News/Publishing
Michael was interviewed by Mainebiz TV for its May 3rd show.
By the Clear Team
Articles: Michael Gurau writes on venture capital and small business issues for publications throughout New England.
- 8/10/09 - Mainebiz - "Venturing Opinions: Experience, and money, can make or break an early stage deal"
- 6/5/09 - New Hampshire Business Review - " Spirit’ alone doesn’t make a venture succeed "
- 4/20/09 - Providence Business News - "Experienced leadership is the key to growth"
- 3/19/09- Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) Newsletter: "Eight Tips for Urban Entrepreneurs in a Tough Economy"
- 9/8/08 - Mainebiz - "The parent trap"
- 8/29/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Truth or consequences"
- 5/19/08 - Providence Business News - "Build a team with relevant talents"
- 5/19/08 - Mainebiz - " Under pressure"
- 4/21/08 - Mainebiz - "The Valley of Death"
- 2/25/08 - Mainebiz - "It takes all kinds"
- 1/28/08 - Mainebiz - "Fight the power"
- 11/23/07 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Control is an illusion"
- 10/29/07 - Mainebiz - "The Right Stuff"
- 10/26/07 - New Hampshire Business Review - "On the lookout for multiple intelligence"
- 10/1/07 - Mainebiz - "Know thyself"
- 7/9/07 - Mainebiz - "Take it or leave it"
- 11/6/06 - Vermont Business Center - "Entrepreneur: coach thyself"
- 7/22/07 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Diary of a deal: Hope, disappointment and renewal lessons"
- 11/30/09 - Mainebiz - "Accidental Entrepreneur: The man behind a Portland tech startup shares his fundraising story"
- 6/15/09 - Mainebiz - "Propelled to Succeed: An interview with Richard Lugg of Sonic Aerospace"
- 5/8/09 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Q&A with Nanocomp's "Lashmore and Antoinette"
- 12/1/08 Mainebiz - "Scripting Success"
- 10/10/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "John and Bill's Excellent Venture"
- 7/18/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "An interview with serial inventor Bob Dean"
- 6/16/08 - Mainebiz - "The tech startup: A conversation with Peter Murray, founder and chief technology officer of Portland-based Quantrix"
- 3/24/08 - Mainebiz - "Beyond Toothpaste: Interview with Tom Chappel"
- 2/15/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Q&A with high tech entrepreneur Matt Pierson"
- 11/26/07 - Mainebiz - "Good Vibrations: Interview with Ariel Wilcox"
- 10/29/07 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Interview with Rustic Crust's Brad Sterl, the Crust Crusader"
- 6/11/07 - Mainebiz - "Silicon Valley to Maine: Interview with Erik Schwartz of Foneshow"
- 4/27/07 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Jay Borden: An entrepreneur's eye view of business"
Finding, Understanding Capital
- 1/25/10 - Mainebiz - "Understanding the Risks"
- 1/23/10 - Providence Business News - "Think like venture capitalist to get support"
- 12/4/09 - Business Week - "What's your company worth"
- 11/23/09 - Providence Business News -" Recession makes finishing the race harder"
- 11/2/09 - Mainebiz - "Survival of the Fittest: Investors can reap rewards by sticking with the pros"
- 10/5/09 - Mainebiz -" Shifting Gears: Steps to getting a new venture past the checkered flag"
- 9/28/09 - Providence Business News - " VCs paid to succeed, but we’re paid to fail, too"
- 9/11/09 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Domain experience counts"
- 9/8/09 - Mainebiz - "Risky Business - "For experienced venture capitalists, fear of failure isn't an option"
- 8/24/09 - Providence Business News - The right experience is needed for success"
- 7/20/09 - Providence Business News - "Recession changes the venture game"
- 7/17/09 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Bridging the Capital Gap"
- 5/18/09 - Mainebiz - " Replenishing venture"
- 2/28/09 - Providence Business News - "SBA Nominee Mill likely to favor clusters"
- 2/07/09 Providence Business News - "Conflicts are a Constant Worry for Investors "
- 2/1/09 Business West - "A "No" today isn't a "no" forever"
- 1/26/09 Mainebiz - "Stakeholder Alignment "
- 1/09/09 Mass High Tech - "Strategies for Surviving the Current Economy"
- 1/2/09 New Hampshire Business Review - "Understanding What a Venture Capitailst's "No" Means
- 12/29/08 Mainebiz "Beating the Odds"
- 12/27/08 Providence Business News: "In the VC World, Funding Goes to the Fittest"
- 11/21/08 New Hampshire Business Review - It's not the cash you burn..."
