is a Ben Franklin Portfolio Company – Device Events!
- The Finalists in Ben Franklin’s BIG IDEA Contest Have Been Announced!
- LifeAire Systems Announces Collaboration with G-CON Manufacturing
- Venture News from PR Newswire
- European Venture Capital Deal Value Nears Record Highs, Despite Fewer Deals Overall
- Renaisscent, a Waterless Smart Diffuser that Allows for Complete Scent Customization in an Instant, Launches on Indiegogo
- MycoTech Closes a $42M Series B With Even More "A-List" Food Investors, Signs Lease On An 86,000 Sq Ft Facility in Colorado
- The Blinc Group successfully closes first financing round
- Mubadala launches venture capital business; opens its first U.S. location in San Francisco
- New Fund Targets Large, Late-Stage Venture-Backed "Unicorns"
- Maxogen Group LLC with support from WeFund Health successfully closed a financing round
- Healthcare Investment Funds Set Industry-Breaking Commitment to Cannabis Sector
- Forty Seven Inc. Completes $75 Million Series B Financing
- Floris Capital: A New High for Cannabis Opportunities
- News from the Venture World
- Pohowalla joins Cascadia Capital October 19, 2017
- Why the world's biggest tech fund isn't investing at home yet October 18, 2017
- Duo Security raises $70 million at a valuation north of $1 billion October 18, 2017
- The most secretive startup in tech just raised another $500 million October 18, 2017
- Dedicated Lanes On I-5 For Self-Driving Cars Get Ear Of Washington State Officials October 18, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- 6 things to consider for financing the purchase of a small business
- How to ace your accelerator application
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- Your business loan checklist
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Category Archives: Commentary/Editorial
Why I Loathe Tumblr.
I loathe Tumblr. But not for the 1.1 billion reasons that you think. Sure, I’m a little professionally jealous that I’ve never had a client sell themselves for $1.1 billion. But it’s not like I had a chance to invest … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary/Editorial, Entrepreneurial Advice, Just Kidding
Tagged entrepreneurs, founder advice, founders, new venture, Tumblr, valuations, venture tips, Yahoo
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The Search for Serendipity…And Why It Matters To Your Venture
I turn 48 this week and like most people passing from one year to the next, I find myself a bit nostalgic for the way things used to be. One of the things I miss…a little at least…has gotten extremely … Continue reading
Can Humanity Be Saved From Instant Replay?
Global life is increasingly obsessed with instant replay of all types. In the pre-digital days, the extent of instant replay for use in judging actions and words by people, was largely limited to newspaper editorial pages. If enough readers read … Continue reading
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Tagged humanity, instant replay, Kevin Kelly, society, technology
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Ladies and Gentlemen…the Next President of the United States…Alexander Hamilton!
I woke up this morning from a dream which was set in the late 1700’s. I believe it was 1796, because I was presenting to an enormous room full of people and the banners hanging declared “Welcome to the Federalist … Continue reading
Even In the Beginning, Entrepreneurs Created Jobs
I’m going to get right to the point of this blog post. Sometimes, shocking information is best delivered in a no-nonsense, unapologetic manner. So, I’m just going to hit you with this right now and I just don’t want you … Continue reading
Entrepreneurial Quarks…the Elementary Particle of the American Economy
Some of you may have recently read about the Higgs boson particle and how its potentially confirmed existence would explain how anything with mass (ie, everything that exists) is built. Some of you may have also recently read about how … Continue reading
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 →