by Chris Heivly | Jan 24, 2016 | INC, News
The work force and thus the workplace will drastically change next year. Are you ready? The Millennials are now in charge! Millennials are the largest part of our work force now (by end of 2015) and thus hold an influential role in defining how the workplace will...
by Chris Heivly | Sep 14, 2015 | Events, News
Build The Fort: Why 5 Simple Lessons You Learned As a 10 Year-Old Can Set You Up For Startup Success is available on Amazon (Kindle today and Print in a day or two, and Audio in the next week or so). Last year I created a new startup business – – – I...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 25, 2015 | INC, My Thoughts, News
Understanding this can go a long way to figuring out what to do with your ideas. Some of us are lucky and some are cursed with the idea engine. Are you one of those people? Do you see solutions to problems every day? Do you fancy yourself as an inventor? Do you keep...
by Chris Heivly | Jul 29, 2015 | Events, News
One of my favorite local serious-as-a-heart attack entrepreneurs is Henry Copeland of Blogads. But with Henry you get so much more as he uses is excellent team and business platform to try out other product ideas. (Check out Twiangulate.) The newest product ready to...
by Chris Heivly | Feb 23, 2015 | News
As some of you know, we have a little extra space for a select group of tech-oriented startups. Why? Because we love startups of all shapes & sizes. Our expanded space provides us the freedom to keep our former Startup Factory companies around for a little while...
by Chris Heivly | Jan 6, 2015 | News
The Startup Factory is my day job (writing, job connecting and regional advocacy is my night job I guess) and TSF is in year 4 of our investment fund. For those not aware, we have invested an average of $100k in 31 companies in the last 3 years. If that does not...