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- Egypt's Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade Automates Wheat Silos Processes in Collaboration with IBM and ACME SAICO
- Ascira COO Belynda Lee Wins Bronze Stevie® Award In 2021 Stevie Awards For Women In Business
- DAMAC Properties teams up with Italian fashion powerhouse Cavalli to launch iconic 70-storey skyscraper in Dubai
- Roberto Cavalli marks its return on the global scene with the launch of Cavalli Tower, an ultra-luxurious 70-storey skyscraper in Dubai
- Nelson Global Products acquiert Tru-Flex
- Nuevo informe NUESTRAS TIENDAS, NUESTRO FUTURO: poner fin a las prácticas riesgosas de venta minorista de alcohol puede detener el consumo de alcohol en menores de edad antes de que comience
- Nelson Global Products übernimmt Tru-Flex
- Huawei umožňuje transformaci podnikových internetových služeb
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- The week in bankruptcies: Mainstreet Pier LLC, Behrens LLC and more
- Personalities of Pittsburgh: Continuim Equity Partners' George Pilafas knew private equity was his calling when he realized deals went beyond investing
- Jessica Andrews: 'I listen first. ... Then I get to work.'
- Valley National Bank to acquire Bank Leumi USA in $1.1B deal
- Bank of Marin CEO retires. Here's who will succeed him — and what he says about his long tenure.
- After initial success, Matisse Capital doubles down on fund strategy
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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
Posted in Commentary/Editorial, Technology and Society
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
Entrepreneurship…Highway of the Future!
I’d like to suggest a new way for governments to look at seed stage technology company funding. I’d like to suggest that state governments in particular think about funding seed stage tech companies in the same way that they … Continue reading
The Secret Energy of Entrepreneurs
I disagree with those who believe that people can be trained to be entrepreneurs. Scores of scholarly pieces have been written that claim that entrepreneurs are not born, but instead are trained to be good entrepreneurs. In fact I’d say that … Continue reading
Ohhhhh. I Get It Now. You Said Valuation…I Thought You Said Value.
I am obviously slower than I thought I was. And I’m certainly slower than the capital aggregators known as Silicon Valley venture capital. They understood long before I did that early stage company investing is NOT about the value of … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary/Editorial, Innovation and the World, Seed/Venture Capital
Tagged Instagram, seed capital, Sequoia, venture, venture capital, Viddy
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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 →