Ben Franklin Technology Partners News- Venture News from PR Newswire
- Synthio, Inc. Announces $10.5 Million Capital Raise To Accelerate Rapid Growth
- Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai Jump Starts the Evolution of 14 Startups, The Total Valuation tripled to RMB 6.6 billion in 4 months
- Kalray raises $26 million, anticipating the launch of its third generation of microprocessor that will target two rapidly growing markets: autonomous vehicles and data centers
- Elevate Security Launches with $2M Seed Funding From Costanoa Ventures and Webb Investment Network
- Celtra secures $15 million financing to lead creative transformation in digital advertising, providing Brands a Cloud-based Creative Operating System
- Wayne Le Page - Making Waves in the Mobile Gaming Industry
- Sorenson Capital Announces Formation of Sorenson Ventures
- Flagship Pioneering Launches Sigilon Therapeutics to Advance Afibromer™ Encapsulated Cell Therapies
- Unlocking America's Potential: Michelson 20MM Joins the America Forward Coalition
- DFS Lab Announces Investment in African Fintech Startups
- News from the Venture World
- Trump meets with military drone makers and VCs June 23, 2017
- Kalanick Ouster as Uber CEO Began With Hand-Delivered Letter June 22, 2017
- Nuvolo Closes $10 Million Series A Financing June 22, 2017
- Cloudbeds Raises 9 Million in Series B Funding, Led by PeakSpan Capital June 22, 2017
- Blockchain raises $40 million from Lakestar and Google's venture arm June 22, 2017
- Venture News from BizJournals
- Colorado leads US with lowest percentage of homeowners behind on mortgage payments
- Warren Clark: Watchdog for better business
- Boomers are pumping up prices — and rents — for vacation homes. Here's where San Antonio stacks up
- H&R Block’s Cobb cashes out for millions, buys more stock
- PNC stress test results top regulators' minimums
- Boomers drive prices - and rents - for vacation homes
- Boomers are pumping up prices — and rents — for vacation homes. Here's where Cape May stacks up.
- Table of Experts: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Boomers are pumping up prices — and rents — for vacation homes
- Cassotis to join S&T's board of directors
Category Archives: Just Kidding
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
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
What Erich Brenn Can Teach Us About Funding of Start-Ups
Who remembers Erich Brenn? In these blog posts, I’ve occasionally tried to understand, and explain, the business world I see by comparing it to famous people you’ve probably never heard of. We’ve previously talked about Don Ho and Jim Riggleman. And … Continue reading
Will We Survive the Flip-Flop Economy?
I had a terrible vision of America’s future over the weekend. All I did was visit BJ’s Wholesale Club, and there it was. Suddenly solidified proof that America may never be competitive again on the world economic stage. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Is There a Difference Between an Economic Bubble and a Wheelbarrow Tire?
Sunday morning, I finally started to put up my garden fence. My neighbors with gardens don’t seem to have trouble with varmints, but I do. So I got started digging a trench around the perimeter, and hauled out the wheel … Continue reading
Mankind Doomed, Womankind Wins
Gentlemen, I am sorry to report this to you. But my prediction, after reading this New Scientist article, is that we are soon to be evolved into oblivion. Darwinianly, if I may. What it says, basically, is that researchers have … Continue reading
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 →