Micky Thompson's Blog

Harry George’s Keynote at 2011 Idea Funding

mickythompson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:06:09 +0000

I have had the pleasure to meet many great business leaders and prolific investors over my career as an entrepreneur. One of the most influential and successful in both of these categories is Harry George of Tucson, Arizona. For the past several years, Harry has been Arizona’s most active venture capitalist investing and serving on [...]

Points of View Featuring Micky

mickythompson — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:47:20 +0000

In January, Micky Thompson with Post.Bid.Ship., Inc. and Jim Goulka with Arizona Technology Investors Forum (ATIF) were invited to appear on Points of View with Ray Torres. Micky and Jim were invited by host Ray Torres to discuss ATIF’s recent investment into Post.Bid.Ship. and their views on entrepreneurship, angel investors and venture capital. You can [...]

Should the Federal Government Regulate Executive Pay?

mickythompson — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:27:52 +0000

Watching the 2012 Republican Primary has me thinking about the role of government and it reminded me of a debate I participated in during one of my MBA classes. During my Fall Semester of 2008, I was in the midst of my Management of Finance course at The University of Arizona Eller MBA and the [...]

Looking Forward To…

mickythompson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:04:31 +0000

My father and I had a conversation several years ago that we both share a fondness for “looking forward to”. We both enjoy greatly “looking forward to” a special event that is happening in the future and that “looking forward to” the event was a major part of the excitement. Garrison Keillor is coming to [...]

2011 Year in Review for Micky Thompson

mickythompson — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:09:21 +0000

The 2010 year saw the end of my time at The University of Arizona where I completed my MBA in Entrepreneurship. I was delighted to end the 2010 year being featured on the cover of The University of Arizona’s Eller Progress Magazine. 2011 started off on the same theme of media where I saw my [...]

15 Tips for Your Next Flight

mickythompson — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:50:56 +0000

I am a moderate to heavy traveler and flying has become a regular travel method for me. My 6-year-old daughter is even a world-class traveler. When she was 4, she flew 14 times in less than one year and even earned a free flight from Southwest for being a frequent flier. People always comment how [...]

The 3 Things Entrepreneurs Do for Our Economy

mickythompson — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:52:39 +0000

When the question comes up about who is doing the most for Entrepreneurship in America, you will often hear the Kauffman Foundation mentioned. I am a huge fan of the Kaufman Foundation and this latest video from them solidifies why. Watch the video below called “The Three Things Entrepreneurs Do for Our Economy” by Carl [...]

Aging in Silicon Valley

mickythompson — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:25:09 +0000

Every year, I plan an excursion for my birthday and this year was no different. My company, Post.Bid.Ship., had recently purchased Salesforce.com (SFDC) to provide our sales team a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system and it just so happened that SFDC had also scheduled their customer convention in San Francisco the same week as my birthday this [...]

15 Steps for Attracting Investors

mickythompson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:09:41 +0000

Over the past 3 years, I have been blessed to do the following things… - work with the Desert Angels, one of the nation’s largest angel investor groups located in Tucson, Arizona, redesigning their website, deploying the web-based deal management system Angelsoft and helping to perform investment due diligence - volunteer as a business advisor [...]

First Commercial Video for Post.Bid.Ship.

mickythompson — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:51:10 +0000

Next week, Post.Bid.Ship. will be officially debuting our first ever commercially produced web video. My team and I at Post.Bid.Ship. are very proud of this video and would like to give you my loyal readers an early debut as thank you for following us on this journey. Enjoy!