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Turning Innovators into Founders

Turning Innovators into Founders

First, let me give credit for the title of this post — our customer, Tech Fort Worth, uses this as its mantra. I think it’s a powerful statement. It captures the work we do to help people with ideas turn those ideas into business value, and throughout this process,...

Learning How The Game Is Played

Learning How The Game Is Played

As founders start out on their journey, there’s a lot of balls to juggle for sure.  Customers, product, competitive differentiator, access to capital, and the list continues.  An important one that doesn’t get talked about enough is the Path to Market - how will you...

A Defining Moment for Startups:  So What’s the Problem?

A Defining Moment for Startups: So What’s the Problem?

When I reflect back to my tech startup days when we were on the napkin and starting out, I am reminded (and sometimes a little haunted LOL) by our inability to articulate the business problem we were proposing to solve. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the...