Archive for December 20th, 2005
This week’s Brain Brew Radio episode is online: Follow Doug and Dave through Tempe as they head over to Cookies from Home to talk to Barry about what makes his homemade cookies better then Mom’s… The crew cruises on down to Jerry’s Audio where Michael tells them how his family has continued to grow with [...]
The 12 Step VC Funding Process
Venture Capitalist Rick Segal give his 12 steps in landing VC funding: No harm – no foul 30 minute introduction Pre-meeting information package The first meeting The Monday morning partners meeting Send more information Face to Face meeting with more partners. The second Monday morning partner meeting The Term Sheet Due Diligence – Validation time [...]
Working at Home Isn’t A Day At The Beach
Wall Street Journal: Many people seem to think that jobs that can be done at home aren’t real jobs. Never mind that home-office dwellers are their own cafeteria staff, shipping-and-receiving clerks and janitors. They never get credit for cutting an employer’s costs, or saving commuting time to do more work. Instead, managers believe that if [...]
Year-End Tax Strategies For Small Business
Rhonda Abrams: [The] basic rule is “accelerate expenses, delay income.” The concept is that it’s always better to pay taxes later rather than sooner. In essence, you delay taxes for an entire year on income you’ve put off receiving until January and get the benefit of deductions a whole year earlier for December expenses. The [...]
Don’t Exchange One Prison for Another
Kathy Sierra: I’ve seen too many startups begin with the promise of freedom, passion, and good intentions–only to end up exchanging one kind of “prison” (working for demanding bosses) for another–working for overly demanding clients. I’ve seen some companies become slaves to the client’s whims because we had “too many eggs in one basket”, allowing [...]
