Talking to another seed investor recently, we both got something of a chuckle when discussing a startup that had approached each of us separately. The chuckle was all about this team’s deaf ear to what was really being said to them. The word “No” comes out in a...
What makes for a successful pitch? Is it the same for pitching to investors, to potential customers, to future employees, to the local Rotary, and on and on...What makes for success in any endeavor? We’ve measured many aspects of funding success – when startups...
Many thanks to those who requested the written version of last week's audio blog...here it is: Chasing Capital Redux I originally wrote this Blog months ago – and never published it. I wrote it before we knew what would happen with vaccine development; and before we...
Listen to this blog post in audio format below. After spending an hour on a call today with a new seed fund it really got me thinking about the importance of startup...
I think we can all agree that helping people develop an entrepreneurial mindset can have its challenges. After all, you’re trying to change attitudes and behaviours – and most of us are creatures of habit and change doesn’t come easy. Leadership, room to operate...
Karl LaPan, President & CEO of The Northeast Indiana Innovation Center is no stranger to the world of company building. As the first president and CEO of the NIIC, Karl has been able to shape the organization with his core values surrounding entrepreneurship,...
Innovation and entrepreneurial development are alive and well in the Midwest. Nowhere is this more true than in Dayton, Ohio. I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Scott Koorndyk, President of TEC Dayton. For the past four years, Scott has been leading his...
Mark Long is the Director of Incubation Services at the University Florida. Under his leadership, UF Innovate and the Sid Martin Biotech Institute have both been recognized as world-class Incubation centers. In this interview we talk about four major themes Mark is...
In this episode, Wendy talks with Pete Turner, Vice President of Innovation at Indianapolis based Community Health Network about building an innovation hub in healthcare – the story of Community Launchpad. Listen in as Pete describes how the concept of Community...
