A Shaker and Mover You Never Heard of: How to get on the “Richter” Scale
Melinda Richter may take no for an answer sometimes, but you’d better have a good reason. Ms. Richter heads Johnson & Johnson Innovation Labs (JLABS) a unique incubator for medical technology startups that provides “large company” resources, including funding, to boost the success rate of fledgling companies. JLABS boasts an incredible 80% success rate — […]
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The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #8 – The Power of New Perspective
The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #8 – The Power of New Perspective Nina Venturella, Founder of Majestic Wellness Academy, was bit by the bug. Actually two of them. Literally. You see, Nina was a born entrepreneur. Bitten by that bug at an early age, she became a success in several business ventures. Several […]
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The Neglected 97%: Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #7 – A Conundrum
The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp: Interview #7 – A Conundrum What do you do when the value proposition of your breakthrough idea is not readily apparent to the average investor? That was the conundrum Adib Nasle, founder, and CEO of Xendee faced. The company had developed a data analytics system and methodology that could […]
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The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #4 – The Matrix
The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #4 – The Matrix Tony Drexel Smith is “The Man With the Plan.” Literally. Tony, founder, and CEO of Blue Moon Advisors, Inc., has written upwards of 1,000 business plans in his career. You’ve read about some of the entrepreneurs like Krista Whitely and John Humphrey that […]
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The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #6
The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #6 The familiar saying is that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, that adage doesn’t apply to people. At least some people. Take the case of experienced, successful entrepreneur Bill Haynor. After a successful career in banking and finance, Bill formed, grew and ultimately […]
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Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneur Interview #2
Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneur Interview #2 I never tire of talking with innovators; intrepid vision masters who buck the odds, find their way through the maze of advice and challenges and build companies that make a lasting difference in the world. The ones that stop at nothing to come out the other side […]
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How To Pitch Investors and Win #5 – Right Story – Right Time
How To Pitch Investors and Win #5 – Right Story – Right Time When I was CEO of 1776 Software, we were a week from introducing our major new product (server mirroring software). It was breathtaking in its internal complexity and yet simple graphic user interface, way ahead of its time. Problem was, the product […]
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How to Pitch (Investors) and Win – #1
How to Pitch (Investors) and Win – #1 One of the biggest misconceptions in business, politics, sports, and entertainment is that in order to succeed one must have some special and rare gift that clearly sets one apart from the crowd, or one is so naturally charismatic that everyone flocks to their side, or so […]
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How to Make Investors Sit Up and Notice #2 – Be in the 1%
How to Make Investors Sit Up and Notice #2 – Be in the 1% The world is crowded with capable entrepreneurs. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say that virtually everyone reading this blog is a capable entrepreneur. If you weren’t capable and driven and creative and brilliant and a host of other […]
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Do Investors Fund Ideas or People?
Do Investors Fund Ideas or People? I want to talk to you today about something that’s near and dear to our hearts at Intelliversity. The human factors of funding. As investors who work with people that are trying to get an idea or concept funded, we are well aware of the importance of a business […]
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