The Business Council of Fairfield County (BCFC) has geared up to be an active member of the new statewide Innovation Ecosystem. Growth Company Advisory Services is designed to help smaller firms that need assistance find and access local and statewide service providers, funding sources and other resources. The goal is to provide these resources to [...]

Matthew Nemerson, President & CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council, outlines the latest developments with the Connecticut Technology Ecosystem as the State of CT prepares to announce a new innovation pipeline initiative to stimulate business growth and add jobs.

Brenda Lewis was presenter at the June 21st Tri-state Innovation Luncheon. Here is her very informative presentation: Brenda Lewis: MOBILE: Mission Critical Investment in a Risk Averse Environment Late last year the National Venture Capital Association predicted there will be a seed and early stage funding shortage in 2012. Indeed, anemic early stage venture fund formation [...]

Pivot Your Fundraising: A Founder’s Story from Keith R. Reynolds on Vimeo. Every entrepreneur has heard you must be prepared to revisit your business model… Mark Strauss, founder of TOGO Media, knows there are times you must revisit your capital raise. Watch Mark tell his amazing story and discuss how important it is for early-stage [...]

Sometimes you just have no choice.   In introducing Mark Strauss’ presentation, “Pivot Your Fundraising” to May 2012 Tri-State Innovation Economy Luncheon, Keith Reynolds tells this amazing story of a technology pivot at his last start-up. The Pivot: A Critical Juncture For Any Start-up As an entrepreneur, sometimes “you have to do what you have [...]

Gain insight into where entrepreneurs and smart investors are placing their MOBILE bets in today’s frothy market.     This presentation was given June 21, 2012.   Late last year the National Venture Capital Association predicted there will be a seed and early stage funding shortage in 2012. Indeed, anemic early stage venture fund formation is approaching levels not [...]

Capture the Energy… The Maxim team has been hard at work on a luncheon series to support the renaissance of the innovation economy in the tri state area. Our goal is to create a network that empowers the next generation of creative and technical entrepreneurs to quickly plug into capital, customers and other necessary resources. [...]

  This month we turn our attention to fundraising for start-ups. Ken Lempit is co-founder and CEO of US Homeowners Association, a company that has begun a capital raising campaign to take the business to the next level.  Come hear Ken pitch and discuss best practices for presenting a company to investors. We will hear [...]

The Maxim team has been hard at work on a luncheon series to support the renaissance of the innovation economy in the tri state area. Our goal is to create a network that empowers the next generation of creative and technical entrepreneurs to quickly plug into capital and other necessary resources. The luncheon series is [...]

In start-up mode, as companies begin to gain traction, things can get out of control as customer focus is often lost amongst the mayhem. Within my consulting portfolio, I have advised several early stage companies that are either “too tech,” or “too biz” in focus. In all cases, it is the founder/CEO who sets the [...]