How to fix the innovation gap: A conversation with Judy EstrinIn this video interview, the author of Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy says we are living off the previous generation’s research investments and thus failing […]
Peter Harboe-Schmidt
has the great pleasure to announce the launch of his book
THE ULTIMATE CURE
The story:
Young Swiss scientist Martin Rieder is working hard on a dream
project with his brilliant colleague, Tanya Karnov. A discovery
that promises a breakthrough in cancer cure. But one crucial
element is still missing: investors with deep pockets.
In the midst of their fundraising efforts to prepare […]
Various conversations with Venture Capital firms and banks have started to get me worried that capital may be drying up somewhat. I have not yet evidence of the phenomenon for the companies I work with, however private equity professionals are clearly positioning for reduction in liquidity: limited partners are on hold. Thus available funds are […]
Here is a book that provides a rich insight on start-ups and their eco-systems in the USA and in Europe. The author Hervé Lebret provides a very interesting synthesis of many sources of information, looking at the history of start-up successes in Silicon Valley and the more or less successful attempts at stimulating entrepreneurship […]
Is 2008 going to see radical changes or just the continuation of the current, powerful and well established trends? My guess is that we could get fairly big economic surprises particularly in the second half, yet no matter the size and scale of such surprises, 2008 is going to be very exciting given the variety […]
