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The Success of Persistent Entrepreneurs When it comes to entrepreneurship, nothing says success like a track record of previous wins.  |
Entrepreneur February 2009 Guy Kawasaki |
Top 9 Lies of Venture Capitalists Here's a look at the meanings behind what VCs say.  |
HBS Working Knowledge January 26, 2004 Stark & Lagace |
How Women Can Get More Venture Capital What is it like today for women entrepreneurs in their quest for venture capital funding? In an interview, Harvard professor Myra M. Hart shares her latest research and ideas.  |
Entrepreneur August 2008 Tracy T. Lefteroff |
High Rollers Venture capitalists showed entrepreneurs the big bucks in 2007. Could one of our top VC firms be looking for a business like yours this time around?  |
HBS Working Knowledge December 5, 2005 Julie Hanna |
VCs Survey Post-Bubble Opportunities Venture investing has picked up from the post-dot-bomb era of a few years ago -- but does the comeback signal good times ahead or a mini bubble of misguided exuberance? Harvard professor Bill Sahlman discusses the issue.  |
Inc. July 2006 Darren Dahl |
CEOs Are From Mars, VCs Are From Venus It's official: CEOs ans VCs see everything differently.  |
Entrepreneur May 2003 C.J. Prince |
Ray of Hope? VCs are optimistic about the coming year but are still holding on to their purse strings.  |
Entrepreneur April 2009 Brad Feld |
Beware the Arrogant Venture Capitalist Their weaknesses may vary, but there's typically a common characteristic not-great venture capitalists share: arrogance.  |
HBS Working Knowledge October 18, 2010 Carmen Nobel |
Venture Capital's Disconnect with Clean Tech MBA students and young venture capitalists often assume that all promising start-ups can grow and exit as fast as Internet start-ups, but they're mistaken.  |
Bio-IT World April 2006 Michael A. Greeley |
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly VCs will not support a sector where consistent compelling exits are not evident. Unfortunately, the bio-IT field still suffers from this.  |
Entrepreneur April 2007 Guy Kawasaki |
Go for the Gold If you're trying to get venture capital, follow these 10 steps to impressing investors, and you'll be on your way to the big time.  |
HBS Working Knowledge February 18, 2013 Sean Silverthorne |
Breaking Through a Growth Stall Many companies get stuck on a plateau, unable to grow and burning through cash at a frightening rate. Frank V. Cespedes discusses how focusing on the right customers can generate growth again.  |
Wired April 2004 Gary Rivlin |
The Roots of Bust 2.0 Suddenly, venture capital is growing on trees. But the cash glut could crash the Valley again.  |
HBS Working Knowledge August 21, 2012 Garry Emmons |
How to Sink a Startup Noam Wasserman, author of the recently released book "The Founder's Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup," discusses ill-advised entrepreneurial behavior.  |
Inc. September 1, 2000 Thea Singer |
Where the Money Is Recent years have left venture capitalists awash in cash. Are start-ups getting more of it?  |
Entrepreneur January 2008 Guy Kawasaki |
Garnering Angels Sure, you may have ventured for VC, but raising angel capital takes a different kind of skill.  |
Entrepreneur February 2009 Brad Feld |
VC vs. Angel Money: A Primer Don't blow a financing opportunity by approaching the wrong source.  |
Entrepreneur July 2002 Tracy T. Lefteroff |
After The Flood With the flow of VC funding slowed to a trickle, let our list of the top 100 VC funds be your divining rod.  |
Entrepreneur July 2006 |
Doing the Numbers VC funding had another fruitful year, nurturing young and established companies alike.  |
Inc. February 2006 Darren Dahl |
Facing the Capital Gap There's plenty of capital out there. So why are so many companies struggling to raise money?  |
Entrepreneur April 2010 Brad Feld |
Know When to Walk Away Don't ask venture capitalists for referrals if they say they're not interested.  |
Entrepreneur October 2009 Asheesh Advani |
Your Startup May Be Worth Less Than You Think The recession has resulted in a drop in the valuation of startups.  |
Entrepreneur July 2003 Lefteroff et al. |
The Thrill of the Chase Nowadays, it seems venture capitalists are an endangered species, but your chances of finding VC funding are better than you think. We'll help you track down investors with our 3rd Annual VC 100.  |
Entrepreneur May 2005 John F. Ince |
Back in Black The Venture Capital industry is fattening up again -- but what does this mean for the entrepreneur? For the short term anyway, an increase in the supply of available capital.  |
Wired November 15, 2007 Carlye Adler |
The Man Behind the VC Slagfest at TheFunded.com Reveals Himself to Wired This community site allows startups to anonymously review and rank venture capital firms. The founder of the site discusses the process and purpose behind it's creation.  |
BusinessWeek December 31, 2008 |
How to Refurbish the U.S. Tech Industry A prescription for fixing the country's technology innovation machine.  |
