When the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati opened its doors in 1835, the 19th century institution stood in the middle of the fast-growing nation’s busiest startup community.  It was a community that would give birth to some of the largest companies in the country including names like Procter & Gamble, Kroger, and E.W. Scripps.  A group of 45 young, energetic, and confident

Earlier this summer, the guys at Sproutbox introduced me to one of their newest investments, a company called Kincast.  In their words, “Kincast is a fun and special way to engage loved ones in a worry-free environment. Chatting, sharing video, sending video messages and creating video cards get everyone involved.” Today, Kincast launches their version 2.0 with a new app

One of my favorite emails is one from an aspiring entrepreneur that is looking to get involved in the Cincinnati start-up community.  Generally the common theme is the person is looking for a co-founder, especially a technical co-founder.  I usually start with suggesting things like StartupDigest for events, StartupCincy for seeing existing companies, and meetups like Web / Tech Drinkup

I just started to read Brad Feld’s new ebook Burning Entrepreneur and I can already say its another must-read for entrepreneurs.  The book is largely a collection of Brad’s writing from his popular blog put together in a single book.  In a world of RSS, it is inevitable that you are going to miss some great posts, even if you

February 29th might be known as Leap Day every 4 years, but today it takes on another meaning with the launch of Leap for the iPhone.  As a graduate of The Brandery in 2011, Leap is a pretty remarkable company.  They entered the program as Wellthy, but ended up pivoting midway through.  Today that pivot comes to life and I couldn’t