Archive for August 24th, 2005
One year ago today: Crafting a Reseller Agreement.
Too Scared To Be A Millionaire?
According to the New Scientist, a recent study of contestants on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? revealed that, as a group, they would have taken home more money if they’d taken more risks: Of the 515 contestants, only three contestants went the entire way to win the £1 million. In general, [...]
Jason Calacanis: We’re Gladiators in this business. Real entrepreneurs fear NOTHING. If we get thrown in the ring with 12 opponents who are twice our size we don’t look at it as sure defeat—we look at it as the opportunity to show the world how quickly we can overcome odds other people see as insurmountable. [...]
Mary Sulivan: If you’re still in that early “nights and weekends discussions” stage of putting together a new company, you urgently need to read this post from Allen’s Blog. What he calls The Forgotten Founder is the member of the founding team who, for any number of reasons, leaves early. He describes the situation you [...]
Costco Selling Health Insurance in California
NPR: Costco, the members-only discount retailer, is testing sales of individual health insurance policies. The pilot program launched last month in California. It targets mom-and-pop business owners, and those without a job or without job-provided health insurance.
4imprint, a promotional products company, has just launched an interesting contest called Brand with Ten Grand. Entrants are asked to choose three promotional products and describe how they’d use them. Four finalists will receive $500 in buzz-building promotional products. After interviews and an audience poll, one lucky organization will nab $10,000 in brand-boosting promotional products. [...]
10 Steps to a Successful Web 2.0 Company
This is Going to Be Big: Solve the smallest possible problem… Get a responsive and chatty audience using the product. Launch. Now. Tomorrow. Every day. Distribute. Distribute. Distribute. Don’t hold users against their will. Be mindnumbingly simple. Get people hooked on free. Don’t waste any money on marketing. Don’t overfund. No one sucks.
Confessions of a Male Pampered Chef Consultant
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Success Without VCs Abounds in Business
SeattlePi: Though often overlooked, there are plenty of companies like Point B that build their businesses organically through revenues and profits. In fact, a recent report from Babson College and the London School of Business concluded that fewer than one in 10,000 companies in the United States receive their initial funding from venture capital firms. [...]
NASA’s Personal Air Vehicle Challenge
Entrepreneur Almost Daily: This notice is a little late, but hey, it’s for $250,000. NASA is challenging you to come up with a flying car. I know, we were supposed to have these years ago, along with our jet packs, but what are you going to do? The Personal Air Vehicle Challenge will award those [...]
The SOHO Business Credit blog says its easier to get business credit than you might think. They explain it all in this step by step guide: Decide on the business address List the phone number with directory services Secure Duns and Bradstreet Number Establish Business Credit Net 30 Accounts Apply for Business Credit Cards
Questions To Ask Your Franchisor
Franchise New Zealand: It is probably better not to hit the franchisor with these all at once – you will almost certainly have several meetings with your potential franchisor. However, you should ensure you get answers to all the relevant questions before signing the franchise agreement. If you buy the franchise, you will be entering [...]
Frank Demmler: Six out of ten CEO-founders of venture capital-backed companies are no longer with their companies within four years of receiving their first venture capital investment. via Ken Dyck.
