When crowdfunding first appeared on our entrepreneurial ecosystem radar in the early 2000s, it was mostly for musicians and artists. Back then, I wrote crowdfunding off as serious equity investing, since technically it was a violation of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Years passed, and the legislation that I anticipated would squash crowdfunding…
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Camp Bonfire: From a Dream of Summer Camp for Adults to a Thriving Business…
Jacob Winterstein and his partner founded Camp Bonfire (http://campbonfire.com/ ) in 2015 to provide affordable adult summer camps enabling grownups to relax wholesomely with nature. Before committing to the business, Jacob wrote his business plan in The Wharton Small Business Development Center’s Strategic Business Planning (SBP) workshop with Instructor John McAdam in late 2014. Equipped…
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Hunting for Coffee in New York
John in the morning... It’s 4:00 AM in midtown Manhattan. My favorite time of the day to write, in an exhilarating yet exhausting city—but I need coffee first. Should I make hotel-room coffee? No thank you, I’ve heard too much information about those machines. I check at the front desk and an overly awake woman…
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