Warning: Bump in the Road for Local Manufacturing

My friend John van Saders reminded me that I have used Addidas Robotics as a Foundation for the premise that Manufacturing is moving closer to demand. (And away from supply with low cost labor and materials). It appears that Addidas has succumbed to direct financial...

Where are All the Patents Going?

While reading my email this morning, a report from the Small Business Administration (SBA) was released that showed 40% of all new patents were created by small businesses in the US.  The SBS argues on the positive side that small business really contributes to the...

Post Mortem – SmartLock by Otto

Shuts Down Business Operations Just Days Before Shipping… Developing a Tech Hardware Company is tough and SmartLock learned the “Hard Way,” no pun intended.. on how not to do it.  In some respects, as bootstrap investor and entrepreneur, I have...