Commentary

People win when collaboration leverages Wisconsin research assets

A few years ago, Melissa Skala and Joe Carroll didn’t know one...

Moon landing anniversary recalls the forgotten speed of freedom

The upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing has reignited...

Giving the current market environment a good sniff

Last week, I participated in a corporate retreat located in far northern...

Meet in the middle or risk not meeting at all

One of the wonderful aspects of my job is getting to know...

State economy should grow through 2020, but wild cards in deck

The U.S. economy set a record July 1 for the most consecutive...

Are we succeeding with the ‘buy local’ movement?

“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy local, and that’s kind...

Never-ending customer service

We live and work in an age of almost instant gratification. Customers...

The spiritual workplace 2.0

A few months ago, I wrote a blog post called “The spiritual...

Wisconsin early stage investment trends: Bigger deals, more outside money

In texting slang, “OPM” is short for “Other People’s Money.” When it...

How to build a VC pitch deck that smells of money

As a new entrepreneur, you’ve been building your startup for months, and...