In 2017, $71.9 billion in funding was raised through venture capital, making it a dominant force in the financing of innovative companies and an engine of economic growth. No longer is VC restricted to Silicon Valley, where it famously got its start in funding the likes of Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and even IBM (yes, VC […]
After years of experience building, scaling, selling, and merging companies, I have found that successful companies — while different industries, verticals, and size — always exhibit five key characteristics. These characteristics include companies that: 1) are run by an exceptional and enduring team; 2) solve an important and central problem; 3) operate in markets with […]
Health IT is seeing more private investment than ever before — venture capital funding in the health IT sector totaled over $5 billion in 2016, a new record for the industry — and the southeast is a strong regional contender for those dollars. The state of Georgia is home to more than 200 health IT […]
Wei-Chun Tai speaks candidly about her entrepreneurial failures, especially during her time at her special occasion fashion startup. After some early success, including two of her dresses being worn on the Emmy’s red carpet, the now-investor is upfront about the fact that she scaled her business too quickly during the client transition from high-end boutiques to large department […]
Dough, greens, moolah — no matter what you call it, cash is often the elephant in any room where you’ve gathered a number of entrepreneurs. Besides customer discovery and building a viable product, funding is probably the number-one priority on any founders to-do list. It may not be considered polite conversation, but in order to build a […]