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...
Robots in life, not a dream anymore: Romotive brings robots into our lives
The world has been dreaming of robots that can do something for them every day. Automation has been all over the industries since decades. Either robots are toys that don’t serve a purpose for all or are too expensive and can...
Women entrepreneurs: a global perspective
The gender disparity in the business world in general, and entrepreneurship specifically, has recently garnered renewed attention in light of the recent Global Entrepreneurship Week and Women’s Enterprise Day. The UK’s unofficial...
What hackathons have taught me about entrepreneurship and startups
Hackathon’s are the breeding grounds of software-based entrepreneurs. To anyone who’s never heard of a hackathon: it’s a short, 24 to 48 hour, competition where dozens of hackers come together to build something “awesome”...
Is green red or black?
Few startups ever dream of having their name called out during a presidential debate, yet this political season there were a few that wish they hadn’t been. Regardless of which side of the aisle you sit, it is becoming more and...