Andrew Fickes, Author at 425 Business

Female-Led Tech Startups Face a Male-Dominated Investment Community

A recent study in the Harvard Business Review revealed that only 9 percent of entrepreneurs in VC-financed tech startups are women. The study also found that female-led tech startups are…

Lifestyle

Gazing at the Crystal Ball

Eastside industry experts make their predictions for 2017 What a difference a year makes. On the Eastside in 2016, much has happened. The region is blessed with a rich and…

Uncategorized

Itching to Go Public? Tread Softly

Make sure your board is qualified, and show investors significant growth Filing for an initial public offering for a company can be an alluring prospect, but is it the right…

Startup

Giving up on the Dream

The money’s gone, and no one’s buying your product. How do you know when it’s time to abandon ship on your startup? Terry Drayton is like a cat with nine…

Lifestyle

Start Early to Combat the Tax-Season Blues

We all know the feeling — that sudden sense of anxiety in your gut when you think about April 15, tax day. So many questions, right? Lucky for us in…

News

Private Fly

Some businesses are saving time by avoiding commercial flights and going the private route Whether you’re an Eastside business owner in the market for a high-performance plane, a vacationer looking…