Interesting New Coffee Ventures

Interesting New Coffee Ventures

New Coffee Ventures:   Being a co-founder of Keurig has the added advantage of providing me with a seemingly endless supply of coffee and appliance related business plans.  Entrepreneurs like to send me their plans and I like to read them.   From tortilla makers, to...
Beware of Celebrity CEO Wisdom

Beware of Celebrity CEO Wisdom

Einstein, the gold standard of references.  Quote him early and often; one size fits all applications.  Better yet, quote him while quoting celebrity CEOs.  In 2017 (as we see below) Albert’s words-of-wisdom paired with those of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, popular...
How to Find a Mentor

How to Find a Mentor

The Entrepreneur.com article below, detailing various ways that entrepreneurs can find a mentor, is a tempting one to criticize.  After all, I am no fan of Top 10 lists  (or Top 7 in this case).  Indeed, red-font-clicked, sarcasm-at-the-ready, I was fully prepared to...
Hugsy Deserves a Hug

Hugsy Deserves a Hug

I find the linked article to be particularly heartening; it’s about a Dutch startup called, Hugsy.  I like it on so many levels.  For instance: Very Early, Small Angel Investment Hugsy raised $220,000 to take its MVP smart blanket product to the next stage....
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