Archive for December 6th, 2005
Make it Great Before You Try to Sell It
Ramit Sethi: Here’s a pattern I see a lot: Somebody launches something He tries to make money Then he tries to make it valuable and useful What a funny way of doing things.
The Language of Venture Capital
3i: The international venture capital and private equity industry has a language all of its own. To help beginners we have created a guide to the jargon. via Ken Dyck.
Business Week: There’s a lot to be said for careful planning and cautious review when starting a small business. But there’s another side to the story, say some entrepreneurs, and that’s following up a good opportunity and seizing it. Howard Melamed calls it “the science of opportunity.” In 2002, he and his wife Barbara took [...]
Beware of the Devil’s Advocate
Fast Company: We’ve all been there: the pivotal meeting in which you push forward a new idea or proposal you’re passionate about. A fast-paced discussion leads to an upwelling of support that seems about to reach critical mass. And then in one disastrous moment, your hopes are dashed when someone weighs in with those fateful [...]
Interesting Posts from Around the Network
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How Working at Home Works for This Mom
Gina Seamans in Startup Journal: How I’ve made working at home ‘work’ for me: Teaching the kids to respect the office and work time. When I’m working, they must go to Dad for everything. Before entering the office, they must knock and be invited in. They are never allowed to touch the computer, copier or [...]
Dave Stone via MLM Business Opportunities Blog: Successful entrepreneurs seek opportunity in what many consider unlikely places. I believe they have developed a mindset that embraces change along with the understanding that change is a unending condition of life. The entrepreneur is a non-conformist. The entrepreneur is a “if it ain’t broke, then break it� [...]
Mobile media is coming…quicker than you think!
Did you know that: More people are connected to the Internet via mobile phones than computers Most people in the world will experience broadband Internet on their phones and not a computer Mobile phone users in South Korea send over 1500 SMS a month and many use their phone to do 100% of their email [...]
Bruce Maxwellin an interview in the SF Chronicle: Bootstrapping is founded on two simple techniques. The first is time-shifting your payables into the future. You don’t have the cash today, so you say to people, “If you give me this resource today, I will pay you in the future.” If you can do this on [...]
Sean on Life: Here’s a simple question: Venture Capitalists spend all their time examining new opportunities and new companies, and have the money to make these new ventures fly. Why then do they not start their own companies (which they can plan out in advance and own entirely) but instead invest in other people’s companies [...]
Five Tips to Improve your Creativity
Brad Isaac offers five tips to improve your creativity: Drive home a different way from work tomorrow. Sleep with your head at the foot of the bed Eat dessert first Take a walk during your lunch hour Sit at a shopping mall and “people watch”
