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comb through the archives of Red Herring’s VC P.S. column to find a large number of VCs profiled and interviewed (usually in two parts)

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

Bill Reichert offers a top ten list of myths and realities that are guaranteed to raise someone’s ire.

(find part II at Content: Article | Authors: Bill Reichert, Lawrence Aragon | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Venture Capital

Venture Partner with Mohr, Davidow Ventures

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

Content: Book | Author: Thaddeus Wawro | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, People

Venture capitalist Mike Frank gives his “Ten Commandments of Fundraising” in an attempt to provide a primer for inexperienced entrepreneurs, and a helpful recap for seasoned entrepreneurs who want to go over the basics of the VC game.
1. Thou shalt focus, focus, focus thy plan.
2. Thou shalt weave a story.
3. Thou shalt understand thy audience.
4. Thou … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Lawrence Aragon, Mike Frank | Source: Red Herring | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Second System Syndrome is a business ailment first diagnosed by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. in his classic 1975 book The Mythical Man-Month. “An architect’s first work is apt to be spare and clean,” Brooks wrote. “He knows he doesn’t know what he’s doing, so he does it carefully and with great restraint.” But once the first system is done, the architect becomes overconfident, unaware … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Larry Downes | Source: The Standard | Subject: Entrepreneurship

Kimberly L. McCall brings you MarketingAngel.com, a resource for articles on marketing topics. Find tips for marketing success in the free resources area, which covers everything from starting a business to tips on conducting successful marketing campaigns.

Content: Online Resource | Author: Kimberly L. McCall | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Small Business

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Content: Thought Leader | Source: tnbt.com | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital

For a glimpse inside the world of venture capital, BusinessWeek spent several days following Robert E. Davoli, a partner at Sigma Partners, to board meetings and partner sessions on both coasts.

Content: Article | Author: John A. Byrne | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Venture Capital

Content: Book | Author: Robert Craven | Subject: Entrepreneurship

The Profit Dynamics Inc. Venture Capital Surveys were conducted during 1998, 1999 and 2000 by contacting over 500 of the most active venture capital companies across the United States by e-mail, fax and postal mail. A total of 250 companies over the three years completed and returned the survey.

While other surveys attempt to answer the questions of how much capital is invested in what … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Profit Dynamics Inc. | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

This government site has a wealth of useful resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Small Business Administration (SBA) | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Small Business

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Article from Accel Partners (VCs) spells out the following important issues to consider:
– Gathering the team
– Quality
– Turning a technology lead into a market position
– Credibility
– Financing
– Organizing for change
– Defining the contribution
– Developing individual potential
– International sales
– Balancing optimism with objectivity
– Nurturing initiative
– Management information
– Legal
– Achieving value pricing
– … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Accel Partners | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Management

SmallBusiness.com is a “knowledge sharing community and human-powered search tool” for those running and serving small businesses. The SmallBusiness.com advice network is based on the knowledge management systems of large businesses, meaning that they expect community members to informally share their successes and failures. Users are encouraged to ask for advice on a variety of business topics. Advisors answer questions, and those looking for advice … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: smallbusiness.com | Subject: Small Business

Content: Book | Authors: Kent L. Lineback, Randy Komisar | Subject: Entrepreneurship

This “Information Partner to the Venture Capital Industry” is famous for its regular statistics on the state of the VC market. On the site, you will also find their publications, a directory of VCs, resources for entrepreneurs, and some fee-based services, notably their customized valuation reports and their.

Content: Online Resource | Source: Venture One | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

A comic strip about the VC world. Here’s their ‘comical’ executive summary: “The VC Comic Strip is the leading provider of advanced comic strip solutions to the venture capital industry. Leveraging best-of-breed industry vernacular, The VC Comic Strip dominates the market through highly scalable comic delivery infrastructure and defensible intellectual property.”

Content: Online Resource | Source: The VC | Subject: Venture Capital