EY Says Venture Capital Is Ready To Go & IPO In 2017
To see what may be ahead for Venture Capital, I spoke to Jeff Grabow, US Venture Capital Leader for EY. These are some of his predictions for 2017.
View ArticleSilicon Valley Bank Sees A Swell In Healthcare Investments & Exits
Jon Norris, Managing Director of the Healthcare Practice for SVB, talks about their latest Trends in Healthcare Investments and Exits report. The report analyzes the activity of private, venture-backed...
View ArticleSaving Community Banks And Their Borrowers By Gutting Regulation
Changes are coming which could help ease regulations restricting smaller banks in an already restrictive economic climate. This is music to the ears of the Banking industry and the SMB borrowers that...
View ArticleVision & Capital: From NASA Engineer To Female Tech Startup CEO
Most people would have completed their journey at NASA. Add to that startups, a global MBA, and Rolls Royce experience and most would have definitely arrived at their destination. But Kaur missed...
View ArticleAtlanta's ATDC Offers 2017 Fintech Hack Winners More Than Money
This past weekend at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), sponsors Worldpay US and TSYS got a first-hand look—and first pick—at the who’s who of fintech problem-solving this...
View ArticleFinova Financial Raises Record $52.5M With Innovative Car Equity Line Of...
Roughly 70M Americans spend $138B in fees and interest on alternative lending products and still see no way out of their predicament. Finova Financial found a way out and a way up.
View ArticleOxford Center For Entrepreneurs Says Go All In Or Don't Go
Last week, here in Atlanta, there was an Oxford Center gathering of upstarts, grizzled serial entrepreneurs and crazy people. They debated whether to go 'all in,' and whether today's economic climate...
View Article1 Million Cups Is Like Toastmasters for The Investor Pitch
The 1 Million Cups premise is simple. You apply to be featured as a presenter, provide some context, practice and, if selected, you present.
View ArticleLong-Termism: Business & Capital Strategy For Those Growing For Good
Differentiate yourself from the firms whose claim to fame may live and die in a few years time. Not because this makes your value proposition better, but because it may make your impact and capital...
View ArticleChattanooga's Skuid Raises $25M In Series B Funding On Blazing Growth
Skuid gets $25M in Series B funding from ICONIQ Capital, a family office for tech royalty like the Jobs and Zuckerberg families.
View ArticleStudy 2017 Market Bubbles As You Scale To Avoid Popping Yourself
Many companies start out serving a niche and building their market credentials. It is critical to read the market tea leaves to ensure your niche is in a healthy expansion state and not on the decline....
View ArticleFinding The Right CFO & Operational Rhythm As Terminus Prepares For Series B
Spett needed a formal operating plan in order to raise his Series A round. That’s good, but having a plan and managing to it are two different things. Terminus needs financial muscle and a new CFO to...
View Article4 Scenarios Where Founders Struggle To Manage Their Money And Sanity
Founders often become entrepreneurs because of their passion for an idea, a market or the promise of freedom. When they’re successful, they quickly end up becoming financially focused, if not savvy. A...
View ArticleWhat Owners Should Know About Coming Changes To Business Credit
Levi King, founder of Nav, says businesses are often just a little bit off from securing good financing. This can mean the difference between an expensive merchant cash advance and a mid-prime or prime...
View ArticleFinancial Literacy Is On Course To Be Big B2B Business
By having access to Fiserv’s clients through the INV program, Barratt can more informally share and glean insight into their product roadmaps.
View ArticleSocial Impact: Ocean Reclaimed Plastics & Kickstarter Fuel Norton Point
Schoenike had the business, economics and lobbying understanding that is useful when taking on a social impact challenge. Ianelli was a serial entrepreneur with experience in eyewear and ties to...
View ArticleFemale Fintech Founder On Series F And The Future Of Payments
Friede says Nvoicepay, a B2B payments technology company, didn’t do anything the traditional way. They closed small rounds along the way as they made money. She considers it a point of pride that...
View ArticleBootstrap Your Competitive Research To Avoid Entrepreneurial Delusions
I’ve been in the marketing space for nearly 30 years and I have rarely had a meeting where the prospect or customer didn’t say, ‘We’re the only ones doing this.’ They are usually wrong.
View ArticleHow Bad Executive Behavior Or Judgment Can Sink Your Business
CEOs, leaders, managers and the crazy teams that run American business are humans. Humans that sometimes make mistakes big enough to damage corporate reputation and brand value.
View ArticleIt's Never Too Soon For Serious Startups To Add A Chairman
It’s one thing as the entrepreneur to be on the hunt for a chairman that can add to your corporate position or the perception of your value. It’s another thing as the business to actually be attractive...
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