Resources for Starting & Running a Business During a Recession
Summer is winding down and Labor Day is behind us. Although the recession technically started in December 2007, many of us did not feel the full effects of the financial…
The Entrepreneur
On July 24th, SnagFilms released The Entrepreneur, a documentary film about a driven auto industry entrepreneur named Malcolm Bricklin. Bricklin is a fiery, temperamental entrepreneur with a flair for brinkmanship.…
The Age of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship. It conjures images of twenty-something graduate students hacking code in a Silicon Valley dorm room, fueled by a steady supply of Red Bull and Ramen. Starting a tech company…
Do You Have a Venture Value Scorecard?
We can measure success in many ways. In business, one important measure is the value of the company. That’s because a company’s value is a composite of all of the…
New Entrepreneur Reality TV Show: Shark Tank
ABC and Mark Burnett Productions are developing a new reality program putting entrepreneurs through the fundraising hoops. There’s still time to make the casting call if you’re interested in applying.…
Beware of Experts
AIG, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, General Motors, the Dow Jones, the sub-prime crisis, and Stanford Financial Group. What do these all have in common? Answer: the experts all…
Tough Money – Raising Capital in a Tough Economy
There's no denying it: we're in the midst of a very difficult economy. As credit markets seized up and the IPO and M&A markets slowed to a crawl, sources of…
Medical Device Feasibility Analysis
Jerry S, one of our friends in the medical device market, was recently asked a question that many others out there have also probably had: I have an idea for…
Don’t Over-Analyze: Just Do It
We were recently asked an interesting question: I am looking at a few strong competing product ideas for our next product. The factors I am already looking into are: 1.…
Know Your Audience: Four Types of Business Plans
There are four basic types of business plans, each serving a different purpose and audience. How you prepare your plan depends in part on the type you are preparing: The…