What if there was a way for you to get your employees truly invested in your company making a profit and achieving your key goals? You just tell them what you’re trying to do and how you’re progressing, and they become rabid fans and supporters. Sound easy? Too good to be true? Well it actually [...]

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You are standing over the brownies and strawberries at some networking function, and a likely candidate for interest in buying your product or investing in your company looks across the chocolate chip cookies, smiles, and says, “I’m Ron, CEO of Everything.com. What do you do?”
So, you get one sentence to state your unique value proposition [...]

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We are at a moment in technology development when the infrastructure (of the computer and the Internet) is ubiquitous, and the platforms for development are stable. This creates an abundance of new ideas, applications, and technology.
I’ve been listening at gatherings and meetings, hearing a lot about what venture capitalists are interested in, within the [...]

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There is a new optimism rising in the venture capital community. More than whispers, but not yet a shout, it is cautious, but you can hear it. And entrepreneurs, you should be listening and responding.
Why this optimism?
There is repeated confirmation that venture capitalists are creating a new uptick in their investments, based not only on [...]

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Are you here with me in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show? If yes, join me Friday morning 10:30 – 11:30 for the Digital Hollywood venture capital panel. Las Vegas Convention Center, 2nd floor, North Hall.
Here is the link to the session, with the panel line up and all details. [...]

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I am excited to again chair the Venture Panel at Consumer Electronics Show this year at Digital Hollywood, this Friday, 8th January 2010, 10:30 -11:30. Please meet me at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s 2nd floor of the North Hall. The panel lineup is excellent, and I will again explore what is being funded, how [...]

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Last Friday (12/18/2009) the Wall Street Journal’s Venture Wire asked if they could post a blog I was preparing on the outlook for 2010 in finding venture funding.  They asked me to expand upon a list of tactics for entrepreneurs in their search for funding.  So I adapted what I was writing that afternoon, and [...]

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Investors have a rather straightforward wish list. The catch is, they want all of it filled at the beginning. And why not? Even the small firms read thousands of plans each year, and fund only a few. Larger firms see tens of thousands of plans each year, and fund only a few more. Yes, there [...]

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Summary: The New York Time yesterday reported yet another investment in online games, this time with an interesting structural twist.  http://bit.ly/7J9byh  Digital Sky Technologies, from Russia, made yet another investment in the online world, after its $200 million investment earlier this year in Facebook. They are leading a group that will invest $180 million in Zynga, purveyor of [...]

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We are continuing our interview with angel investor John B. Dimmer, the managing member in FIRS Management LLC, a private investment firm based in Tacoma, WA. See part 1
Q: What about negotiating with investors or other financial supporters until cash flows increase?
A: Investors hate bad surprises, especially when the surprise is accompanied [...]

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