Welcome to the 11th issue of Shoots! Each Shoots! issue highlights a business emerging from somewhere unexpected — demonstrating increasingly important principles for the 21st century or responding to a major disruption. For those who have not read Shoots! …

Shoots Issue 9: East Meets West 2021 — Welcome to the 9th issue of Shoots, where I feature examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism. I feature businesses emerging from unexpected places or demonstrating principles that will increase in future importance.

Shoots Issue 10: Trade Exchange Welcome to the 10th issue of Shoots!, where I feature examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism. Each Shoots! issue features businesses emerging from unexpected places or demonstrating principles of increasing importance. I am posting two pieces simultaneously after several months of silence. Throughout the second half…

Shoots Issue 8: People First RH Welcome to the 8th episode of “Shoots!” where I celebrate examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism demonstrating increasingly important business principles. This story is about People First RH, a startup enabling employees and employers to work together to resolve workplace discrimination, harassment and bullying in…

Shoots Issue 7: Measure for Measure by the DePaul Theatre School — Welcome to the 7th episode of “Shoots!” where I celebrate examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism emerging in unexpected places. In this installment I share how a project can rapidly reinvent itself in response to the Covid-19 disruption and remain true to its strategic roots. …

Shoots Issue 6 — Welcome to the 6th episode of “Shoots!” where I celebrate examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism emerging in unexpected places or demonstrating increasingly important business principles. I’m revisiting Instant Teams, a company featured a few weeks ago. In this installment I will:

Shoots Issue 5: Ola Brewing Company Welcome to the 5th episode of Shoots! where I highlight examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism in unexpected places and/or demonstrating principles of increasing future importance. In this episode, I am delighted to feature a business that has spent over a decade purposefully linking high-quality…

Shoots Issue 4: Instant Teams — Welcome to the fourth edition of Shoots!, where I highlight examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism in unexpected places and / or demonstrating principles of increasing future importance. I hope this inspiring story finds you well amidst tremendous uncertainty. The business I am featuring today is an example of remote working…

Shoots #3-An HBR article opens up a chain of connections in my hometown, Honolulu — Welcome to the third edition of Shoots, where I highlight examples of 21st century entrepreneurialism in unexpected places and / or demonstrating principles of increasing future importance. Summary: I learned about crowdfunded investments through an HBR article I was writing A crowdfunded investment platform like Wefunder allows anyone invest in…