Business Planning

Continuing the series on Knowing Your Investor, this segment talks about the series focus on Angels and VC's as funding sources
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Which type of investor should you be looking for, an Angel or VC.
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The introduction to a series of short videos for Entreperneurs who are looking for investor funding for their businesses
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The introduction to a series of short videos for Entreperneurs who are looking for investor funding for their businesses
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The Flipside: Keeping Your Idea/Technology Secret When Starting Out

The Flipside, Another Way to Look at an Issue

I run into lots of entrepreneurs who go out of their way to keep their idea or technology secret. They search me out, want to get my opinion or advice, and start out by asking for an NDA. I am not special, they act the same way with anyone they talk with. In their minds, the idea is the most important thing and they have to do whatever they can to protect it! Now I am not naive and do understand that there are secrets that are the cornerstone to a business, but every idea is not as critical the formula for Coca Cola.

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Tech Stars & "Do More Faster"

For any of you who are not familiar with TechStars or the book that two of the founders published, I recommend that you investigate them. TechStars is a seed accelerator program that started in Boulder Colorado back in 2006 and founded by Brad Feld and David Cohen.

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Is Social Media A Fad?

There are still quite a few entrepreneurs and business leaders who think that Social Media is a passing fad. I think this is an extremely short sided viewpoint. Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics, is certainly agrees. He put up a short video on YouTube the other day that stresses his point and is certainly worth looking at. For one, he gives an answer to the always asked question, "What is the ROI of Social Media?"

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Great Article in Today's Wall Street Journal

Today’s Wall Street Journal Report is on Entrepreneurship with the lead article on “Why Business Plans Fail” by John Mullins. Along with his description of five common flaws, he also provides six telltale terms that should be avoided and why.

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Why Startup Coast?

After reviewing over a thousand business plans, watching over 600 entrepreneur presentations and talking with hundreds of startup teams, I found that there is no, one place where entrepreneurs can go to get good information, tools, and feedback to help them on their journey. Now I am not crazy enough to imply that I have all the answers, but all the answers are out there and my goal is to bridge the gap between needs and help.

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