NEWS: December 2006 Archives - Ben Franklin Technology Partners of PennsylvaniaSubscribe
RCD Technology: Finding Profitable New Ways to Put RFID Tags to Work
Jeff White knows for a fact that the grass really is greener on the other side. "After 20 years working at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies, I jumped to the other side of the table," says White, whose primary focus at Agilent was the acquisit... Read More
Mission Research: Making Fundraising Software Affordable for Small Nonprofits
Charlie Crystle came to realize that there was more to life than sitting on the beach, enjoying the fruits of selling his second startup company. Like a true serial entrepreneur, Crystle can't sit still for too long. GiftWorks from Mission Researc... Read More
Lehigh Nanotech: Making It Big by Thinking (Very) Small
Some people make it big by thinking small. Take Harch Gill, for example-his track record of molding small companies into successful moneymakers speaks for itself. Today, the self-described serial entrepreneur is thinking smaller than ever as CEO of a... Read More
Lucinda Holt: Honing the Fine Art of Launching a New Company
For Lucinda Holt, starting a new company is less like business and more like art. "My mother was a pianist, and my father was a painter," says the serial entrepreneur. "It may seem like I came from far afield, but starting a business is an extremely ... Read More
Blue Tree Allied Angels: Proving the Power of Investment Networks
What's better than having an angel by your side? A group of sophisticated and well-organized angels. Such is the premise behind Blue Tree Allied Angels, a Pittsburgh angel network that co-founder Catherine Mott says is changing the face of angel inve... Read More
hField Technologies: Increasing the Reach of Wireless Networks
Despite the proliferation of wireless hot spots in this country, the "Wi‑Fi" revolution only reaches so far-literally. Unless you're in immediate proximity to a broadcast point, you're likely to get a weak, sporadic connection, if any. By focusi... Read More
ChromBA: Making DNA Separation Easier, Faster and More Accurate
Jed Doyle is an intrapreneur. And yes, that's spelled correctly. According to Doyle, an entrepreneur goes out with a burning passion and idea and tries to build it into a successful business. An intraprenuer, on the other hand, works with entrepreneu... Read More
Ellen Thompson: Serial Entrepreneur Succeeds by Moving Forward–No Matter What
Despite the occasional bump and drop, entrepreneur Ellen Thompson has stayed on the startup roller coaster for 16 years-and all things considered, it's been a great ride. A 1990 Wharton graduate, Thompson attributes her teenage years spent in foster ... Read More
Henry Thorne: Innovator of Robot Technology Shifts to a New Market-Moms
Serial entrepreneur Henry Thorne knows that if you have a big enough lever, you can move the world. For Thorne, that lever is the robot, and he has spent his entire career proving how useful they can be. Henry Thorne, shown here with a machine use... Read More
