Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The cheerful stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering her pre-flight speech. Her soothing voice washed over me as I sat in a window seat, reading a business plan for a technology start-up on my laptop.
Friday, September 6, 2013
“Wait a second,” said my girlfriend. “Aren’t you supposed to be showing people how to make money?” I’d just shared this week’s essay topic with her.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Last Thursday morning, as I was browsing headlines on The New York Times , I saw an article entitled, “Which Start-Up Could Be the Next Big Thing?” That’s a serious newspaper and an exciting topic. Coffee in my left hand, mouse in my right, I clicked on through.
Friday, August 30, 2013
In last Friday’s article, I talked about how capital gets distributed, and to whom, when a start-up is acquired. Based on all the emails our subscribers sent us requesting more information, it seems I touched on a hot topic!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Few things are certain in this world; few things are actually guaranteed. Ben Franklin famously put death and taxes on his list.
Friday, August 23, 2013
“Jumptap just sold for $200 million!” The breaking news about Jumptap, a mobile advertising company, came to me by email. It made me smile.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Slipping a tight blazer over his tee-shirt, the entrepreneur bounded onto the stage. He glowed with confidence as he presented the vision for “Qwiki,” his technology start-up: Qwiki would automatically create short videos on search terms like Albert Einstein orLady Gaga.
Friday, August 16, 2013
The cylinder of the .38 mm handgun spins around and around. It makes the familiar “whirrrrrrr” sound – but this time the sound isn’t coming from a movie or TV show.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Remember a game called “Follow the Leader” from when you were a kid? One kid, the leader, would stand up at the head of a line.
Friday, August 9, 2013
The champagne was flowing. Music filled the air.