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Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneur Interview #2
Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneur Interview #2 I never tire of talking with innovators; intrepid vision masters who buck the odds, find their way through the maze of advice and challenges and build companies that make a lasting difference in the world. The ones that stop at nothing to come out the other side […]
Happiness is a Warm Puppy (or a Royalty Investment)
Want to hear a story that will make you happy? You’ll want to hug your investor. You and your investor(s) argue about valuation for six months and can’t come close. Your business opportunity is fading into the sunset. Not good. Then, after reading a blog on the Intelliversity site, you finally agree to fund your […]
Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneur Interview #1
Innovations: The Neglected 97% – Entrepreneur Interview #1 Innovator, entrepreneur, CEO, founder…are you feeling neglected? Do you feel that you would be in the 3% if you could just crack the investor code? You can you know. We know you can. When you read this entrepreneur interview you’ll see why we know. Venture Capitalists invest […]
What I'm Grateful For – What Are You Grateful For?
What I’m Grateful For – What Are You Grateful For? The holiday season is upon us once again. I want to wish all of my readers a Happy Thanksgiving. I’m grateful for each of you, because I write this blog for you, the vision masters and execution masters, the innovators and imagineers, the men and […]
The Entrepreneurs Journey Through Hell – Part #1
Elon Musk was never “certified” to launch and scale a company. But Elon Musk has gone through more than his share of adversity. You probably know of the bullying he experienced in school. When he was serving as CEO of PayPal, he was apparently “the victim of a coup,” getting fired while he was on vacation. […]
How To Pitch Investors and Win #5 – Right Story – Right Time
How To Pitch Investors and Win #5 – Right Story – Right Time When I was CEO of 1776 Software, we were a week from introducing our major new product (server mirroring software). It was breathtaking in its internal complexity and yet simple graphic user interface, way ahead of its time. Problem was, the product […]
Royalty Funding Coming on Strong – An Alternative for Innovative Companies
Royalty Funding Coming on Strong – An Alternative for Innovative Companies Picture this: You follow everything I advise in this endless Intelliversity blog. Finally, finally, you have an interested investor. BIG step forward. Then he/she lets you know they want 40% of your company, or more, for their cash. Sounds like Shark Tank, right? Now […]