As an entrepreneur, you must meet as many people as you can. This means that, whether you like it or not, you have to network, network, network. It’s a simple matter of statistics. Investors typically invest in 1 out of every 100 deals they see (in the best case). That means you have a 1% [...]
The one method of financing a startup that has the highest risk, and therefore highest potential return for the entrepreneur is the bootstrap. The concept of bootstrapping is simple enough, just take your own resources, put them into the business, then re-invest any profit that is generated, rinse, and repeat. The devil is, of course, [...]
Trying to get in front of a VC to pitch your next big hit? Try going where they go! Here are a couple of the upcoming events that you’ll want to try to get to:
15th Annual Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference
Harvard Business School
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Keynote speakers include: David M. Rubenstein of The Carlyle [...]
