The Art of Raising Capital

By Dean Whittaker Access to capital has long been the key to economic success.  Whether it is from savings, friends and families, venture capital firms, or borrowed from a bank, capital is a key component to economic growth. Recently, I attend a panel discussion by a...

Leadership, Courage, and Faith

By Dean Whittaker Last Wednesday, when my cell phone rang at 4:18 AM, I thought it was my alarm to wake me for my 7:15 AM flight to Lexington, KY.  I was to teach the following day at the Kentucky Economic Development Institute. But, instead it was Delta Airlines...

Cyber Warfare

By Dean Whittaker While visiting Shreveport, LA a few months ago, I was given a brief tour of the lobby of the new Air Force Cyber Warfare Center.  This brand new, 100,000 sq. ft., high security, $100 million dollar facility sat in the middle of a new 3,000 acre...

What Would Google Do?

By Dean Whittaker While attending the International Economic Development Conference Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH I sat in on a panel discussion based upon the book “What Would Google Do.”  The panel was to address the question, what would Google do if it was in...