Archive for December 15th, 2004
Why to Shy Away from Venture Capital
The Smart Startup: “While venture capital can be a tremendous boon to a tiny fraction of the companies pursuing it, in the vast majority of cases it presents the entrepreneur with a ‘Faustian Bargain. Venture capital brings with it tremendous meddling and pressure from venture capitalists who in this day and age typically lack both [...]
Eric Sink’s article, Finding a Product Idea for Your Micro-ISV, is a great read for any aspiring entrepreneur, even one who doesn’t know that a Micro ISV is a a one person, independent software company. If you find that your brain isn’t generating enough ideas, perhaps you need something to spark your creativity a bit. [...]
Philip Greenspun’s Weblog: “A friend of ours is living in Shanghai and has learned Mandarin, to read Chinese, and to manage young Chinese computer science graduates. A bunch of us were kicking around ideas for starting businesses that would exploit this resource. One of my suggestions was a tutoring service that would enable yuppie parents [...]
Lucky or Smart? : Secrets to an Entrepreneurial Life
Amazon: At twenty-seven, Bo Peabody was an Internet multi-millionaire. In the heady days of the late 1990s, though, when every cool kid had an IPO, that wasn’t very remarkable. What is remarkable is that he’s even more successful today. He has co-founded five different companies, in varied industries, and made them thrive during the best [...]
Online Businesses Are Changing Their Business Model
Business Week: In February, a cool Web startup called AllApartments changed its name. While it was at it, the company rehauled its business model. What started out two years ago as a simple online listing of apartment rentals available in the U.S. suddenly was something far more provocative. The new business, called SpringStreet, still sells [...]
