Jeff Bocan

Death by a Thousand (Paper) Cuts

Jeff Bocan | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Jeff Bocan, Healthcare, Electronic Medical Records, Medical Health Records, Emr, Electronic Medical Record, Medical Software, Medical Record, Health, Business News
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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.

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

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Venture Capital, Jeff Bocan, Healthcare, Cleantech, The Midwest, Michigan, Beringea, Business News
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Midwestern states like Michigan actually present excellent, yet overlooked, venture capital investment opportunities.

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Let There Be (LED) Light!

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Venture Capital, Jeff Bocan, Relume Technologies, LED Lighting, Venture Capitalists, Beringea, Streetlights, Green News
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LED lighting is an excellent and meaningful first step we can take on the long road of becoming a clean energy/cleantech society.

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Saving the Planet With the Flick of a Switch

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Led, Venture Capital, Jeff Bocan, LED Lighting, Cleantech, Venture Capitalists, Beringea, Electric Cars, Green News
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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...

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Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (Not)

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeff Bocan, The Midwest, University of Michigan, Institutional Investors, Venture Capital, Endowments, Vc, Beringea, Brookings Institute, Business News
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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.

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

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alternative Energy Sources, Venture Capital, Jeff Bocan, Wind Turbines, Wind Energy, Alternative Energy, Beringea, Business News
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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.

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

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Venture Capital Trust, Venture Capital, Jeff Bocan, Credit Crunch, Economy, Beringea, Vct, Business News
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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.

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

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Midwest, Jeff Bocan, Michigan, Entrepeneurship, Innovation, Funding, Venture Capital, Beringea, Business News
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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.

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Fossilizing Fossil Fuels: You Gotta Believe...

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeff Bocan, Wind Energy, Astraeus Wind Energy, Sustainable Energy, Venture Capital, Danotek Motion Technologies, Energy Policy, Beringea, Accio Energy, Green News
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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.

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Five One-Way Tickets to Michigan, Please

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detroit, Venture Capital, Michigan, Jeff Bocan, Entrepreneurs, Vc, Entrepreneurship, Economic Revitalization, Beringea, Business News
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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.

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