Startups Are Not Small Businesses: A Texas Startup Policy Blueprint for Unlocking Capital
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
Published in collaboration with the TexCap Policy Institute, this new white paper is more than another call for “more startup support.” It’s a public policy intervention – one Texas desperately needs if we want to lead the nation in innovation, venture capital, and the next generation of job creation. We titled it plainly:Startups != Small
- Published in Economic Development
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How Startups and Small Businesses Differ When it Comes to Funding
Monday, 04 March 2019
Funding doesn’t determine a startup from a small business; the nature of the business determines the funding. Twist of logic perhaps, so let’s explore it. Very frequently, I find small businesses looking to raise venture capital; let me cut to the chase that such efforts are almost always wasting their time. The distinctions between small
- Published in Startups
Local Search Behind MTV Campus Daily Guides Reaches College Demographic
Tuesday, 26 August 2008
With a tremendous amount of fanfare (I had a parade come through the office this morning), I’m excited to share that Zvents has partnered with MTV to deliver a comprehensive local search experience to Campus Daily Guides published by mtvU. Creating a unique opportunity to reach the affluent college demographic, Zvents is powering the local