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IMF Comparison of Centralized Payments versus Bitcoin.
IMF Comparison of Centralized Payments versus Bitcoin.
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Ryan Gosling Cryptocurrency founder?: NO
Ryan Gosling Cryptocurrency founder?: NO
Cryptocurrency ICO uses a picture of Ryan Gosling as one of their founders. Yet another in a long list of…
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Jim Ford shared thisAmazing talk on AI and the future of the Midwest with Rick Harlow from Physics of Creativity at the Midwest House Summit in Columbus, Ohio.Jim Ford shared this"What’s the point of progress if it doesn’t allow us to do what we love?” Kicking off our time at Midwest House Summit with a thought-provoking conversation with Jim Ford of the American Frontier Institute and our very own Rick Harlow.
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Jim Ford reposted thisJim Ford reposted thisThe Ohio State University opens San Francisco innovation hub to connect midwest startups with VC capital. The Third Coast Foundry creates a Silicon Valley foothold for university-backed startups, offering direct access to investors, programming and partnerships while aiming to keep company growth, talent and operations anchored in the region. ✅ The full story > https://lnkd.in/gNspEQ3e The Ohio State University Center for Software Innovation | Shereen Agrawal | Meghan Boone | OhioX | Ohio Tech Events
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Jim Ford reposted thisJim Ford reposted thisYesterday marked the start of the Midwest House Summit at Rev1 Ventures, and it was a great conversation about everything from building stronger funding pathways between the coasts to recognizing the incredible innovation happening right here in Ohio. If you're a founder looking for an unfair advantage in your go to market strategy, come find the OH.io team at Idea Foundry. We'd love to talk about how AI and the right GTM motion can help you build and scale faster. Can't wait to see you there. #OHio
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Jim Ford shared thisWe are truly blessed to have a paragon of the Ohio venture capital ecosystem joining us Midwest House Summit. Jeff (J.D.) Davids is one of five people including Tim Grace , Chris Berry, Todd Federman , and Parker MacDonell that I mentioned TECH WEEK by a16z in NYC. Specifically, I said these 5 people have worked tirelessly to build Ohio to the point we are at: globally competitive. And in case anyone thinks this is hyperbole Sarah Marilyn Barrick has this on film . Let’s go!!!Jim Ford shared thisCome hear "The Capital Conversation" when Philippe Vella of StartMidwest and Midwest House, Kim Patel of J.P. Morgan and I discuss venture capital trends and the deals shaping the Midwest. Thursday, 7/30 at 3:30pm - Grand Stand at Idea Foundry at 421 W. State Street. Looking forward to sharing the stage with an outstanding group of founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders throughout the day! Midwest House #community The Ohio Venture Pipeline
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Jim Ford shared thisExcited to be speaking about how AI is disrupting the Midwest at Midwest House Summit on July 30th. This will be an exceptional event!
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Jim Ford shared thisI’m excited to speak at the Midwest House Sunnit in Columbus, Ohio, this Friday. I’m looking forward to connecting with founders, investors, and leaders shaping the future of the Midwest. Columbus continues to prove that major innovation and economic growth can happen far beyond the coasts. See you at Midwest House!Jim Ford shared this🚨 🚨 ONE LAST SPEAKER DROP 🚨 🚨 Yes, this is a bunch of dudes, but only because I didn't plan my drops as well as I should have. Also...incredible guys all the way around 😍 Midwest House Summit Ohio. July 29–31, Columbus. Abraham Lichy is the co-founder of Mezcalum — an Oaxacan mezcal brand produced by a fourth-generation maestro mezcalero in Santiago Matatlán — and the founder of The Advisory, a legal platform for influencers, content creators, and brands. He's bringing the bottles to Columbus. Daniel Jefferies is a 4x founder and angel investor who built Newmind Group into an Inc. 500 company in Kalamazoo — earning a Positive Business Award from the University of Michigan along the way — then shifted his focus to investing. His