by Neal Dempsey | Mar 22, 2016 | Neal's Thoughts, Portfolio News
Well, this is going to be confusing. One of our entrepreneurs is also named Neal. Neal Oddens. He even spells his name the same way as I do. Therefore, I have to choose a new name for him. Let’s call him Oddens for now to save confusion. Oddens is CEO of...
by Neal Dempsey | Mar 3, 2016 | Neal's Thoughts, Portfolio News
I know you’re all curious about who made the cut for the Neal’s Running Start program and why. So I wanted to profile our 4 winners before they join me in Silicon Valley on April 23. I’ll introduce one entrepreneur each week on the blog, in alphabetical order by...
by Neal Dempsey | Jan 27, 2016 | Neal's Thoughts, Portfolio News
Well, the day is finally here. I’m ready to announce the winners of the Neal’s Running Start program. The decision process was much harder than I ever anticipated, as I had so many good candidates apply. In fact, I had so many good candidates that I decided to change...
by Neal Dempsey | Jan 2, 2016 | Neal's Thoughts, Portfolio News
Another year has passed, so like many of you, I’m reflecting on what went well, what didn’t and how I’d like to focus my time for 2016. As I review 2015, the events that brought me greatest joy stand out. Whether it was the IPO video blog series, or the Angel...
by Neal Dempsey | Nov 18, 2015 | Neal's Thoughts, Portfolio News
In my final installment for my angel investment series, I’m highlighting Therapydia. I invested in Therapydia a while back, but I didn’t truly appreciate what a great service it is until I was injured earlier this year while running the Boston Marathon....
by Neal Dempsey | Oct 27, 2015 | Neal's Thoughts, Portfolio News
Continuing our series highlighting some of the companies I work with as an Angel Investor, today I’m introducing AdStage. AdStage is a San Francisco start-up that provides a platform for deploying and managing ads across multiple online networks. They’re...