The United States is commonly seen as a prime destination for startups to establish or expand in North America and global markets. This is not surprising given that it is the largest global market for venture funding and that Silicon Valley is the world’s foremost center for technology and innovation. However, the US immigration process … Read more
In a world where sponge and paper are the order of the day, why not untube? Here is a Bengaluru-based D2C startup Live a little would you like Founded in 2020, Live-A-Bit is a sustainable and innovative oral care brand that offers solid plant-based formulations such as toothpaste and mouthwash tablets. Ravinder Sharma, founder of … Read more
What risks do founders take when pitching their startups? Photo courtesy of Pexels.com Last week I was asked to sign four NDAs. Four NDAs! If you are someone blessed with ignorance of what an NDA is, I guess I should explain that NDA stands for “non-disclosure agreement”. This is a legal document issued to someone … Read more
Amex Ventures is among the new backers of digital estate planning startup USAA Mary Ann Azevedo 10 hours Drafting of a will and planning what happens to your estate after you pass away is, well, not exactly fun. Both tasks can be very expensive endeavors, not to mention just plain painful for many reasons. And … Read more
Former state Sen. Antonietta “Toni” Boucher ’02 MBA and her husband, Henry “Bud” Boucher, had a lot to celebrate in 2020. They had just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, and Bud, a management consultant and entrepreneur, had gotten his dream. greatest career achievement. The couple had always wanted to do charity work and now they … Read more
Courtesy Getty Images Many researchers have found the transition from academia to industry necessary to realize their therapeutic vision, but this change can be quite the culture shock. Those making the leap should be willing to learn skills like marketing and sales. However, change can be facilitated by focusing on the creative, out-of-the-box thinking learned … Read more
When launching Sierra Leone-based startup Easy Solar, Alexandre Tourre and his co-founders had to look for funding. “We were going to business plan competitions and going to hackathons,” he recalls. Now, after several successful rounds of funding, securing both debt and equity financing, he says investors still hear one message — how affordable clean energy … Read more
Columnists Six entrepreneurial mindsets Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Six entrepreneurial mindsets. ILLUSTRATION | CHRISPUS BARGORETT | NMG I recently attended a webinar hosted by the London Business School where entrepreneurship professor John Mullins presented his “Break the Rules! I got to know Prof Mullins many years ago when he was a consultant to USIU on … Read more
Party leaders, cabinet members and members of the House of Commons have spoken loud and clear about the importance of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship to the UK’s growth strategy. In his speech last month, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt recalled the UK’s fourth place in the Global Innovation Index and announced his ambition to make the UK … Read more
Healium, a virtual and augmented reality biofeedback company, announced Monday one of the largest private equity raises for a woman-owned business in mid-Missouri. The startup, which turns bio-data from any fitness tracker into immersive, reactive media, has also signed a know-how licensing deal with the Mayo Clinic. A “virtual firefly release” using mobile phones was … Read more