Archive for July 27th, 2004
Dan Sherman: “What you’ll be doing is providing/making grave markers for the lower income families the funeral home may be talking to. Markers can cost well over $500. You can make one for about $10-$15 in materials out of material called Hydrastone. That’s a substance kind of like plaster, but very, very hard after setting. [...]
Financial Fitness for Entrepreneurs
Brad Feld: What follows are some fundamental financial tenets that all early-stage entrepreneurs should be aware of, understand, and heed. Cash is king: No matter what, don’t run out of money. Nothing else in this article matters if you run out of money. This means know your burn rate (the net cash that is flowing [...]
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Entrepreneurial Wisdom from MIT
On the MIT Entrepreneurship Center website, there is a great collection of entrepreneurial advice and tips from friends and alumni of the school. My favorite quip comes from Bart Stuck, now the Managing Director of Signal Lake Venture Fund, L.P.: “Make sure the wire transfer happened; anything less than that is non-binding. “
Starting an Adult Entertainment Company
Nolo: If you want to go into the business of putting naked body parts on display, chances are that you’ll have to deal with local zoning restrictions that govern where adult-oriented businesses may be located. Check with the planning department or other similar office in your city, or in your county if you’re in an [...]
American Entrepreneurial Economy
Jeff Cornwall: “The Kauffman Foundation has released its latest report on entrepreneurship that is part of its Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring project. United States Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2003 Report, by Maria Minitti and William D. Bygrave, offers more evidence of the robust nature of our entrepreneurial economic recovery. ‘Entrepreneurship in the United States continues to thrive [...]
