Last week students in my Intro to Entrepreneurship course were working through the Startup Marketing lecture. There was a delightful discussion afterwards as the students explored the idea of “positioning.” This is a topic that was very tricky for me until a wise mentor showed me a trick that plays a central role in the [...]
RVI Portfolio company Incentive Targeting, which when we co-led the investment was the largest angel-led deal in New England history, has gained some great momentum in a partnership with GroupOn. Congrats to the company for their continued progress! Two great blog posts with more details (by Angels): Ty Danco – co-lead investor in the deal [...]
My former students (and UMass EI Alumni) Brian Mullen and Chris Leidel’s company, Therapeutic Systems, has been accepted to the MassChallenge incubator and is gaining some press attention. Therapeutic Systems designs, develops, and produces person-centered medical devices for individuals with autism, ADHD, and anxiety based disorders. We are dedicated to improving quality of life and [...]
Congratulations to Therapeutic Systems and Localocracy, both alumni of the UMass Amherst Entrepreneurship Initiative for making the finals round of MassChallenge and earning slots in their accelerator program. I am one proud former teacher! Therapeutic Systems pitch: 1 in every 91 children born in the United States is diagnosed with autism. Our product, based on [...]
I have spent more than ten years in early stage investing, raising money for my own ventures, leading angel groups, leading national-scale angel initiatives, etc. (testimonials, credentials). For that reason, from time to time entrepreneurs approach me asking for help. If that is you then… You can find many excellent free resources & networking opportunities at organizations [...]
Gavin Andresen, a friend and former business partner, is the public face of BitCoin, an open source digital cash alternative. The open source project community, like most, is dominated by geeks (I say that with love ). As such, they have often struggled to communicate what they do. But recently several great explanations / interviews [...]
