Stephen ForteEnjoy Your JourneyWhen I was entering High School as a Freshman, I was a pretty good competitive swimmer and joined my High School Freshman swim team…7 min read·May 20, 2020----
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalThe Catastrophic Forcing Event For Digital HealthI remember having a very frank conversation with my mentor in the aftermath of the .com crash, 9/11 terror attacks, and recession of early…6 min read·Apr 30, 2020--1--1
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalIs Artificial Intelligence COVID19’s Latest Victim?Before the pandemic and economic upheaval caused by COVID19, the top issue dominating the tech news was Artificial Intelligence. The major…4 min read·Apr 24, 2020----
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalSupply Chains Optimizing for Resilience in a Post-COVID19 WorldIn the aftermath of WWII, Japan’s economy was in ruins. Its manufacturing industries found that they did not have the raw materials and…5 min read·Apr 15, 2020----
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalFive Things That Wowed Me at CES 2019Last week myself and 200,000 of my closest friends made our annual visit to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. As usual…4 min read·Jan 21, 2019----
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalBlockchain in IndiaLast weekend was the 3rd annual e-Zest and Fresco Capital Hackathon in Pune, India. The theme of the event was “Blockchain for Good.”3 min read·Oct 26, 2018----
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalBlended Capital: The Future of Social Impact InvestingOver the past year there has been a lot of focus in the financial services community on social impact investing. Investors who have not…3 min read·Aug 18, 2018--2--2
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalWhat’s Wrong With Startup CompetitionsThe other day a startup was pitching me and stressed the importance of the startup competition that they won. They had a whole slide…3 min read·Jun 20, 2018--5--5
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalWhat a VC Learned by Visiting CongressLast week, the Fresco team visited Washington DC and participated in a dialog with members of the US Congress. It was organized by a trade…4 min read·May 5, 2018--1--1
Stephen ForteinFusion by Fresco CapitalLook What I Found in SiberiaLast weekend I traveled about 250 miles south of the Arctic Circle in Siberia to the city of to Yakutsk. Yakutsk is a city of about 250,000…5 min read·Apr 4, 2018--1--1
