Villa Cotton is a designer bedding manufacturer whose bedding does not break the bank.

Green Mill Supercritical Allows you to extract essential oils for the cannabis industry or the beverage industry?

Pittsburgh has a long history of founders who started and scaled businesses. Think of Willard Rockwell, Henry Clay Frick, Fred Rogers, Andrew Carnegie, George Ferris, Charles Schwab, Richard Mellon, Jonas Salk, Henry Heinz, and Edgar Kaufman to name a few. In today’s world, they would be called “entrepreneurs,” and even though the word has been used for centuries, I do not know if this word was used when they started their businesses.

Why did these historical figures start their business? Was it to feed their families? Were they fired from a job, and decided they wanted to be their own boss? Were they so smart they could foresee the future? Why did Fred Rogers create his Neighborhood? Why did Henry Heinz sell pickles? Was it strictly a business decision, or was it more personal? 

October 2021Deal Flow Update

During our October 2021 meeting, we had two companies present – I Got It, and The Focus Center.  

Is I Got It a #1 NBA draft pick? Is I Got It a one-year teenage wonder with a lot of potential? Or a college senior with talent AND experience? To help you better understand this area, and to make a better investment decision regarding I Got It (IGI), we have collated articles and videos to explain why this is potentially a promising investment space.

For weeks, most stores were closed. You could not get a haircut, or browse a men’s or women’s clothing store. Grocery stores were open, but how you shopped, and when you shopped had changed, sometimes dramatically. We all adjusted, but will these changes be permanent, or simply be an aberration until a Covid-19 antidote is available? 
This discussion will not delve into commercial real estate, shopping malls, or strip malls; and how the changing of retail will affect these slabs of concrete. Some thoughts and questions, and many unanswered questions...