In Arkansas over the past 10 years or so, a steady march has been underway toward creating a robust venture ecosystem.

So how can the equity motivator best be used? How can equity be offered to key team members that will be fair to the founders, fair to investors and fair to team members?

As I sit here on this final day of 2011, it seems like a final grade card for my 2011 predictions is in order.

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could scientifically tap the wisdom of the crowd (or maybe the transactions of the crowd) and make real-time stock predictions far better than even the best “One-Percenter” Wall Street Analysts and Traders?