Hundreds of thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs set out each year to write or re-write their Read More
What is the Purpose of an Executive Summary?
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Is an Elevator Pitch Important?
You may think that an elevator pitch is for those technology based companies out in California, but not Read More
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Executive Summary 101
As a small business owner setting out to rule the world, one of the first things you should Read More
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What is Important in a Business Plan?
Small business owners spend countless hours writing business plans that are used for numerous reasons including: internal strategic Read More
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How to Find Angel Investors
There are a number of online resources for entrepreneurs seeking angel investment for their start up. Although many Read More
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The Executive Summary 10 Commandments
Thou Shalt Know Thine Audience – Your banker is concerned about collateral, while your venture capitalist investor is Read More
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4 Steps to Securing Angel Investment
According to a report by the Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF) the angel investment process is typically comprised Read More
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Esther Dyson on space travel and Groupon
Angel investor Esther Dyson joined the Amplify event via Skype Thursday and spoke with journalist Cathy Brooks. Interesting Read More
This is the third part of my hour-long interview with Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX. Read More
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How do you compensate key executives?
Since both startups and buyouts depend in large part on extraordinary performance by managers, one principal aim of Read More
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Musk: What GM, Toyota can learn from Tesla
This is a continuation of my hour-long interview with Elon Musk, CEO of <a href=”http://www.teslamotors.com/” _mce_href=”http://www.teslamotors.com/”>Tesla Motors</a> and Read More
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Fenwick & West Venture Capital Survey – Silic
Introduction Background – Fenwick & West LLP analyzed the terms of venture financings for 126 companies headquartered in Read More
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, was born in South Africa. At 12 years old, he Read More
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How deal terms affect valuation & liquidity
Recently, entrepreneur-turned-venture-capitalist-and-blogger Mark Suster had an excellent post titled, “Want to Know How VC’s Calculate Valuation Differently from Read More
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Ten tips to magnetize your business plan
It is a rare entrepreneur who can raise money beyond the seed round without a well prepared, thoroughly Read More