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06.01.18
Invention Doesn’t Always Lead to Innovation: Celebrating Local Success
A 2016 Forbes article makes clear it is not how much you spend on R&D that makes you innovative but how you spend to address both technical and market risk. The handy math is: innovation = invention + customer value + business model. Location, as they say, is everything not only in real estate but in innovation, […]
Read More05.30.18
What I learned at The 2018 ACA Summit in Boston
The movie Jerry Maguire and its character Rod Tidwell remind us of what happens when you are unhappy with your existing contract. He jumps up and down uttering the words “show me the money” and asks Jerry to repeat the same words to ensure he is on the same page. “Show me the money”, in the angel capital world, reminds […]
Read More05.22.18
Why veterans make great entrepreneurs
According to an SBA report entitled “Veteran-Owned Businesses and Their Owners”, small business firms owned by veterans employed 5.03 million people, had an annual payroll of $195 billion and receipts of $1.14 trillion. The veteran-owned firms represented 9.1 percent of all U.S. businesses. That means former military members owns about one out of ten firms! […]
More05.16.18
Ending on a Sour Note: Why Gibson Brands ultimately failed
Gibson Brands Inc. made headlines this month with news of its plans to file bankruptcy. Their financial woes are not unique, but what is, is the root of their failure. They likely went bankrupt because they were too fixated on innovation while not acknowledging the changing times. Some experts believe the failure of the company […]
Read More05.09.18
3 tips for Scaling Your Startup Globally
Why is it less than 2% of all small businesses scale? I’d like to challenge the adage of “think global, act locally” and instead offer, “think global and act globally.” Do you have your sights set on expanding into the global market? Following are a few ways to scale your business model for the worldwide […]
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