You have the perfect idea for the startup. Maybe you’ve even gotten your business going and developed a product or service that’s going to change the industry. You’re ready to take the next step, but you need to find investors to back your dreams. What you need now is an entrepreneur elevator pitch that connects […]
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The brands that change the world are those that stand for something. Those brands are the “uncommon ones,” says Kenny Nguyen, CEO of ThreeSixtyEight. What makes these brands great is more than just their products or marketing. It’s their mission — to challenge the status quo and create an uncommon future. At this year’s Baton
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Becoming an entrepreneur wasn’t something that DAWn Audio CEO and co-founder Diego Pinzon initially expected. But when his internship was canceled because of COVID-19, he took an independent study course to meet his college graduation requirements. That’s where his startup, DAWn Audio, was born. Pinzon has created software to help musicians more easily make and
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Sometimes the best way to learn is by observing. That’s why four professionals — Barbra Barnett and David Rieveschl of Stone Pigman, Randy Mire of Capitol Wellness Solutions and Rick Babb of Louisiana Funds — staged a mock negotiation scenario for entrepreneurs attending BREW 11. The exercise demonstrated key terms and issues entrepreneurs should be
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Dr. Chanda Macias has faced challenge after challenge in achieving her dream of helping patients by dispensing medical marijuana through her startup, Ilera Holistic Healthcare. What keeps Macias going despite the significant setbacks she’s faced over the years? Macias is confident in her products’ ability to solve medical problems. Her drive for success is fueled
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Nobody knows the consequences of having the wrong product, market or channel fit better than Ray Li. Ray is the co-founder and CEO of Sene, a custom clothing startup he launched with his cousin Mark Zheng in 2019. Their path to success was painful, and Ray visited BREW 11 to share some of his hard-earned
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Non-fungible tokens, more commonly known as NFTs, have taken the tech world by storm. NFT sales totaled $17.6 billion in 2021. But what are NFTs, and what do they do? NFTs are non-interchangeable units of data — these could be images, GIFs, video clips or other digital items — stored on the blockchain. Right now
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Use your power once you are in the room where decisions are made. That’s the lesson Covalent Logic founder and President Stafford Wood shared at BREW 11 during her talk “Being in the Room Where It Happens.” To Stafford, using your power means speaking up and sharing your perspective. “Inside the room, you are one
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What do you do when you wake up in the morning? Chances are, you reach for your cellphone. Once the screen activates, you are bombarded with an enormous amount of data throughout the day. And most of that data is tailored to appeal to your preconceived notions and specific orthodoxies. At BREW 11, General Informatics
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It’s been more than a decade since Bitcoin was launched, but the buzz around cryptocurrency remains strong as new coins and applications for blockchain technology continue to be developed. Beyond crypto’s use as an alternative payment method, people have many opportunities to get involved. We might think of crypto and the blockchain that supports it
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