Inside Wisconsin
with Tom Still
January 2015
02/02/15Company ‘speed dating’ aimed at producing business opportunity matchesIf you have ever gone on a “speed date,” and even if you haven’t, you probably get the concept: a short meeting in which both parties exchange a bit of information about one another and break the ice, with the goal of moving to the next level … or simply moving on with no regrets. |
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01/26/15Coming debate over UW funding, structure deserves public attentionThe stage is set for a state Capitol debate over the future of the University of Wisconsin System, from its smallest two-year campus to its flagship research powerhouse in Madison. Here’s hoping the debate is an honest effort to improve the performance, accessibility, and accountability of the state’s largest higher education system, not a political exercise driven by perception rather than fact. Posted at 10:04 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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01/19/15Low gasoline prices ideal for consumers, major challenge for alternative fuelsWith gasoline prices hovering around $2 per gallon or less for regular grade across Wisconsin, drivers are saving money every time they fill up their tanks. The story for producers of alternative fuels and researchers seeking to unlock next-generation biofuels is very different. Their tanks are running on vapors. |
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01/12/15Cybersecurity talent shortage matter of economic and national securityIn the (first) Cold War, Americans worried about nuclear attack and a retaliatory Armageddon that would have reduced the world to a smoldering wreck. Then came the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when a small group of suicidal zealots turned hijacked airplanes into bombs. Today’s weapons of choice for those who would attack U.S. interests are Trojan horse programs, denial-of-service attacks, and password-cracking tools used to steal or corrupt digital data. |
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01/04/15Business plan contest offers chance to grow, even if plan changes over timeRevolutionEHR, a Madison-based provider of electronic health records software for eye doctors, employs about 70 people, has grown to $5.5 million in annual revenue, and will continue to expand in Wisconsin even after a San Francisco investor bought a majority stake in the company. |
Tom Still is president of the 
