8 Must-Have Books for Entrepreneurs in 2015

Over the past 12 months, we’ve had the privilege of interviewing some of Madison’s best and brightest entrepreneurs, investors, start-up gurus, and community problem-solvers. Each was asked for a favorite book recommendation for would-be or experienced entrepreneurs. Here’s a recap of those book recommendations from our 2015 Leaders & Influencers. We hope you enjoy!  [metaslider
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Leaders & Influencers: An Interview with Troy Vosseller

Continuing our series on Leaders & Influencers, we chat with Troy Vosseller, co-founder of gener8tor, a Wisconsin-based accelerator that invests in high-growth startups. He also co-founded Sconnie Nation, an apparel company celebrating the Wisconsin lifestyle. What was it that made you decide to co-found gener8tor in 2012? I got my entrepreneurial start right out of
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Leaders & Influencers: An Interview with Kelda Roys

Continuing our series on Leaders & Influencers, we chat with Kelda Roys, CEO/Founder at OpenHomes, an online real estate broker. Prior to founding OpenHomes, Roys ran a nonprofit and served as a representative in the Wisconsin state assembly. Tell us about Open Homes and why you started it. OpenHomes is an online real estate brokerage.
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Fine Point Meet & Greet: Brad Hubele

Meet the newest Fine Point Consulting staff and learn a little bit about what makes them tick. Tell us a little bit about your background and what drew you to accounting as a career. I earned my associate degree in Business Administration from Madison College, then finished my bachelor’s degree in Accounting at Upper Iowa
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Fine Point Meet & Greet: Tope Fadiran

Meet the newest Fine Point Consulting staff and learn a little bit about what makes them tick. Tell us a little bit about your background and your role at Fine Point. I’m originally from Nigeria and have been in the United States for about 13 years. I earned an Accounting degree in Nigeria, but also
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Leaders & Influencers: An Interview with Liz Eversoll

Continuing our series on Leaders & Influencers, we chatted with IT industry veteran Liz Eversoll, CEO at SOLOMO Technology, Inc., a platform as a service that provides location and identity services to brands. She is also currently involved in bringing Austin-based tech accelerator Capital Factory to Madison. Tell us about Capital Factory, and why you
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Leaders & Influencers: An Interview with Scott Button

In our series on entrepreneurial Leaders & Influencers, we talk this week with Scott Button, Managing Director at Venture Investors, one of the leading venture capital firms in the Midwest, with over $200M under management. The firm focuses on making seed and early stage healthcare and technology investments. Tell us a bit about your career
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Going ROWE, Part 3: Rollout to the Staff

    In this blog series, Fine Point Consulting staff discuss the process, rewards, and challenges of becoming a certified Results-Only Work Environment, an HR management strategy wherein employees are paid for results, rather than the number of hours worked. Certification is expected to be complete sometime this summer (2015).  This week: initial reactions to
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Leaders & Influencers: An Interview with Amelia Baxter

In our continuing series on Leaders & Influencers, we talk with Amelia Baxter, president and co-founder of WholeTrees Architecture & Structures, a company that re-brands round timber for urban and commercial environments in place of steel. Their work is included in the new Festival Foods grocery store, now under construction on the 800 block of
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Leaders and Influencers: An Interview with Sanaz Cordes

In our continuing series on Leaders and Influencers, we talk with Dr. Sanaz Cordes, COO of healthfinch, a software company that helps physicians and their staff automate, delegate, and simplify routine inbox tasks. Tell us about healthfinch. Our customers are navigating the challenges of an ever-changing healthcare landscape. healthfinch is the industry leader in Care Redesign Applications
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