by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 14, 2015 | Ventures
Founder: Kurtis Powers Site: Happy Tap The Lowdown: Draught beer systems cleaning and installation Awesomeness: Clean taps equal better beer and business revenues Happy Tap guarantees beer drinkers are being served quality draught beer, rather than stale, sour or...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 11, 2015 | Happenings
Sure we’ve been named Beer City USA and #2 Startup City and are routinely showing up on coveted Top 10 lists (like this latest one from Travel+Leisure about the 10 Best U.S. Cities). But seriously, you know you’ve really made it with the influencer set when Huckberry...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 10, 2015 | Happenings
The startup failure of Verastick is a lesson on how incomplete market research and product testing can derail a promising venture. To understand what critical lessons local startup veteran Chad Slagle learned when his company Verastick went sideways, watch...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 10, 2015 | Happenings
Outrider USA has created a new transportation category with it’s world record-setting, ultralight electric vehicles. Capital at Play reports in-depth on the startup’s roller coaster ride over its past six years, from formation to nearly selling the...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jul 1, 2015 | Ventures
Founder: Becky Cannon Site: i play. The Lowdown: Baby-friendly natural products Awesomeness: Winner and finalist of tons of awards for best baby products With so many baby products and warning labels on the market these days, a mother’s biggest worry is sometimes...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jun 30, 2015 | Happenings
A new daily podcast tackling critical issues for entrepreneurs was launched recently by Tom Ryan, a Kauffman Foundation entrepreneur-in-residence based in Asheville. A serial entrepreneur, business adviser and mentor, Tom has built six companies of his own. Now on the...