Entrepreneur January 2009 Brad Feld |
Perfect Your Pitch If you want to secure venture capital, avoid these 8 mistakes.  |
HBS Working Knowledge November 29, 2006 Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Rich or Royal: What Do Founders Want? Entrepreneurs are often motivated by the potential of money and control, but very few ever achieve both.  |
Entrepreneur May 2002 C.J. Prince |
Springing Back It's not a mirage. The end to the long VC investment dry spell is within your reach...  |
Inc. May 1, 2010 Bobbie Gossage |
An Insider's Guide to Venture Capital Financing Jeffrey Bussgang, author of Mastering the VC Game and a principal at Flybridge Capital Partners, on how to get funded.  |
HBS Working Knowledge April 29, 2008 Josh Lerner |
Venture Capital A summary report on the recently held HBS Centennial colloquium on venture capital.  |
InternetNews October 7, 2005 Colin C. Haley |
VC Earmarks $200M For Indian IT Startups Draper Fisher Jurvetson bets that the country has more to offer than outsourcing. Other VCs are also taking interest on entrepreneurship in India.  |
HBS Working Knowledge March 6, 2013 Carmen Nobel |
HBS Cases: Women MBAs at Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg discusses his new case, "Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962-2012," which delves into the experiences of the School's alumnae over the past 50 years.  |
Entrepreneur February 2007 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
VCs Want in on Your Hot New Company The latest VC trend: Early stage investing is on the rise.  |
HBS Working Knowledge October 28, 2009 Roger Thompson |
HBS Begins Teaching Consumer Finance Professor Peter Tufano talks about the course and his determination to make consumer finance a broadly accepted academic pursuit.  |
Entrepreneur November 2001 C.J. Prince |
In-Out Privileges Is your business a revolving door for limited partners? As long as the money is there, don't worry if they come and go as they please...  |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 Douglas MacMillan |
Educational Tech Gets a Second Look Venture funds are spending big on educational tech startups as broadband networks and digital devices reach more students.  |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Jeff Joseph |
Venture Populist: Terms of Engagement for Private Venture Advisors Angel and venture investors often have the option to determine to what extent they intend to contribute professionally to their new portfolio holding.  |
Inc. October 2006 Chafkin & Gossage |
Need Money? The private financial markets are dynamic and at times difficult to navigate. A report on the latest trends.  |
HBS Working Knowledge November 24, 2008 |
Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA Critics claim MBA programs put too much emphasis on theory and not enough on leadership in a global environment.  |
Bio-IT World June 2005 Michael A. Greeley |
Who Wants to Be a VC? The objective is to stay relevant to a venture firm while the industry contracts. Develop the case that you can help create great companies (and great returns) because you have built a Rolodex and an ability to identify patterns of success.  |
Entrepreneur April 2009 Asheesh Advani |
Know How Your VC Gets Paid The bear market brings several implications for startups looking for funding.  |
Entrepreneur November 2003 David Worrell |
The Big Guns Getting corporate investors on your side can certainly boost your business. Learn how corporate venture capitalists think -- and how to set your sights on landing one.  |
Entrepreneur July 2002 Mark Henricks |
Answering the Call Trust corporations to know when the VC game is ready for new players.  |
Fast Company May 2005 Alison Overholt |
Venturing Forth Kathy Sherbrooke, co-founder of Circles, one of the few venture-backed companies on our list, on what she learned about going after venture capital.  |
Entrepreneur September 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick |
A Hand Up Urban, minority entrepreneurs are hotter than ever -- so where is their funding?  |
Entrepreneur July 2007 Guy Kawasaki |
Yoo-hoo! Over here... If you want to get a VC's attention, you need to make a stronger statement than that. Here's how.  |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 Thong Le |
SF and Silicon Valley: Drop the Incrementalism and Invest in True Innovation For venture capitalists, this means backing ideas that may be more long-term (sometimes beyond the typical 3-5 year time horizon) and risky, supporting business models that may (at first) be unclear.  |
Inc. November 2006 Max Chafkin |
Why Investors Are Suddenly So Secretive Why venture capitalists are increasingly choosing to keep their latest deals under wraps.  |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Venture Capitalists: More Caution, More Due Diligence, More Diversity Venture money is out there, but it will be staying more and more with entrepreneurs who have better grounding, better products and at least a modicum of a track record...  |