Space Policy Directive-4: Establishment of the United States Space Force, signed last month by the President, created not just a new division of the Air Force, but a “United States Space Command.” The directive is clear: “Unfettered access to, and freedom to operate in, space and provide vital effects and capabilities to joint and coalition forces […]
The 14 Largest US Startup Funding Rounds from Q2 2018
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 14 largest US startup funding rounds from Q2 of 2018. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, location of the startup, total equity funding raised, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on […]
The 13 Largest US Startup Funding Rounds of April 2018
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 13 largest rounds in the US during the month of April. I have included some additional information such as industry, company description, round type, location of the startup, total equity funding raised, and date of funding to further the analysis. To maintain a focus on […]
To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable
Going back to the dawn of civilization, many entrepreneurs have sought their fortunes through adventures of exploration. Mesopotamian entrepreneurs prospered by expanding their landlocked trade routes east to the Indus Valley (modern-day India) and west to Egypt and beyond. Several hundred years later, Phoenician entrepreneurs did so on the open seas, leveraging their superior nautical […]
Execution Trumps Everything in a Startup
I’ve always said that startups are all about execution. Sometimes I encounter self-proclaimed entrepreneurs who have been thinking about a concept for many years and haven’t started yet. Some of these may be visionaries, but none are real entrepreneurs – yet. Elon Musk has built several innovative companies, including SpaceX and Tesla Motors, and is […]
Elon Musk, The Visionary: “If No One Else Does it, I Will” and Things to Learn From Him
In light of recent events such as the Tesla Model S receiving the highest owner-satisfaction score consumer reports have seen in years, to the latest news of the hyperloop, I found it fitting to explore the man who is challenging all of us to rethink what’s possible. Often referred to as the modern day Iron […]
The Startup Dream Team
With March Madness in full gear, sports fans and enthusiasts start packing bars and clubs around the nation with speculative chatter. Who is the best team? Who is the best player? Our creativity and memory rapidly dives through stats, numbers, and highlight reels of our favorite players and teams. When I was a kid I […]
The 10 Biggest Series A Rounds of All Time
Recently, there has much chatter about the juiced and jumbo Series A rounds. Inspired by these discussions and armed with some publicly available data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the 10 largest series A rounds of all time.
The Hype, The Hyperloop and Two Men’s Vision
There is a lot of buzz and certainly a healthy amount of skepticism following Elon Musk’s announcement last week that he proposed to build a “Hyperloop” that would travel at incredible speeds and potentially change land-borne mass transportation forever. As one of the co-founders of PayPal and the chief executive of Tesla Motors (TSLA) […]