The idea of launching a Little Rock startup incubator seems to be gaining some steam. First floated by Michael Peace on his 9vision blog, the guys at Vertical Studio took the idea and ran with it.

Kanaday caught up with four startup leaders to solicit their reaction to Pryor’s American Opportunity Act, which would create a 25 percent federal income tax credit for investing in qualified small businesses.

Wilson Kanaday of Vertical Studio is blogging, and he’s well worth a look. His Thursday post is a response to Mike Smith’s recent commentary on 2010 innovation highlights in the state.

Wilson Kanaday of Vertical Studio sends along some good links about the Silicon bubble, rising seed-stage valuations and how crowdfunding is democratizing the investment scene.