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 ~ serial CEOs & CTOs in software, Internet, technology & digital media
~ experienced consultants in all fields to maximize their practices

When they are 50: the next new entrepreneurs

Sep 11, 2009

I remember the highs of the early days of the Internet Boom, when many of my clients were under 30. One of them – a visionary in his 20s – IPO’d his B2B company in 1998 – because part of his gift was the vision to anticipate the market early enough to...

What no one tells you about raising investment capital

Aug 19, 2009

“What no one tells you about raising investment capital” is an interview with me by Terry Corbell, and is posted today in his regular column “The Biz Coach” – Washington’s longest-running business column, since 2001 the Money News page appearing at...

Vapor Paper

Aug 14, 2009

noun, company stock that is not liquid, that can’t be sold There are lots of companies with great technology and no nickels just now.  Should you work for no cash and vapor paper, on-the-come, for an exciting company? Just as we have “vaporware” – software that isn’t...

The Perseverance of the Entrepreneur

Aug 10, 2009

I was struck today with some delight at the tenacity of one of my clients.  All of his personal capital is in the business.  His house is at risk.  He has a dynamite product just launching, with proof of concept done, a soft launch completed, and customers pending. ...