by Spencer Jones Three years ago, I had the pleasure of speaking with a few community leaders in Little Rock and Memphis about the entrepreneurial work they were doing in their respective ecosystems. Those conversations were compiled into an article…
There are certain people you come across in life whose personalities seem to be inextricably intertwined with their craft: Dr. Phil and his daytime show or Elon Musk and Tesla, to name a few. Sitting down with Andy Martin, it’s…
by Spencer Jones Administrators in our K-12 education system are using more digital tools than they ever have before. Often times these tools help students do classwork remotely or provide faster access to more information. In 2013, Jeston George saw…
The startup culture, like many subsets of industry, is very unique. The vernacular, pace of business and even the dress code are far different from many other corporate settings. When comparing startups to our current political machine, they couldn’t be…
As you build a new business, typically there are only a few people on the team. Regardless of how talented these few people are, we all have a finite set of skills. Conversely, new businesses have needs that are constantly…
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Public-Private Partnerships: The Recipe for Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
There’s a lot that goes into building an ecosystem that cultivates entrepreneurs and startups. It takes many hands, and it usually doesn’t happen quickly. I was lucky enough to be plugged in with both the Little Rock and Memphis ecosystems…
Accelerators force you to compress a year’s worth of business activity into a three-month period. Wide ranges of topics including legal infrastructure, funding, branding, financial modeling and Food and Drug Administration pathways are strategized, planned and executed. After some thought, I…
As the modern consumer moves throughout everyday life, an astounding amount of data is created. Where you eat, what you buy, what you Google, every exchange creating a ripple in the big data sea. While some view this as a…
It is inevitable that a new company will at some point have to raise capital, and this means that you will have to plead your case to investors. Not many new business founders think about the enormous role that pitching…
The recent net neutrality ruling is complicated, far reaching, and impacts everyone who uses the Internet. Here’s a summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision in February and what it means for consumers, innovators, and telecommunication companies. What was…