Written by Ryan Frederick of AWH Founders do not have an obligation to help build their local startup ecosystem. In fact, I would argue that the founders and startups that […]Read More
Founders of startups who are raising funding for their companies can feel like they are the only ones who are fighting an uphill battle when it comes to balancing shipping […]Read More
Hearty Announces the Launch of the Professional Recommendation Network Where Great People Help Each Other Find Opportunities Repeat founders are making innovative job matches in a transforming market Cincinnati, Ohio […]Read More
Written by Ryan Frederick of AWH Creating anything is hard. Creating something that is commercially successful is ridiculously hard. Starting a company is irrational. I write about this in my […]Read More
<p class="">An effective pitch deck is an important tool for founders looking to raise investment for their startup. The challenge many founders face is that they aren’t great storytellers and they don’t know what to focus on in their pitch decks, so the lead often gets buried.</p><p class="">Besides burying the lead, you must also avoid your pitch deck becoming stagnant. It’s not uncommon to see pitch decks that are completely outdated compared to what the founder is publishing on their website or presenting Read More
<p class="">Today, <a href="http://www.rev1ventures.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline">Rev1 Ventures</span></a>, the startup studio that combines capital and strategic services to help startups scale and corporates innovate, is launching Future Value Fund I (FVF), a new $10MM for-profit investment fund focused on building the Central Ohio startup ecosystem. The Fund is the company’s most significant pre-seed fund to date and the largest pre-seed stage fund in Columbus history. The Ohio State University joins Rev1 to invest Read More
<p class="">by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangfrederick/">Ryan Frederick</a> of <a href="https://www.awh.net">AWH</a></p><p class="">Now that we have a startup industry and successful founders are business icons and cultural celebrities, being a founder is of interest to more people. The problem is the best and most successful founders never intended to do so.</p><p class="">I’ve had the Read More
<p class=""><a href="https://www.nationwide.com/cps/nw-ventures.html">Nationwide</a> is expanding its investment fund that targets high-growth startups products, services, and technology that can benefit Nationwide customers. Nationwide’s original $100 million fund drew interest from startups looking to partner with Nationwide not only for capital but access to customers, expertise, and its Fortune 100 brand recognition.</p>Read More
Written by Elio Harmon of 614Startups Matthew Benson and the team at eFuse are not slowing down. After adding over 500,000 new users in 2020, eFuse raised $6 million in […]Read More
<p class="">Written by <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747">Elio Harmon</a> of <a href="https://www.614startups.com">614Startups</a></p><p class="">Cincinnati-based startup <a href="https://www.re2.ai/">Resquared</a> is joining the Winter 2021 batch of the venerable Silicon Valley seed money startup accelerator <a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/">Y Combinator</a>. With a list of unicorns like Read More
