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Canada’s Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program Launched
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Capitalism, China, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Income Tax, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on March 8, 2015
As anticipated, the Canadian Government has launched its Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Program (IIVC). This was originally announced in December of 2014. The program opened at the end of January. Unfortunately, the Academic Entrepreneur has not been blogging at the usual pace. Apologies are in order. Essentially, here is how The IIVC works: High Net Worth Individuals […]
The Chinese Innovation and Venture Capital Environment: Repost
Posted by academicentrepreneur in China, Innovation Policy, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on September 6, 2014
Reposted from Linkedin Written by Johab Khamala, Joab’s Capital and Equity Research The Chinese Innovation and Venture Capital Environment August 31, 2 Within the broad topic of China’s support of innovation, financing commercialization stands out as a special issue. It requires not only capital, but also external risk capital, that is, capital from outside […]
Step Change for Innovation in Scotland: How to Massively Increase the Supply of Venture Capital in Scotland
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Academic Venture Capitalists, Edinburgh, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Innovation Policy, Scotland as a Spinout, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on September 4, 2014
This talk was given recently by the Academic Entrepreneur at the Business School of the University of Edinburgh. See: http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/about/events/53f3162126382c041f22296d/step-change-for-innovation-in- Slides can be found here: http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/eclub/news-and-events/?a=68277 A video will be posted on YouTube and linked here as well, and photos published within the month.
Venture Capital and Innovation in Banking
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Business Models, Creativity through Reorganization, Crowdfunding, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Innovation Policy, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Schumpeter, Scotland as a Spinout, tech currency, Technology, Triple Helix, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on August 26, 2014
Innovation in banking can be had in various levels. In today’s innovation economy, new technology and its applications, as well as new business models, lead to innovation in the sector. While painful, allowing banks to fail leads to creative destruction and new, entrepreneurial banks that better serve their customer bases and are more efficient. Bailing […]
How to Massively Increase Research Funding and Venture Capital Supply in Scotland
The Academic Entrepreneur is circling back to innovation policy in light of the upcoming Referendum on Scottish Independence. The polls are closer than ever and now is the time to be discussing policy, especially venture capital policy which could evolve under independence for the new Arc of Prosperity State or under further devolution from centralized […]
The Israeli Model: Mode for an Independent Scotland? Major Policy Implications
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Edinburgh, Entrepreneurial finance, Entrepreneurial risk capital, Entrepreneurs in Scotland, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy, Israeli Model, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Tax Policy, Technology, Triple Helix, Uncategorized, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on June 4, 2014
The New Scientist published a recent article “Ape Israel to build a start-up Nation” by Jessica Griggs in Edinburgh. It suggested that much could be learned from the ecology and policies of Israel. The Academic Entrepreneur gave a talk on this entitled “The Phenomenon of Global Technology Leadership: The Israeli Model” in March of 2010 to […]
Food Incubator: T’Souke Nation’s Solar-Powered Wasabi Greenhouse Project
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Creativity through Reorganization, First Nations Innovations, Food, Horticulture, Incubators and Accelerators, Power, Resources, Sooke, Technology, Venture Capital on May 24, 2014
The T’Souke Nation is an awesomely cool “band” as the Canadians refer to such organizations and provides a source of intrigue for the Academic Entrepreneur. The T’Souke Nation is located in Sooke, British Columbia, and has won awards recently for their efforts in economic development. In fact, this “tiny Vancouver Island nation” had become famous […]
Ithaca VC: Practical Cap Table for Early Stage Entrepreneurs from an Academic Venture Capitalist
A friend of the Academic Entrepreneur has posted up a useful cap table on his blog. It has been posted below. First, some credit is in order. Zachary Shulman, a lawyer by training, is a Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and he also teaches at the Cornell Law […]
A Case for Academic Entrepreneurship as a “Third Way”
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Career, Academic Entrepreneur, Business Plan Competitions, Commercialisation, Entrepreneurial risk capital, Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Policy, MIT, Postdoctoral Students, Research Policy, University-Incubator interaction, Venture Capital on May 6, 2014
Academic entrepreneurs can have a real impact on society. Science and technology will be critical in our efforts to tackle the most urgent societal challenges, be it climate change, food security, or public health. But we need more people with the courage and technical knowledge to turn discoveries into an everyday reality. […]
The Imagination Economy: Scotland as a Spinout launch
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Corporate R & D, Creativity through Reorganization, cryptocurrencies, Currency innovation, Edinburgh, Entrepreneurial finance, Entrepreneurial risk capital, Entrepreneurial University, Entrepreneurs in Scotland, Entrepreneurship Education Pedagogies, Hackerspaces, Hadrian's Wall, Hospitality Technology, Hotel Industry, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation Policy, Referendum Debate, Schumpeter, Scotland as a Spinout, Sequoia Capital, StartX, Tax Policy, tech currency, Technology, University-Incubator interaction, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Fund for the Arts, Venture Capital Policy, Water on May 5, 2014
The Imagination Economy: Scotland as a Spinout talk and eBook has been launched on Kickstarter. Find the link here: The campaign is 31 days and ends on Thursday, June 5th, 2014. The discourse series will start in July in Scotland and run through the end of August. And the video as well is here. […]
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