Archive for August 29th, 2005
WorkHappy.net wants to know: If a rabid donkey were guarding your computer and you were only allowed to ever view three business-oriented blogs again, without getting bitten or kicked, what would they be?
How to Get Funding: Traction and Trajectory
Paul Allen: Today I decided that in order to be compelling, business plan presentations really need to have two things: traction and trajectory. It’s pretty hard to convince anyone, especially an investor who is naturally protective of his/her own money, that your idea will actually work. Entrepreneurs often count their chickens before they hatch. In [...]
Starting Up Always Feels the Same
Go Big Blog: It’s funny that no matter how many times you go into startup mode, it always feels like doing it again for the first time. There’s the wild-eyed enthusiasm of the brilliant new idea, quickly followed up by the sleep-deprived anxiety of having risked everything to develop that idea. Then somewhere along the [...]
Jeff Cornwall: I recently had the pleasure of being a luncheon speaker to the Nashville SCORE chapter. This group may be retired from their business careers, but they are not ready to retire from the world of business. SCORE is a national organization with chapters in 389 cities. The SCORE volunteers include people with expertise [...]
Carnival of Personal Finance #11
This week’s Carnival of Personal Finance is up at AllThingsFinancial.
Starting a Business Takes Time
David Lorenzo: Fifty-seven percent of small-business owners say they work six or more days each week. In sharp contrast, only 7% say they work fewer than five days each week. Sixty-two percent of small-business owners say they work 50 or more hours each week. On average, small-business owners put in 52 hours each week. On [...]
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at CaseySoftware.com.
