DEAR FRIEND
Dave has a new product and needs funding. His friend, Hal, doesn’t want to lose his investment. Can you give him some advice?
View ArticleTHE BUM IN ME
I always say there’s a lot to bein’ a good bum. You feel so warm inside when you drop a buck in his hat. 'Specially near Christmas. Makes your whole day. Some ‘o these derelicts play musical...
View Article7 Tips’s From A Winner
7 TIPS - Raising money is a full time job. As CEO, raising capital turns out to be the #1 job. So you pitch wherever you can. Make cold calls. Meanwhile, there’s five trillion in investment dollars...
View ArticleWHAT’S CLEAN
I’m at a place where my natural greed ‘n’ avarice can do some good fer dis poor worn-out world. This is the Chicago CleanTech Competition—what you might call a race between high-tech global janitorial...
View ArticleMY KRAKEN ENCOUNTER
I wipe sweaty palms against my suit pants—my turn to present—my turn to make a fool of myself is coming up fast.
View ArticleCHICAGO SPEEDS UP
Companies from a prominent Accelerator in Chicago raise an average of $1.5 million in outside capital after the program. That's one impressive statistic. Then we have 1871 with 50,000 square feet of...
View ArticleWHIZ KIDS
You don’t want to compete with this kid. Believe me. Just watch his intensity as he pitches his business to some of the private equity luminaries in the city. There’s an intimidating team behind him...
View ArticleTHE GIRL WITH THE BLACK LEATHER PANTS
by John Jonelis This is a winner. You wanna wow the judges? Win the crowd? Get your game face on, kiddo! Hit ‘em with real passion, overflowing personality and a canon shot of enthusiasm. State what...
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