Blackhawke News and Blog

Is your leader the smartest, or just the boldest?
What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people. Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, “Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the question becomes how do you successfully generate, capture, process and implement ideas?”

Entrepreneur or Narcissist? A Venture Capitalist’s’ Field Guide
What’s the difference between an entrepreneur and a narcissist? It may be harder to tell than you think. In a 2016 study, researchers sent a

The Science Of Getting It Wrong: Why Good Investors Make Bad Decisions
We like to think that all of our professional decisions – including investment decisions – are objective and unbiased. But a large body of research

The Myers-Briggs: Trick or Treat?
All Hallows’ Eve. The night of the year when we psychologists, just like normal people, like to sit around the fire, toast marshmallows, and swap

The paradox of the female entrepreneur.
Startups with at least one female on their founding teams are more successful, yet female entrepreneurs receive only a fraction of the funding of their

Featured Startup: Well-Paid Maids
Featured Startup: Well-Paid Maids At Blackhawke, we come into contact with countless entrepreneurs that are building impressive companies that we believe are on their way

The Blueprint for Building A+ Teams
By Nikki Blacksmith, Ph.D. & Maureen McCusker, Ph.D., Co-Founders of Blackhawke Teams make up the backbone of every startup. An “A” team can drive companies