Going slow so you can go fast December 27, 2016May 16, 2017 Startups In high speed police chases, there’s something that sometimes happens to the pursuing officer called “tunnel vision”. This phenomenon is when an officer More
Five Pillars of Economic Development December 23, 2016May 16, 2017 Innovation The term “Smart Cities” seems to be all the rage these days. Whether it’s a buzzword or not remains to be seen. More
DANGER! Avoid these two destructive approaches to your marketing December 22, 2016May 16, 2017 Marketing Through the years, I’ve worked with a lot of clients. All of them were trying to figure out the magic bullet solution More
Founder Institute Cincinnati Fall 2016 semester enters final phase December 21, 2016May 16, 2017 Accelerators We’re almost finished with our first Founder Institute Cincinnati semester, we’re going to be graduating eight new companies and nine founders into More
Stages of Startup Business Operations December 20, 2016May 16, 2017 Startups This is a particularly challenging issue for founding teams. Especially when it's a single founder who is trying to sell and keep More
Teams & Accountability December 9, 2016May 16, 2017 Startups People who don’t understand the incremental work breakdown structure of complex tasks and roles should never be responsible for committing to the More
Catalyst 2016 – Dayton Ohio’s startup and innovation showcase December 9, 2016May 16, 2017 Events/Innovation/Startups The Dayton, Ohio, startup community held their 2016 Catalyst event this morning. It was a great event featuring several of the showcase More
Are you a leader? Or just a manager? December 1, 2016May 16, 2017 Startups In World War II, Dwight Eisenhower trained his generals by piling a chain up on a table. He asked the generals, “If More
Why am I an entrepreneur? November 28, 2016May 17, 2017 Startups Why, in the face of such the statistically losing proposition, would someone want to start a company? And furthermore, why would they More
What the heck is Keiretsu Forum? November 22, 2016May 16, 2017 Venture Capital This morning was the Keiretsu Forum Midwest meeting in Cincinnati. Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network that syndicates venture investing More