In honor of FAQFriday, this post is about a bunch of questions our society wrestles with daily. I hope the example I share doesn’t trivialize the magnitude of the questions…although I usually try to answer questions on FAQFriday, I’m the one asking today — and I expect some answers! Last weekend my family drove down [...]
Florida Venture Blog
by Dan Rua…just a VC, living vicariously thru entrepreneurs…
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Jan 29
Burnham Institute Update
Guest Post by: Mike Schmitt, MD Life Science Analyst and Editor of the Florida BioDatabase Mike can be reached at M2Schmitt@aol.com I had the opportunity to once again attend the Foley Leadership Series sponsored by the Foley Lardner Law Firm meeting held a few weeks back at the CityArts Factory on South Orange Ave. in downtown [...]
Jan 22
Riskmasters Know How to Prioritize
You have probably already heard that VCs love to back serial entrepreneurs, but why is that? What makes them special? Well, it’s a mix of things, but one trait I’ve witnessed across a decent sample size is the ability to prioritize and reprioritize in a nimble, but thoughtful fashion. All entrepreneurs are risk-takers, but the [...]
Jan 08
SEBIO Conference: Sharklet Chomps the Shootout
Guest Post by: Mike Schmitt, MD Life Science Analyst and Editor of the Florida BioDatabase Mike can be reached at M2Schmitt@aol.com The annual Southeast BIO Conference (SEBIO) meeting wrapped up several weeks ago in Palm Beach on December 5th. I was not able to attend due to prior family commitments up north…and by the way—I [...]
Jan 06
Florida Opportunity Fund
Despite my time off the grid for the holidays it was hard to miss some of the buzz around the recently announced Florida Opportunity Fund. It didn’t hurt that I’ve been following the topic closely for the last year — you can imagine it’s close to my heart. The origin of the Florida Opportunity Fund [...]