- 11/08/08 Providence Business News - "Structure of a Deal is as Important as its Value"
- 11/03/08 Mainebiz - "Reading the Fine Print"
- 10/17/08 - Mass High Tech - What it takes for venture philanthropy to earn a return
- 10/06/08 - Mainebiz - "Getting to know us"
- 9/29/08 - Providence Business News - "Truth is best policy when looking for funding"
- 8/29/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Truth or consequences"
- 8/19/08 - Providence Business News - "Business type can determine funding"
- 8/11/08 - Mainebiz - "Truth or dare"
- 8/1/08 - Mass High Tech - "For both investors and founder, it's a control thing"
- 7/21/08 - Business West - "Understanding risk-oriented Capital"
- 7/14/08 - Mainebiz - "The race is on"
- 7/01/08 Business West - "understanding Risk Oriented Capital"
- 6/22/08 - Worcester Business Journal - "10 Things I Know About..Raising Capital "
- 5/26/08 - Business West - "Some Capital Ideas"
- 5/26/08 - Business New Haven - "Out of Control"
- 4/11/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Seeking outside investors isn't a painless decision"
- 3/14/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Picking the right investor is a courtship"
- 12/7/07 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Control is an illusion"
- 10/29/07 - Business West - "The Yes factor: how to improve your odds of obtaining venture capital"
- 10/8/07 - Providence Business News - "With VC, you always keep an eye on the exit"
- 10/1/07 - Providence Business News - "To minmize heartache, know valuation process"
- 9/24/07 - Providence Business News - "Finding capital to suit your needs"
- 9/17/07 - Business West - "The Business of Money: Everything you wanted to know about venture capital (but were afraid to ask)"
- 9/15/06 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Honey, the VCs shrunk my company"
- 6/1/06 - Interface Technology News - "Funding through unorthodox channels"
- 6/1/06 - Business New Hampshire Magazine - "Discovering what venture capital investors want"
- 3/20/06 - Mainebiz - "This way out"
- 2/20/06 - Mainebiz - "The venture equation"
- 2/1/06 - Interface Technology News - "Understanding valuations in vc financings will reap rewards"
- 6/6/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "It's not necessarily easy being green"
- 1/4/08 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Even the best laid plans go awry"
- 5/14/07 - Mainebiz - "Glass Half Full"
- 6/23/06 - New Hampshire Business Review - "What matters most in a business plan"
Regional Perspectives: Economic Development, Industry Clusters and Small Business Policy
- 10/6/09 - Mass High Tech - New England states need cooperative competition"
- 8/31/09 - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Communities & Banking Magazine -" A Stronger New England Through Industry Clusters"
- 4/20/09 - Mainebiz - "Mega mentality"
- 4/3/09 - Mass High Tech - "Of industry clusters, venture capital and the feds"
- 3/31/09 - Business West - "Industry clusters present an opportunity"
- 3/23/09 - Mainebiz - "The Good with the Bad"
- 3/27/09 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Clusters a direction for the new SBA Administrator"
- 2/23/09 - Mainebiz -"What Mills Means"
- 01/05/09 - Worcester Business Journal - "Capitalizing on Clusters"
- 10/08 - Vermont Business Magazine - "Clustering in Vermont"
- 6/23/08 - Providence Business News - "Industry clusters key to Rhode Island's economy"
- 5/9/08 - Mass High Tech - "Venture capital can find a home in secondary cities"
- 4/16/07 - Mainebiz - "The Cluster Effect
- 1/1/07 - Interface Technology News - "Greentech companies clean up with VCs"
- 12/22/06 - New Hampshires Business Review - "New Hampshire's clean, green venture scene"
- 12/7/06 - Communities & Banking (FRB) - "Venture strategies for distressed areas"
- 10/27/06 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Growing your business in a rural community"
- 5/1/06 - Interface Technology News - "Pine Tree State could serve as a model for NH and VT"
- 9/28/09 - Providence Business News - "VCs paid to succeed, but we’re paid to fail, too "
- Fall/Winter 2009 - Investors Circle Newsletter (pg 8) - Stimulating the small business market"
- 7/20/09 - Providence Business News - "The Recession Changes the Venture Game"
- 7/17/09 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Bridging the Capital Gap"
- 7/13/09 - Mainebiz - "Mind the Gap: Dynamics of Supply and Demand Stretches Venture Capitalists"
- 7/3/09 - New Hampshire Business Review- "New Markets for a New Economy"
- 6/19/09 - Mass High Tech - "It’s time for a stimulus package for venture capital "
- 5/31/09 - Providence Business News - "New Markets fuel for a new economy"
- 12/24/07 - Mainebiz - "Starting from scratch"
- 12/1/07 - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Communities & Banking Magazine - Venture Strategies for Distressed Areas
- 10/26/06 - New Hampshire Business Review - "Building your business in a rural community"
Blogs: Michael Gurau's Clear Venture Partners' Blog
Presentations: The Clear team regularly leads Financing Fast Growth events and presents on panels and at conferences. To see the calendar of past and future events and download the presentations, click here.
Here's a Clear presentation I made to Vermont's Economic Development Authority (VEDA) in my bid to manage $2.15M of the state's seed capital.