Innovation

All You Need to Know About Venture Capital

October 1, 2018 Innovation Startups

I got tired of explaining it. You want to know how VCs (Venture Capital) work? Here’s how! Wikipedia: Venture capital (VC) is a type of private equity,[1] a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth (in terms…

Michael Kors Acquires Italian fashion house Versace for $2.1 Billion

September 26, 2018 Innovation News

Big News: Michael Kors is set to buy up Versace giving it further runway for growth! That’s a shocker. And I find the last sentence most interesting: “There was a time when the world of private steered clear of fashion. No longer.” It’s going to be exciting! Haha! In the race to…

Marcus, Andrew and Maarten (Quest Ventures) + Alex (Xcelchain, Founder)

September 26, 2018 Innovation Startups

#muchlatergram Marcus Ogawa, Andrew Ogawa and Maarten Hooft, Quest Venture Partners stop in to say “Hi!”. And it was great! I was recording his voice for my podcast, but I can’t get it to work right! Frustrating… not because of stroke this time. Yaah! In fact, they are stopped in to say “Hi” on multiple…

Fashion Technology Accelerator, Milan, Italy: Second Edition Wrap Up

September 23, 2018 Innovation Startups

Here is more stuff from the FT Accelerator Fast Track Program’s latest edition. Go team companies from FTA Milan! Fast Track Program’s latest edition has just ended, and we are excited to tell you more about it! Fast Track Program is for startups. In this case, we have welcomed to our…

Multi-planet species AND private citizen to deep space.

September 19, 2018 Innovation News

This is so inspiring. We are going to be multi-planet species and true spacefaring civilization! HAHA!! AND he will send a private citizen (astronaut!) that’s going to go into deep space …AND artists! Yes artists!!!!! Yeeeeessssss!! 🙂 Elon is the man. He starts talking about 28:30. The reason for the creating…

George and James. A fine afternoon.

September 18, 2018 Innovation Startups

I met with George Boucher. He is Founder at B2HU-Korea is re-educational academy (or something) he is developing. Former Lecturer at 연세대학교 (Yonsei University), he has an idea and I say go for it. We talked for hours. He on his new ideas and me going on me – well, stroke/aphasia me – and…

Fast Fashion Gets Eco-Friendly, The Vegan Leather Boom

September 17, 2018 Health Innovation Startups

I want the fast-fashion to eco-friendly! Fashion tech and vegan. It’s a dream come true. haha. Check out this article and see what you think. Fast Fashion Gets Eco-Friendly, The Vegan Leather Boom This week, Reformation leads the sustainable fast-fashion movement, while the vegan leather market anticipates a surge in popularity.…