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The education of an Internet entrepreneur - excellent read

RH's take on the information economy's boldest innovators

since high-tech companies frequently fail, it's useful to study and understand how and why they fail -- learning from the failures that surround us becomes the critical evolutionary behavior (slow fail, chasm trap, tornado dive, dead zone)

Note: Business 2.0 is now part of CNNmoney and some older articles are no longer available

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Esther Dyson, Guy Kawasaki, J. Neil Weintraut, and others spell out what it takes to fly.

gives overview & history, stats, A-Z guide, trends, profiles, etc.

Editor's Note: probably quite dated by now...

excellent discussion from author of Built to Last about new mentality toward building companies and the associated implications

Read follow-up article, "Built to Flip - Where Do You Come Down?"
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/32/flipdia.html

Highlights from WetFeet.com's guide on Entrepreneurship: passion, winning team, big idea, market insight, and business plan are discussed

For a complete set of career resources check out our Career Center

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Short article list ways MBAs looking for work in the Internet Economy can crack the startup scene

There's a huge misconception regarding Silicon Valley and it goes like this: you step off the plane in San Jose, sign up with a dot-com, pop open an umbrella, and t starts raining money. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Sanjay Mazumder and his Sambah.net team describe their experiences literally from day 1

multi-part article that really hits the nail on the head and dismisses common beliefs (author Wm J. Stolze)

CEOs, founders, and presidents of various startup companies share their thoughts, gripes, and advice in an effort to facilitate mind sharing and promote unfettered learning. We hope the fever is catching.

How to hire management who attract venture capital

presents a 15-point plan for those seeking money from venture capitalists, private investors, or even traditional lenders.

A seasoned professor debunks some myths about an entrepreneur's traits and lists those he sees as crucial.

When it comes to launching Internet companies, you can't be fast enough. Here are lessons in speed from a leading VC, the founder of an e-business incubator, and a team of anthropologists studying work and life in Silicon Valley.

incl. Too Much Info, Hiding Weaknesses, Distribution Channels, Competitive Analysis, Legal Entanglements, Assessment of Risks, and Financial Projections

third part of a section highlighting VCs and Hi-Tech; discusses what VC's want, first round financing, structuring, second round financing and IPO;

The growth of the Internet revolution from zero to $400 billion in five years owes much of its momentum to venture capitalists like John Doerr, partner at VC firm Kleiner Perkins. Yet Doerr worries about the future of that revolution, including an educational system in the U.S. that inadequately prepares its students to be business leaders. He also distinguishes between entrepreneurs who are mercenaries - starting companies just to flip them - and those who are missionaries, interested in building a team, focusing on the customer and creating long-term value. {requires free registration}

Guy Kawasaki (head of Garage.com) gives 10 tips on how to seek money (e.g. look for value, not valuation).

What drives Troy Tylers grinding battle to keep his startup dream alive? Passion. Purpose. A hunger for revenge. In the midst of the Internet-driven startup boom, the saga of smartRay Network Inc. offers a powerful reminder of what real entrepreneurship is all about.

This .pdf report from the National Commission on Entrepreneurship, offers an overview of stock option theory and practice with some interesting statistics and analysis/commentary.

This is part 1 of a 2-part story on how college students are mastering the art of starting their own businesses while they complete their formal education.

Discusses the motivations of high-tech entrepreneurs and profiles four small companies, all privately owned and launched by IT professionals, that show that not all startups live or die with the fortunes of the stock markets.

Business Week obtained rare access to E-Loan's IPO process and reports on it. "E-Loan's experience going public provides a peek into what any IPO prospect might now expect in this volatile market. Its IPO is a tale of giddy highs and exhausted despair, of surprising insights both corporate and personal. It's a story of how two founders, nearly broke less than two years ago, persevered against the odds and especially against their own doubts. Not the least, the IPO is a telling reminder of the vanishingly thin line between failure and success."

Article examines impact universities are having in terms of technology transfer related to the Bayh-Dole act; includes two Top-50 lists, one based on patents and one based on liscensing revenue

Businesses grow from start-up to conglomerate in three distinct phases, each of which is driven by a different type of person. The differences and conflicts between these waves of activity help explain why so many small companies self-destruct as they grow, and why so many large companies are so bad at doing anything new.

A short (8 pages) but excellent .pdf white paper by the National Commission on Entrepreneurship (NCOE) which describes the role of entrepreneurs in sparking and expanding the current U.S. economic boom. Also provides some public policy thoughts on the fostering entrepreneurship. Has many great statistics (which are compiled in the MBA Depot Market Research section).