Highlights

• Infographic: The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies 

  

  As illustrated in this infographic, certain regions of the country continuously produce innovative, high-growth companies that have transcended the economic downturn of the last few years. Surprisingly, those regions include more than the expected locales like Boston and Silicon Valley. "The Ascent of America's High-Growth Companies" reveals that high numbers of fast-growing firms are concentrated in unexpected regions and industrial sectors.

• Private Equity and Entrepreneurship 

  

  New Kauffman white paper discusses investment options for entrepreneurial ventures and sheds light on why private equity is not a good option. Author Suren Dutia shares his first-hand experience as a founding independent director of an entrepreneurial venture that accepted financing from a private equity fund.

• The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date 

  

  In The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date, Samuel Arbesman, Kauffman Foundation senior scholar, explains that knowledge should never be assumed, and facts never taken for granted. This applies to any field, as Arbesman reveals through examples in biology, astronomy, health, technology, history, and more.