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Dropcard
http://www.mydropcard.com Ever need a business card but don’t have one? Dropcard lets you send your info virtually to a new contact using your cellphone. Create a profile with your contact information Meet someone you want to keep in touch with Text the word “drop” and their email to 41411 (Example: “drop johndoe@email.com”) They’ll receive all your information by email They receive [...]
Continue reading...Your Startup on a Shoestring
Thursday, October 16, 2008
How much money do you really need to start your business? Probably not what you expect, and certainly less than before the Internet You think you have it tough scraping together enough funding for your startup? Well, let me tell you about the old days, when funding a startup cost real money. O.K., we didn’t have to [...]
Continue reading...The Truth About Venture Capital
Thursday, October 16, 2008
One expert estimates that VC firms fund only one of every hundred proposals they get. And certain industries have a statistical advantage. The possibility of landing a venture capital deal entices many aspiring entrepreneurs, but the reality is harsh. Although VCs invest significant amounts of money, the number of companies that get funded is tiny. In [...]
Continue reading...Rules for Raising Capital
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Getting money isn’t difficult, but getting the right money at the right time on the right terms is what matters. Quick: What does CEO stand for? I say “Cash Extraction Officer.” Sure, you can get by for a little while by bootstrapping and running on a shoestring budget. But to achieve rapid and sustained growth, [...]
Continue reading...The Art of the Ask - the wise entrepreneur’s guide to fundraising
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Your marketing director wants to bump up his budget 20% to pay for a Web site that doesn’t crash. Your head of sales has fabulous news about the prospects for next year—so fabulous, in fact, that she wants to hire five more salespeople and revamp your ordering system. Speaking of revamping, you,ve got 30 employees [...]
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