Inside an Internet IPO
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 … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Finance
Taking The Leap
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.
Content: Article | Author: Chris Murphy | Source: InformationWeek | Subject: Entrepreneurship
VC Market Statistics
Student Power, Part 1
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.
Content: Article | Author: Hilary Rosenberg | Source: BsinessWeek | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, MBA Related
The Money List
Not complete, but interesting global listing of the institutions lending to entrepreneurs at the very earliest stages.
Content: Online Resource | Source: Forbes | Subject: Venture Capital
DigitalWork.com
This “Do-It-Yourself” business agency is a mostly for-fee site offering services including a PR writing and distribution service, a free directory of trade shows, business software, IT service (e.g. file storage), website creation, online ad campaign management, email mkting service, online training, recruiting services, credit report, bad debt collection, business incorporation, company research, and sales lead generation.
Content: Online Resource | Source: DigitalWork.com | Subject: Small Business
The Entrepreneurs’ Help Page
This site offers advice for those looking to start up a new business. Given in an easy-to-read narrative style, the articles on this page are divided into three main sections: Business, Financial, and Legal. The Business section includes a checklist for starting a business, along with articles on business insurance, import & export, employees and more. Financial advice provides a helpful overview as to where … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: Tanned Feet Enterprises | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Small Business
Employee Stock Options: Their Use and Policy Implications
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.
Content: Article | Source: National Commission on Entrepreneurship (NCOE) | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Human Resources
Startups.com
This site is focused on the services they provide, namely managing all of the facilities, information technology and administrative infrastructure setup for fast-track startups and growing companies. The site also provides useful free stuff (registration required), including expert advice, a resource locator (investors, service providers), templates & tools (business plan, finance, legal, HR, contracts, press releases), and a listing of events.
Content: Online Resource | Source: Startups.com | Subject: Entrepreneurship
Stock Option Usage Statistics
Soul Proprietor
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.
Content: Article | Author: Keith H. Hammonds | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneur Network
This sub-site of Bloomberg.com has teamed up with the Let’s Talk Business Network to offer the best information and resources for being an entrepreneur.
Content: Online Resource | Source: Bloomberg.com | Subject: Entrepreneurship
b2bstores.com
Here, you’ll find links to every kind of product and service that a small business needs.
Content: Online Resource | Subject: Small Business
BusinessWeek Online’s Frontier
This site takes a softer approach to small business news, and it has lots of good links. Its “Smart Answers” section allows you to post questions to experts for free.
Content: Online Resource | Source: BusinessWeek | Subject: Small Business
Small Business Communications Market
Angel Investor Statistics
Academics catch VC bug
article highlights Dot Edu, a new VC firm with its roots in the academic world. Also discusses Information Technology University (ITU) and UniversityAngels.com
Content: Article | Source: Red Herring | Subject: Venture Capital
Time to Money
Guy Kawasaki (head of Garage.com) gives 10 tips on how to seek money (e.g. look for value, not valuation).
Content: Article | Author: Guy Kawasaki | Source: Forbes | Subject: Entrepreneurship
The Frugal Entrepreneur : Creative Ways to Save Time, Energy & Money in Your Business
Content: Book | Author: Terri Lonier | Subject: Entrepreneurship
State of the Startup 2000: Complete Study Findings
The Standard’s June 2000 report polled thousands of pre-IPO Internet company founders (408 responses) to capture a comprehensive look at the nation’s Internet start-ups. Some very interesting results were found.
Content: Online Resource | Source: The Standard | Subject: Entrepreneurship