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

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

Note: I had meant to post this news a few weeks ago but somehow it ended up stuck in my draft folder. The Brandery is now a member of the TechStars Network, a newly launched White House-sponsored alliance of independently owned and operated startup accelerator programs from dozens of cities across the United States and around the world. The TechStars

A few weeks ago, I wrote about a great post by Steve Blanks in which he talked of the upcoming “Entrepreneurial Revolution” in the US.  As a follow-up, I wanted to share a short 6 minute talk that I gave in October at the inaugural TEDxCincy.  In the talk, I share a few reasons why I believe Cincinnati has tremendous

It is hard to believe that only 12 weeks ago, The Brandery was just getting started with our inaugural class of companies.   Fast forward to today and we will be graduating 6 amazing start-ups at our first Demo Day on Thursday, November 18th.   We have a sold-out crowd of 150 venture capitalists, investors and entrepreneurs joining us at the LPK