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The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #4 – The Matrix

By Robert Steven Kramarz

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 […]

The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #3 – Pivoting

By Robert Steven Kramarz

Sometimes, all you really need is the money. That was the case with Krista Whitely of Altitude Products as we illustrated in our recent post. Other times, it’s not the money — or at least it’s not the money you need first. Adam Layton, the Founder of Front Seat, Inc., had a brilliant idea — […]

The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #2 – Respect

By Robert Steven Kramarz

The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #2 – Respect Ever feel like Rodney Dangerfield? Sometimes, no matter what you’ve accomplished, how great your idea or business is and how stellar your team, when it comes to investors you just “can’t get no respect,” as Rodney famously said. Krista Whitely was feeling that way […]

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The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #1 – Mindset

By Robert Steven Kramarz

The Value of Prepping for Due Diligence: Interview #1 – Mindset 100% success. Companies that surpass a score of 925 in the Blue Moon “Capital Readiness Report” receive the funding they’re seeking — nearly 100% of the time! Let me explain. One of the issues that often arise in the funding game is due diligence. And, […]

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The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #6

By Robert Steven Kramarz

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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The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #5

By Robert Steven Kramarz

The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #5 First off, may you be very HIP in 2018 — Happy, Innovative and Prosperous! I trust you’ve enjoyed the series of stories and interviews I’ve been posting over the past few weeks. Each story is unique because the journey of every visionary entrepreneur is different. Yet, […]

Entrepreneur's Boot Camp – Avoid the Pitfalls to Funding: Interview with the Creator

By Robert Steven Kramarz

Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp – Avoid the Pitfalls to Funding: Interview with the Creator For the past few weeks, we’ve been presenting interviews with CEO’s that have completed the Entrepreneur’$ Boot Camp. I thought as we complete 2017 and look ahead to 2018, that this was a perfect time to share more about the creator of […]

Innovations: The Neglected 97% Entrepreneurs Boot Camp – Interview #4

By Robert Steven Kramarz

Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #4 Sometimes the greatest gift a mentor can provide to an entrepreneur is a truly honest assessment of his or her business concept, because as I learned from talking with Rahul Chaturvedi, CEO of Once Lab, an honest assessment can save a lot of precious time; […]

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Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #3

By Robert Steven Kramarz

Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneurs Boot Camp Interview #3 A few years ago, Adolfo Meza and a friend were having a conversation that will one day change the way you find entertainment — and most certainly how your children and grandchildren find it. Adolfo is an engineer and had spent ten years plying his […]