portfolio includes Rickshaw (acquired by DoorDash) and Babylist. He's now Managing Partner of Venture Capital at Kalamazoo Forward Ventures, which is doing something important for Southwest Michigan and beyond. Patrick Henshaw is the Founder and Managing Director of Render Capital, a Louisville-based venture fund. Self-described "Frontier Capitalist" — Tesla in the driveway, crossbow by the door. Reads term sheets the way other people read weather reports, and cares about trust and legacy just as much as IRR. Ryan Fogelman is the co-founder of COhatch, one of the fastest-growing coworking companies in the country, VP of Fire Protection at Fire Rover, and a serial entrepreneur who somehow keeps building things that are genuinely different from each other. Tino Chow is the CEO of Giant Shoulders, a commercialization design agency for healthtech and climatetech founders. Military officer turned designer. RISD grad. TED Fellow. Adjunct Professor at Brown. The person you want in the room when breakthrough innovation isn't yet a business. Densil Porteous spent six years as ED and CEO of Stonewall Columbus, helped launch Pride Fund 1 — one of the first VC funds dedicated to LGBTQ+-led businesses — and now leads volunteer leadership nationally for the Human Rights Campaign. Originally from Jamaica, based in Columbus. One of the most compelling speakers we've had at any Midwest House event. Adam Berk co-authored Startup Program Design (McGraw-Hill), serves as faculty and practitioner at Lean Startup Co., and has mentored across multiple Techstars cohorts. He has spent nearly two decades inside startup programs — designing them, running them, and figuring out what actually makes them work. Jim Ford is Director at the American Frontier Institute, where he works at the intersection of emerging technology and innovation policy, and Director of AI at RVMP — one of the people thinking seriously about what American competitiveness in the AI era actually requires. See you July 29–31. Tickets are starting to get low. Use the link in the comments to grab one for 50% using code: JOBSOHIO26
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Jim Ford reposted thisJim Ford reposted this🚨 🚨 Summit Programming 🚨 🚨 Throughout the Midwest House Summit next week, we'll be featuring a new conversation series we're launching with the team at Physics of Creativity called: Midwest Disrupted The premise is simple but the conversations won't be: Physics of Creativity — the Grand Rapids design studio behind all kinds interesting innovation work — is going to moderate a series of conversations about founders and innovators who are reshaping industries that the Midwest has always claimed as its own. Not disrupting from the outside. From the inside. Next weeks conversations will feature four people doing exactly that: Justin Turk Jason Mejeur Daniel Jefferies Jim Ford Check https://lnkd.in/gfSqZQyR for more details. This is the week. Grab a remaining ticket while you can via the link in the comments.
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Jim Ford reposted thisJim Ford reposted thisIt's Summit week, y'all!!! Full schedule is available at midwesthousesummit.com, but here's a quick glance at what Wednesday 7/29 looks like: 12:00 PM — Columbus Metropolitan Club: Racing to Build a New Midwest This one's a standalone event at the Idea Foundry — a preview of the Summit featuring a conversation with Brian Brackeen, Wolf Starr, Shannon McGhee and I. If you've got a Summit ticket and want to join, you're welcome — just DM us so we know you're coming. 3:00 PM - Doors & Registration Open at Rev1 Ventures at the Peninsula 3:45 PM — Creative Funding Systems BTW the Coasts w/ Wolf Starr, Kris Rockwell, Mickayla Zinsli Rosard, and Derrick L. Maultsby, Jr. on how capital actually moves in the middle of the country. This one's going to be a good kick off to the Summit1 4:30 PM — Welcome to Ohio (powered by OH.io) The official opening of Midwest House Summit Ohio. Philippe Vella of StartMidwest, Tim Grace of Techstars Columbus, Julia Dewey, MPH of Rev1, Alex Husted, Arnab Nandi of The Ohio State University, and Abby Grimm of Cintrifuse. Rev1 at the Peninsula. Come ready to meet people. 5:30 PM — Ohio Tech Happy Hour w/ Manny Larcher of Colaeb interviewing Kamel Greene, MPA followed by plenty of time to network and connect. Full schedule at midwesthousesummit.com. A few tickets remain via the link in the comments below. See you in OHIO.
