Investment the VentureWell/Village Capital way
Last weekend was the close of the NCIIA/Village Capital VentureWell program where the teams chose which two companies would receive $50K investment each. This is a follow-on post to Crowd sourced investment. How do you teach...
The EB-5 program demystified
It would be an understatement to say that America’s economy is not doing well. While the amount of debt incurred is not increasing exponentially—as it once was—it is making a very slow recovery. As a result, many entrepreneurs...
Once more unto the breach… muses on presenting
One of the most important things that entrepreneurs need to learn is how to present. Some do this naturally – they are natural-born story-tellers, who can present a compelling case for their new venture through words, body...
Crowd sourced investment
A brand new investment model is peer-reviewed investment. This is where the patients get to be the doctor, the inmates get to run the prison, the entrepreneurs get to pick who gets the investment. It’s unique – and it’s powerful....
StatEasy makes sports stats easy
Mike Ressler, founder and CEO of StatEasy, typifies the young entrepreneur: doing what he loves, loving what he does, and scared to shit about what might happen, or what might not! Mike exudes the qualities that are essential for...
Muses on value proposition
As I witnessing 12 university teams from around the nation converge on Amherst Mass for the NCIIA’s VentureLab three-day workshop which just ended, I am reminded of the importance of value proposition. Sometimes that term gets...
The computer science behind beauty
Given the recent successes of start-ups that turned into multi-billion dollar companies and gave the tech industry its magnates and super-stars (names like Zuckerberg and Dorsey come into mind), a lot of attention has been given...
Entrepreneurship in Mexico
Entrepreneurship is gaining support in various developing nations around the world; I want to address more specifically entrepreneurship in Mexico. Entrepreneurship has expanded tremendously in Mexico, now there are more than 500...
Importance of Entrepreneurship for African Americans
My mother sacrificed a lot, working two jobs early on in my life to make sure I could have more than she had as a child. She had me at the age of 21 and wasn’t able continue her college education, which made her a big proponent...
Building bridges: A profile of TingaTinga Capital
All successful start-ups have to navigate the waters of failure as they bridge the gap between starting a venture and seeing it succeed in the real world. One such start-up’s business model hopes to serve as the bridge for 3rd...