Monthly Archives: December 2007

Entrepreneurship & the Family: Health Insurance

One of the most important topics of being an entrepreneur and having a family is health insurance.  Let’s just say that there are no “shortcuts” or great health insurance discounts for entrepreneurs — I remember Paul Allen writing about this … Continue reading

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Google + DonorsChoose.org = Cool Christmas Gift

First off, I’ve been fairly impressed with Google lately.  While most of the world (including me until recently) doesn’t ever interface with any human at Google (which is why they have such a great business model), FundingUniverse has shown up … Continue reading

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Latest “Hot” Utah Deals

In keeping up with my latest tradition, I’d like to share a few companies that I have met with (through my role at FundingUniverse obviously) recently that, to me, are the latest and greatest Utah up-and-coming companies. In no particular … Continue reading

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Did you see this?

H3 Tec, a company here in Utah, recently purchased a full-page ad in the USA Today to attract the attention of Ed Zander, Chairman & CEO of Motorola. Apparently, the founder of H3 Tec, Charles Christensen, has invented a technology … Continue reading

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Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising

Josh Steimle wrote an interesting blog entry last week about his personal debate on getting loans or bootstrapping his company. This is a very difficult decision for most entrepreneurs because a lot of people believe that more money is the … Continue reading

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