linkedin post 2013-02-17 16:12:50
A GOOD SOURCE FOR RECENT FUNDING UPDATES. View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-22 05:58:10
THE INNOVATION NETWORK CORPORATION OF JAPAN (INCJ) is a giant public-private initiative of about a billion dollars, to re-stimulate the Japanese economy by open innovation and overcome the "not invented here" syndrome. This is a very sophisticated Venture Capital model that has been carefully thought through, and is quite unusual. As a model of a stimulus package to create public good, stimulate jobs, and foster new technology, it is worth emulating in other countries. View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-21 06:31:58
ENTREPRENEURS FUND SCIENCE PRIZES: this fantastic effort to reward and glamorize cutting-edge thinking will stimulate young people to enter science. It is also a very cost-effective stimulus for creative thought. Way to go! http://lnkd.in/SKteqS View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-21 06:11:59
COMPANY SPONSORED ACCELERATORS, THINK TANKS, AND EARLY STAGE CAPITAL are a smart way to outsource innovation. Kaplan, not known for being cutting-edge, is doing it. A large Spanish telecom giant is doing it in Barcelona. Some Pharma companies are experimenting with it. This is smart business thinking. http://lnkd.in/evNXCB View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-21 06:05:22
INFOGRAPHICS SAY 1,000 WORDS IN ONE IMAGE. Anybody with artistic talent who is also smart enough to condense complex concepts into these images will never be unemployed. Entrepreneurs: shorten your pitch decks by using pictograms. http://lnkd.in/3ds-wF View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-21 05:37:32
PRIONS WERE CONTROVERSIAL FOR YEARS and the data was heavily debated. The scientist (Stanley Prusiner,who won a Nobel for his work in 1997) who championed the existence of prions famously said: THE ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE IS NOT EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE. A footnote on an historic journey to prove the nature of prions. http://lnkd.in/RCSuJB View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-24 06:57:48
THE TALENT RACE starts with surmounting school, grades, competitive exams, and in that mix, becoming socialized through sports, family and friends. No small undertaking for young people. Then the accumulation of work experience and the climb to seniority. For most of us, the bulk of our working lives. But at the end of the day, those who win have accomplished all this, and one more important enduring trait: a kind and sincere personality. Thus: IQ + EQ + Ethics + Empathy = A Winner. View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-17 16:56:52
FRENCH TAX CREDIT THOUGHTS FOR STARTUPS. View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-24 06:23:08
INVESTORS SHOULD ALWAYS USE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION as part of Due Diligence to help weed out sociopaths, fraudsters, borderline personalities, severe egotists, and other personality types that can be time-bombs in early stage investments. No other environment is so vulnerable to personality defects as a startup. All flaws become magnified in this pressure cooker, and (my opinion) at least half of early stage failures are due to personality issues. View in LinkedIn
linkedin post 2013-02-17 16:51:29
THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY helped this community generate high paying jobs and an economic engine. http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/morning_call/2013/02/lexington-venture-club-survey-says-87.html?ana=lnk View in LinkedIn