Jeff Bocan

Death by a Thousand (Paper) Cuts

Jeff Bocan | Posted 03.31.2012

Jeff Bocan

Is your doctor putting your health at a risk? According to a recent study, your doctor could unintentionally be offering you and your family sub-optimal care if he/she is still using paper records to document important medical and patient information.

Venture Capital Investing in Michigan -- Going Beyond Hand-Waving and Hopeful Hype

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

Midwestern states like Michigan actually present excellent, yet overlooked, venture capital investment opportunities.

Let There Be (LED) Light!

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

LED lighting is an excellent and meaningful first step we can take on the long road of becoming a clean energy/cleantech society.

Saving the Planet With the Flick of a Switch

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

I'm beginning to think that even Sarah Palin's "real Americans" are starting to get it. Granted, it is taking manmade ecological disasters like the BP...

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Not)

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

Despite representing roughly 33% of the population, less than 14% of venture capital dollars find their way to the Midwest to convert technology discoveries into new companies and jobs.

The Midwest Is Going Off The Grid ... One Turbine At A Time

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

My infatuation with wind power was titillated in the unlikeliest of places: the background of a Monday Night football game where a tall wind turbine spun gently beyond the stadium's walls.

A New British Invasion to Boost Our Economy, Evade Credit Crunch

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

Just like traditional venture capital funds, VCTs provide equity capital to fast-growing small and mid-sized businesses; however, unlike traditional venture funds, the underlying investors are you and me.

America's Midwest: Cashless Chasm or the Valley of Opportunity?

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

I want to offer a macro-level view of the larger opportunity I see in both Michigan and the Midwest, as a venture capitalist looking for small businesses that have a chance to become much, much bigger businesses.

Fossilizing Fossil Fuels: You Gotta Believe...

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

The romantic vision of weaning the Midwest, and ideally the U.S., off the fossil fuel-powered electricity grid is appealing to many. I am not a skeptic - I am a true believer.

Five One-Way Tickets to Michigan, Please

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Bocan

This summer, I decided to move my wife and three little kids away from the sunny beaches and new media millionaires of Southern California to -- you guessed it -- Michigan.