Entrepreneur Reality TV Show: Shark Tank
ABC and Mark Burnett Productions developed a new reality program putting entrepreneurs through the fundraising hoops. See our article on the world-famous shark, Daymond John. Here’s what they have to…
What’s Your Company Worth?
Valuing a business is always an imprecise science, even with large-cap public companies. For example – Is the true value of a large public company based on its market price?…
Raising Capital in a Tough Economy
There's no denying it: we're in the midst of a very difficult economy. As credit markets seize up and the IPO and M&A markets slow 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 Overanalyze: Just Do It
We were recently asked an interesting question. It speaks to the problem of overanalyzing an opportunity, which can paralyze one's ability to make progress. They ask: I am looking at…
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…
Launch first, raise money second
Entrepreneurs - especially software entrepreneurs - often overestimate the resources they need to launch their ventures. This problem can usually be traced to one of two causes: The first cause…
Paul Graham’s Wisdom
If you are an entrepreneur, then Paul Graham is somebody you should listen to. Paul Graham is an English-American computer scientist, writer and essayist, entrepreneur and investor. He is a…
What Makes a Good Financial Spreadsheet?
We've seen hundreds of spreadsheets, and, frankly, some are just painful to look at. So what makes a good financial spreadsheet? In our experience, an excellent financial model is both…
Bootstrapping 101
From time to time, we will feature answers to entrepreneurs' questions here on our blog. QUESTION Dwayne in New York asks: "Being an entrepreneur is all I have ever dreamed…