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Follow the founder of ArtPassion.com from the building of his vision, to his first dismal PowerPoint presentation, then through the reality checks of asset valuation and business model tweaking. Will his more solid, revamped presentation win the bucks?

Content: Article | Author: Monica Soto | Source: Seattle Times | Subject: Entrepreneurship

AllBusiness.com resources about trade shows. Includes a service to find trade shows, several How-To articles (including a Guerilla Guide), a couple of checklists, and some useful sample forms & agreements

Content: Article | Source: AllBusiness.com | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Small Business

By some estimates, 95 percent of all dotcoms will fail. What can you do if it looks like your company will be one of them?

Content: Article | Authors: G. Christian Hill, Ralph King | Source: eCompany Now | Subject: Entrepreneurship

The collapse of Digital Disrupters may mark the beginning of the great incubator shakeout that pundits have been predicting. But the Chicago-area hatchery’s demise also offers lessons to other troubled incubators, thanks to its founder’s candor about the mistakes that led him to lose nearly $2 million of his own money.

Content: Article | Author: Julie Landry | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Entrepreneurship

Red Herring looks at business incubators in light of the Aberdeen Group’s ongoing study of the crowded field and its prospects (they say only 30% will succeed).

Content: Article | Author: Julie Landry | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Entrepreneurship

Bert Ellis, Chairman and CEO of iXL Enterprises gave a presentation on this topic at Gerogia Tech’s DuPree Graduate Management School. Format is Real Audio. Also includes a panel of industry experts.

Content: Online Resource | Author: Bert Ellis | Source: Georgia Tech | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, People

Recently, three different research groups that track venture investing came up with as many different conclusions about the industry. Why? Yes, methodologies differ. But more importantly, each firm defines venture capital differently.

Content: Article | Author: Shawn Neidorf | Source: San Jose Mercury News | Subject: Venture Capital

Whether you’re sizing up an investment or a new hire, it’s not enough to study the financials and the references. As due-diligence expert Barry Rhein will tell you, you’ve got to read between the lines.

Content: Article | Author: Cheryl Dahle | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

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Content: Book | Authors: Ian MacMillan, Rita Gunther McGrath | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Management

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This .pdf BRIE working paper provides a basic history, overview and expanded discussion about venture capital.

Content: Article | Author: Martin Kenney | Source: BRIE | Subject: Venture Capital

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).

Content: Article | Source: National Commission on Entrepreneurship (NCOE) | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Innovation

MS Word document with a thorough and useful checklist of things to take care of when incorporating your new business.

Content: Article | Source: AllBusiness.com | Subjects: Free Stuff / Tools, Small Business

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This site features a 60-episode (one per day) video diary of the conception of an Internet start-up company, mucho.com, counting down the sixty-days to its launch. Visitors can view today’s video entry as well as access all the past entries. The segments are about one to two minutes long (four to five megabytes). Visitors get a peek at real Internet geeks brainstorming, conferencing, schmoozing, designing … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Sources: 60DaystoLaunch, Mucho.com | Subject: Entrepreneurship

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.

Content: Article | Author: Rob Landley | Source: The Motley Fool | Subject: Entrepreneurship

This site from Inc.com offers an impressive collection of articles dealing with the many varied aspects of building and running small businesses. The articles cover a broad spectrum of topics related to entrepreneurship, and are organized into seventeen main categories, including Starting a Business, Offices & Operations, E-Commerce, Finance & Capital, Information Technology, and more. Each of the categories is further subdivided into several different … [ Read more ]

Content: Online Resource | Source: Inc.com | Subjects: Reference / Search, Small Business

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

Content: Article | Source: Technology Review | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, IT / Technology / E-Business