What can I teach MBA students about entrepreneurship?

I had the opportunity during the first week of January to be a guest lecturer for an intersession class at the University of Connecticut Business School, Stanford Campus. I met the professor, Brian Brady, when I worked with a client of mine, QBank Group, along with a team of MBA students. He asked if I […]

3 Challenges Business Startups Face

I have been working with several rapidly-growing companies. For some, their employee base has doubled or even tripled in a span of 12-18 months. The challenges these companies have faced can be categorized into 3 areas: Space. What is the right amount of space and where should it be located? Communication. How does a company […]

Lessons from a Lego Tournament

Recently, I attended the Connecticut State Tournament with a team of LEGO Robotics Kids. Our team was one of 50 participating from across the state. Most of the teams were school-based, so the kids know each other, they’re familiar with their equipment, and they meet on a regular basis. Some were private schools, giving them […]

How we can work outside the box?

I recently spent time with some students from Domus – a CT-based social service agency that has group homes, charter schools, community centers – as a presenter at a career day. The students who attend this school have had to deal with significant challenges in their lives, because of trauma and other difficulties. Many of […]

Trying New and Innovative Ways to Educate Our Children

A common refrain I hear today from both educators and parents is about the Achievement Gap in our schools. In fact, far too many of our children are failing in public schools and, without help, are likely to fall into patterns which will make it difficult for them to thrive in life. We need to […]

Commemorating Hurricane Sandy with a New Kind of Shelter

The end of October is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. It seems appropriate to remember and honor those who suffered during that storm by sharing a great new project I’m working on. It calls for us to look at a reoccurring problem in a totally different way. Let me explain. Shortly after a […]

Robotics Lessons for Students — and Adults

My business is all about thinking “outside the box” for my clients to help them find solutions to their real estate challenges. I love to see this same kind of problem-solving take shape among kids as they deal with challenges on a micro-level through Legos. I’m involved with three competitive Lego teams of middle-school and […]

An Introduction

Welcome to all Real Estate owners, investors, developers and users that are looking for answers in the dynamic marketplace of 2011 and beyond. My name is Curtis Battles and I serve as Chief Advisor for New Canaan Advisors LLC; a leading Real Estate Advisory firm in the Northeastern U.S. I have spent the past twenty […]