Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 27, 2023 by Barbara Bry Lisane Basquiat is the owner of Carlsbad Hera Hub, a coworking space for women business owners. She bought it in 2017 because growing up, she remembered watching her mother (after her divorce) give primary custody to her husband because she didn’t believe she […]
Entrepreneurship
Most unicorns not obvious unicorns when initially funded
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 20, 2023 by Neil Senturia As of January, about 639 “startup unicorns” existed in the United States. A unicorn is defined as a company worth at least $1 billion. As of January, there were approximately 33 million “small businesses” in the United States. So the chance of becoming […]
Why some continue to invest in losing ventures
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, February 13, 2023 by Neil Senturia Jan. 30, 2 p.m. I have a longtime friend. He is facing the classic rock and a hard place. Fume date is on the near horizon, and it is likely that the company he is heavily invested in both emotionally and financially is […]
Maybe adults should take cue from kids on fairness
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, January 30, 2023 by Neil Senturia recently asked readers to weigh in on my column — subject line: My Thoughts. You know, let the old man have a piece of your mind, tell him exactly what you think. Well, today I want to share a submission on a fascinating […]
9 lessons for innovators from a prize-winning economist
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, January 23, 2023 by Neil Senturia After a sailboat race on Jan. 1, my partner in crime buys me a Bloody Mary and asks a simple question: “What are your goals for 2023?” Y’all think about that for a moment. It is not so easy to answer. I went […]
If you pay an employee more, does it yield better results?
Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, January 16, 2023 by Neil Senturia “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” — Romeo and Juliet Yeah, try telling that to the person you want to hire who wants a VP title and you want to […]