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Jim Ford reposted thisJim Ford reposted thisAt Flex Security, we believe the best manufacturers have nothing to hide. Today, we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look inside our manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana, where every mobile surveillance trailer is built with purpose, precision, and pride. 🇺🇸 Made in the USA ✅ NDAA-compliant camera solutions ✅ Built for reliability—not shortcuts ✅ Quality inspected from start to finish ✅ Engineered for the demanding environments Anyone can show polished marketing photos. We believe the real story is told on the manufacturing floor. Our customers deserve to see how their equipment is designed, assembled, tested, and prepared for deployment before it ever arrives on a job site. Transparency builds trust, and trust is something that should be earned—not assumed. To our fellow manufacturers in the security trailer industry, we'd like to issue a friendly challenge: Open your doors. Show your process. Let customers see how your products are really built—from raw materials to final inspection. 💪🏻 #security #usamanufacturing #madeintheusa #securitytrailer #securitycompany #innovation
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Jim Ford liked thisWhat stands out about this year's AI25 Companies & Organizations list isn't just the organizations being recognized. It's the story they tell together. From OH.io helping attract and support AI-native companies, to JobsOhio creating opportunities for businesses to grow, to Denison University and The Ohio State University advancing talent, research, and innovation, each organization represents a different part of Ohio's growing AI ecosystem. The strongest ecosystems aren't built by one company, one institution, or one breakthrough. They're built when organizations across industries collaborate, share knowledge, and create opportunities for others to build. That's what makes Ohio's AI momentum exciting right now. The foundation is being built from every corner of the state, by organizations committed to shaping what comes next. Congratulations to everyone recognized in this year's AI25 Companies & Organizations list. Your work is helping prove what happens when Ohio builds together.Jim Ford liked thisAI is not just happening on the coasts. It's being built, deployed, and scaled across Ohio. Meet the top 25 companies and organizations defining Ohio's economy. Competitive nominees came from across Ohio, and this year’s honorees include startups, enterprises, education, public-sector leaders, investors, and practitioners working across software, advanced manufacturing manufacturing, robotics, government, workforce, education, fintech, and more. A project like this depends on two groups of people: those willing to nominate deserving leaders and those willing to take on the difficult work of reviewing those nominations. Our deepest thanks to all who participated. Together, this diverse list shows what makes Ohio’s AI economy different: practical application, responsible adoption, and a deep connection to the people and industries AI is meant to serve. Meet the 25 companies and organizations building Ohio’s AI economy. ✅ The full list >> https://lnkd.in/gy-3curr OhioX | Ohio Tech Events | AlignAI | Anduril Industries | Brain-CA Technologies | Bowling Green State University | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland Metroparks | City of Hilliard, Ohio USA | Deloitte | Denison University | Google | JobsOhio | LainaHealth | Meta | Nationwide | Northwoods | OH.io | Ohio Educational Service Center Association (OESCA) | The Ohio State University | Parallax Advanced Research | Path Robotics | PipeAid | Root Inc. | State of Ohio | Ubihere | Upstart
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Jim Ford liked thisJim Ford liked thisA huge thank you to everyone who joined us for another Ohio Tech Happy Hour at Midwest House sponsored by Colaeb at Rev1 Ventures. It was great connecting founders, investors, artists, and community leaders while hearing insights from Kamel Greene, MPA, Founder & CEO of FibrX, on building breakthrough technology and scaling innovation. Here's to continuing to strengthen the startup ecosystem through meaningful relationships, collaboration, and community—see you at the next one! Major thank you to 📸 Peter Gyimah for covering the event. ohiotechhappyhour.com
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Jim Ford liked thisJim Ford liked this"What’s the point of progress if it doesn’t allow us to do what we love?” Kicking off our time at Midwest House Summit with a thought-provoking conversation with Jim Ford of the American Frontier Institute and our very own Rick Harlow.
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Jim Ford liked thisJim Ford liked thisClosed my first deal at Thompson Hine LLP yesterday. 🎉 And I got that feeling again—the one that reminds me why I love being a deal lawyer. 💼⚖️ The months of hard work. The late nights. The weekends swallowed by checklists, drafts, and endless calls. The craziness that builds and builds right up to deal day. All of it leading to those five minutes of sweet, sweet adrenaline rush after the wires go out. 💥🚀 That post-closing high when you finally exhale, lean back, and realize… we actually did it. I’m a proud junkie. 🙌💪 Huge thanks to the team (especially David Watson and Sean Gordon), the clients, and everyone who made this happen. 🙏🤝 Here’s to the next one. 🥂📈 #MergersAndAcquisitions #DealLawyer #CorporateLaw
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