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U.S. Bank buys naming rights for Vikings’ new stadium
U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest bank in the United States, announced Monday it is purchasing the naming rights for the Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium, which will open in 2016.
Data Financial to distribute Diebold products
Mequon-based Data Financial Inc. is now an authorized distributor of Diebold Inc. products.
Minnesota mortgage company opens Brookfield office
Edina, Minn.-based Marketplace Home Mortgage LLC has opened an office in Brookfield.
Johnson Controls hires Guyett to lead M&A activity
Glendale-based multi-industrial firm Johnson Controls Inc. today announced it has appointed Greg Guyett executive vice president, Corporate Development, effective August 10.
Wixon’s female food technologists lead workshops for girls
Female food scientists from Wixon Inc., a St. Francis-based manufacturer of seasonings, flavors and technologies for the food and beverage industry, recently led several interactive workshops during a day-long conference designed to peak girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
Gitomer: Wanna be a sales master? Study other sales masters!
The book, titled “America’s Twelve Master Salesmen,” was written and published by B.C. Forbes & Sons in 1953. Yes, there were women in the book, but in those days, “men” was the universal gender. Today, it’s quite the opposite.
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Wanna be a sales master? Study other sales masters!
The book, titled “America’s Twelve Master Salesmen,” was written and published by B.C. Forbes & Sons in 1953. Yes, there were women in the book, but in those days, “men” was the universal gender. Today, it’s quite the opposite.
‘Making Deals:’ Einhorns target technology startups in Midwest
Daniel Einhorn isn't big on PowerPoint presentations. He used to give them, but found he never quite got all the way through his slides.
When an early stage company pitches him seeking an investment from his Mequon-based venture capital firm, Capital Midwest Fund, he likes to hear the initial presentation in about 10 minutes.
What Einhorn is most interested in at the first meeting is how the entrepreneur plans to get the product into the market. He asks a series of questions to which he expects thoughtful responses.
“What I'm trying to learn in that first meeting is critical thinking,” Einhorn said. “What I have learned in the last 10 years is it is almost exclusively about management. You have your product, you have your technology. You wouldn't have gotten to see me without having something there.”
He doesn't care whether the company does direct sales or distribution. What he cares about is why you chose one over the other and the thought process behind the decision.
Einhorn and his team at Capital Midwest are among a small group offering venture capital investments in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin companies completed 10 venture capital deals worth a total of $18.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, while California saw 420 deals totaling $8 billion, according to a MoneyTree Report by PwC and the National Venture Capital Association, which was based on data from Thomson Reuters.
It's safe to say Wisconsin doesn't hold a candle to Silicon Valley when it comes to venture capital investment. However, that figure is an improvement over the first quarter of 2012, when just two venture capital deals were completed in Wisconsin, totaling about $4.5 million.
When an early stage company pitches him seeking an investment from his Mequon-based venture capital firm, Capital Midwest Fund, he likes to hear the initial presentation in about 10 minutes.
What Einhorn is most interested in at the first meeting is how the entrepreneur plans to get the product into the market. He asks a series of questions to which he expects thoughtful responses.
“What I'm trying to learn in that first meeting is critical thinking,” Einhorn said. “What I have learned in the last 10 years is it is almost exclusively about management. You have your product, you have your technology. You wouldn't have gotten to see me without having something there.”
He doesn't care whether the company does direct sales or distribution. What he cares about is why you chose one over the other and the thought process behind the decision.
Einhorn and his team at Capital Midwest are among a small group offering venture capital investments in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin companies completed 10 venture capital deals worth a total of $18.5 million in the first quarter of 2015, while California saw 420 deals totaling $8 billion, according to a MoneyTree Report by PwC and the National Venture Capital Association, which was based on data from Thomson Reuters.
It's safe to say Wisconsin doesn't hold a candle to Silicon Valley when it comes to venture capital investment. However, that figure is an improvement over the first quarter of 2012, when just two venture capital deals were completed in Wisconsin, totaling about $4.5 million.
Personal integrity: The foundation for leadership credibility
What’s your limit? When do you know you’ve “had enough” of whatever is bothering you? Whether it is pressure at work, declining health or dysfunction in a personal relationship, what is it that finally makes you change your life?
An odd question? Perhaps. But it’s one worth considering if you’re serious about finding success and happiness.
An odd question? Perhaps. But it’s one worth considering if you’re serious about finding success and happiness.
The World Café Model: Convening conversations that matter
In early May, I had the privilege of facilitating a World Café in Fond du Lac. The focus of the event was servant leadership.
It was hosted by the Sophia Foundation, an organization that has as its mission the intention “to create a caring community where leaders and citizens gather to learn and serve; where they foster hope and explore meaningful possibilities together for all people.”
It was hosted by the Sophia Foundation, an organization that has as its mission the intention “to create a caring community where leaders and citizens gather to learn and serve; where they foster hope and explore meaningful possibilities together for all people.”
