Metzger Associates: Voice of the 8th Continent

“It’s a natural fit.” This according to both Burke Fort, director of 8C, and John Metzger, founder and CEO of Metzger Associates, about their 4-years-and-counting partnership. Both are pioneers in their fields. Both believe in supporting leading-edge organizations and initiatives. Both have built national reputations for results, creativity, aggressive execution and out-of-the-box thinking in the [...]

Angel investor: We want to invest in Space 2.0 companies

Funding will flow toward Space 2.0 companies  if they have a decent product with customers and a plan, investor and Keiretsu Forum director Steve Murchie said  at the DaVinci Institute’s “Night With a Futurist” presentation about Space 2.0 Monday evening. “Most investors, institutional investors, venture capital investors or angels are looking for business opportunities that [...]

Want Angel Capital? Think Like an Angel Investor

Entrepreneurs chasing after capital need to understand how early-stage investors think. For a big clue, read this excellent post by Paul Graham, co-founder of Y Combinator, which helps baby companies with seed capital and mentoring. Graham gave this talk to prospective investors last week at AngelConf, but with a little reverse engineering, start-up founders can [...]

Should Stimulus $ Go to Startup Funding?

The News: In Sunday’s New York Times, Thomas Friedman sets off a flurry of commentary by suggesting that the U.S. Treasury should direct $20 billion to top VCs to invest in start-ups, a much more reliable job creation engine than General Motors or Bank of America. Other bloggers suggest that existing programs already do that [...]

8th Continent Incubator Enlists First Aerospace Business Tenant

Australian startup joins Colorado’s entrepreneurial ecosystem flaik, an Australian startup company whose satellite-based social location technology helps skiers track their vertical performance and resorts track ski school students, is the first tenant to join the 8th Continent Aerospace Business Incubator. “The 8th Continent Incubator’s mission is to support ‘Space 2.0’ startups as actual operating companies [...]

Colorado’s First Aerospace Business Incubator Opens Doors

Last week, the nation’s first aerospace business incubator officially opened its doors at the Colorado School of Mines. With primary funding from the Colorado Economic Development Commission, the 8th Continent Aerospace Business Incubator is a virtual home for entrepreneurial companies that turn innovations from the Space Program and defense industries into profitable businesses and investment [...]

In the beginning, cooperation not competition will drive Space 2.0

While the words ‘space commerce’ might conjure up images of capitalism and competition, albeit with a “next generation” twist, the early stages of this industry must be a calculated blend of capitalism and cooperation. Like any new industry seeking to push their elevator’s “up” button to get from the ground floor to uncharted heights, it [...]

8th Continent Project Forms Colorado Aerospace Business Incubator

News of the 8th Continent Project’s aerospace business incubator hit The Denver Post’s Business Section, giving us prominent billing as the premier source for space-related business venture incubation and counsel. Full text of the article is available at http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_8595905. “ Incubator a giant leap for startups New School of Mines incubator will help companies with liftoff By [...]