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By Tom Still WAUNAKEE – In a room that was once little more than a storage area for largely unused equipment, the Waunakee School District is outfitting a space where students can explore their futures. Dedicated this month at a breakfast that highlighted investments...
Inside Wisconsin: Traversing the ‘Valley of Death’ is goal of Wisconsin venture capital bill
MADISON – Here’s a quick geography quiz. Where is the “Valley of Death” located?
(a) Some place faraway and biblical
(b) Some place in southern California
(c) Someplace in Wisconsin
Inside Wisconsin: Wisconsin’s Landweber inducted in Internet Hall of Fame
Al Gore has been inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. So has Wisconsin’s Larry Landweber.
Inside Wisconsin: Learning from others can help all types of entrepreneurs down the path
The challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs, who are increasingly a part of Wisconsin’s business landscape, are the focus of next week’s Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Conference in Middleton. They are also at the heart of a continuing series, “The Entrepreneurs’ Edge,” which began in Green Bay, Milwaukee and DeForest and which continues June 17 in Racine.
Inside Wisconsin: Latest cyber-attack report underscores size of threat – and need for defense
In the bad old days of the Cold War, people worried about missile silos in the Soviet Union.
In the emerging world of cyber-warfare, the most pervasive threats may come from nests of sophisticated computer hackers in Shanghai, Tehran or Pyongyang.
Inside Wisconsin: Venture capital is a roller-coaster, and Wisconsin is along for the ride
The good news: Venture capital dollars invested in
Wisconsin through the first three-quarters of 2014 is already double all
venture investments last year, and the number of deals is approaching an
all-time annual high for the state.
The sobering news: Wisconsin still lags 23 other states in
deals reported during the third quarter of 2014, and falls behind 25 states in
total dollars invested during those three months.