Shattering some of the myths about Wisconsin’s startup economy
All businesses must labor, to one degree or another, under a certain amount of mythology.
Some are general myths, such...
Workforce strategies must keep sharp eye on changing demands
Wisconsin's workforce challenges are well-documented: Baby boomers are aging out of their careers and “brain drain,” while often overstated, is costing the state some of its young talent.
Fetal tissue bill can be amended to satisfy science and ethics
Attempts to reconcile science with ethics and religious faith didn't begin with the latest debate over research use of fetal tissue – nor will they end there.
Angel, venture investments in Wisconsin took healthy jump in 2014
One of the enduring gripes about Wisconsin's startup and scale-up climate has been the lack of enough angel and venture capital.
Algorithms and the human factor: How will society strike balance?
Data science is a fancy term for statistics. It's the extraction of knowledge from data, which can be derived from multiple digital sources and turned into a resource to make business decisions.
Cybersecurity talent shortage matter of economic and national security
In the (first) Cold War, Americans worried about nuclear attack and a retaliatory Armageddon that would have reduced the world to a smoldering wreck
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Holiday perks include naughty and nice in Wisconsin politics
A source close to the toy industry has once again leaked a copy of Santa's perks list for Wisconsin politicians and newsmakers. Here's what the good boys and girls in Madison and Washington will reportedly find in their stockings this Christmas. But they better not pout and they better not cry if an alert district attorney asks why gifts were delivered down chimneys after midnight.
As health care evolves, so does need for smarter, cost-effective tools
Some of the trends in American health care are obvious: Managing costs in the age of Obamacare, patients using online information to take charge of their own health and wellness, and finding ways to deliver care in settings other than hospitals and clinics.
Tax on ‘foreign corporations’ is a burden
A drug development company in the Madison area that raised $8 million in financing from angel and venture investors, some of it from outside Wisconsin, received an unhappy surprise from state government when it learned it would be taxed on the capital raised.
Wisconsin must embrace alternative energy sources
Matt Neumann’s Pewaukee-based company, Sunvest Solar, is running hot these days. It has more than 210 solar energy projects in some phase of installation, he told attendees at a recent conference in Madison, but only one in Wisconsin.
