Entrepreneurship

By Neil Senturia Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 10, 2021 Former President Donald Trump made the phrase “you’re fired” a catchphrase of “The Apprentice” TV show. I never liked the sound of the words; they felt final and hard, uncaring and harsh. Recently, I was hired to do a significant six-month consulting contract […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 3, 2021 by Barbara Bry After four years on the San Diego City Council, I’ve returned to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship, and this week, here is what’s on my mind as my darling husband Neil takes time off to go fishing. We would like to think […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 26, 2021 We all know that the quality of the team is a critical component to startup success. And I have written frequently about how to think about building a team, but today, let’s spend a minute on a twist that recently came up with one of my […]

 Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 19, 2021 I owe it all to Kevin Roose, a writer at the New York Times. In late March, Roose decided to offer one of his columns, specifically the column he was writing to explain NFTs, known as nonfungible tokens, to the highest bidder, with the proceeds going to charity. […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 12, 2021 Recently, I started a project. Like all entrepreneurs, I think I knew the problem I was solving for, and all I needed to do was plow ahead. At the very beginning of the project, I set as the baseline requirement, the sine quo non, that the […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 5, 2021 Last week, I talked with a good friend who sees “froth” everywhere. His company is getting a buyout offer. He sees other companies getting gobbled up by SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies), and he is afraid. Lots of money, too much money. What happened to the […]