How to Write a Business Plan That Will Raise Venture Capital

Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:21 AM EDT ()

Want to raise venture capital? Learn how to tailor your business plan to an investor audience.

business, venture-capital, business-plan

The 6 Untold Reasons Why Businesses Fail

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 11:34 AM EST (Growthink.com)

Inadequate funding, bad location, poor execution – these are common reasons for business failure, but they don't tell the whole story. Many times, the reason for a business's failure is not so obvious. Why are these reasons untold? Simple.

business, failure

Money Blogs: Finding Venture Capital Online

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 11:32 AM EST (Entrepreneur.com)

If you're looking for funding, try browsing the blogosphere. A small but growing number of VC managers have blogs, which can help entrepreneurs easily research and connect with funders.

business, venture, capital

7 Entrepreneurs Whose Perseverance Will Inspire You

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 9:08 AM EST ()

"If at first you don't succeed, try again." The lesson is that few people achieve anything great without overcoming obstacles. Broke, unemployed, declared "stupid" or "unteachable" -- these 7 entrepreneurs exemplified perseverance.

business, perseverance

Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business

Seeded on Mon Mar 3, 2008 9:08 AM EST (Wired News)

Fascinating article. "Once a marketing gimmick, free has emerged as a full-fledged economy," Anderson writes, citing the success of Radiohead and Google as prime recent examples.

business, free, business-model

Business Planning 101: How to Prepare the Perfect Business Plan

Seeded on Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:37 AM EST ()

A common concept is entrepreneurship is that every successful business starts with a great idea. Well, that's a half-truth. Great companies start with great ideas — and a great business plan.

business, plan

VC Investment Reaches Six Year High

Seeded on Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:03 AM EST ()

Amid the tumult in the public markets, venture capital investments in U.S. startups remains very, very strong -- climbing to a six-year high of $29.4 billion in 2007.

vc, business, venture-capital, private-equity

15 Greatest Mountain Biking Crashes

Seeded on Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:16 PM EST ()

Apparently riding your bike down a mountain at 100+ MPH isn't a great idea. Neither is riding a mountain bike off the roof of a house or attempting to jump your bike over a house.

sports, mountain, biking

Highlights of the 2007 College Football Season

Seeded on Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:21 PM EST ()

2007 featured a number of down-to-the-wire finishes and a "curse" on teams that reached #2 in the rankings. There were also a number of memorable moments, including a crazy lateral play, an unforgettable press conference, and the crowning of the youngest Heisman winner ever.

football, college-football, sports

The Crappy Emo Poetry Contest

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:38 AM EST (shoutmouth.com)

Think all emo kids are miserable, cut themselves, dress in black, and listen to whiny music? Well, you're probably right. But what you didn't know is that these kids write some pretty terrible poetry, too!

entertainment, music, humor, comedy, poetry, emo

10 Infamous Product Failures and the Ads That Sealed Their Doom

Seeded on Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:24 AM EST (Growthink.com)

Everyone makes mistakes. But when big businesses make mistakes, they've typically spent millions of dollars on marketing campaigns to let us know about their flawed products.

business, ad, advertising, ads, humor, product, comedy, funny, failure, commercial

Captain America: musical icon?

Seeded on Thu Mar 8, 2007 12:37 PM EST (Shoutmouth.com)

Yeah, we all know – Captain America died. What did he have to do with music? Many bands name dropped the superhero in songs, often to represent America, what the country stands for, and good old "American values."

entertainment, music, captain-america

'Chinese Democracy' causes GNR fan site shutdown

Seeded on Thu Mar 8, 2007 12:26 PM EST (Shoutmouth.com)

An Italian fan site devoted to Guns N' Roses, GNRonline.it, has decided that Chinese Democracy just ain't worth it. The site is tired of being jerked around by phony dates and often empty GNR promises on their long delayed album.

entertainment, music, humor, guns-n-roses, gnr