I n this issue of Stroke, Hacke et al 1 for the NeuroThera Effectiveness and Safety Trial 3 (NEST 3) Committees and Investigators report the results of a phase III, randomized, double blind clinical trial of transcranial laser therapy for acute ischemic stroke. This was a device trial sponsored and funded by industry via venture capital specifically to PhotoThera, Inc, a privately held medical ...

E xternal financing is critical to ventures that do not have a revenue source but need to recruit employees, develop products, pay suppliers, and market their products/services. There is an increasing belief among entrepreneurs that electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM), specifically blog coverage, can aid in achieving venture capital financing. Conflicting findings reported by past studies examining...