Ben Franklin Technology Partners

AUGUST 23, 2019

ERIE, PA – At a standing room only event on August 21, 2019 in Knowledge Park at Penn State Erie, five entrepreneurs, who had been participating in an intensive, ten-week startup program, made pitches to a panel of local judges in hopes of taking home a cash prize of $10,000. The judges ultimately chose two winning teams: Hunter Klobucar and Tyler Waltenbaugh with Fish Gods, a company that is leading an environmental movement among fishing enthusiasts, and Michael Gibilterra, Michael Paul, and R

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 23, 2019

EO is committed to supporting the next wave of entrepreneurs. One way do that is through the EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) , EO’s premier competition for university students who own and operate a business. The annual competition culminates with the Global Finals, where finalists from 50-plus countries compete and make connections with both seasoned entrepreneurs and fellow “studentpreneurs.” One of the 2019 EO GSEA US finalists, Benjamin Steinhorn , is an Oregon

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

AUGUST 23, 2019

My friend Holly showed me this Kickstarter for a project she’s been working on for a while now. POSITIVE EXPOSURE , founded in 1998, utilizes the arts, film and narratives to present the humanity and dignity of individuals living with genetic, physical, behavioral and intellectual differences. And they are opening an art gallery in Harlem NYC to showcase works that celebrate these individuals.

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Continuations

AUGUST 23, 2019

There are many terrific analyses of the WeWork IPO filing out there. One thing I have not read is someone pointing out how there is a possibility that this all works, despite the hokum language and the eye popping capital requirements, simply because we have created $3 trillion more dollars in the US alone (with equally massive central bank money creation in Europe and in China).

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AUGUST 23, 2019

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