Archive for Archive for November, 2007
Start-up Banking - Picking the Right Bank
When it comes to picking a bank, often the first bank that gets picked for a business is either the closest bank to that business or the personal bank of the owner. The business owner doesn’t realize the mistake that he or she has made until the company needs a loan or other banking services [...]
Raising Capital - Writing the Business Plan that Succeeds
You have a great idea or maybe have started a company and need some capital to support your revenue growth. You think that the best source for the fund-raising will be venture capital or maybe an angel investment. You have mapped out your fund-raising strategy and are at the point of writing your business plan. [...]
Apple iPhone Review - My Latest Gadget
Okay, I finally broke down and got an iPhone. Luckily (or unluckily), I was already a customer of AT&T (via Cingular), so I did not have to go through the hassle of changing services. I used to have a Palm which was nice, but I got tired of carting around a cell phone, and a [...]
Why Raising Venture Capital is like Getting Married
The first time I went through the experience of raising venture capital I was struck by how much raising venture capital is like dating with the ultimate goal of marriage. Now having raised subsequent rounds, my opinion has not changed significantly. First of all, most venture capitalists are men, so keep that in mind as [...]
My Finance Professor’s Favorite Saying - Cash is King
I graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelors in Science, majoring in Computer Science, Mathematics, and English. I thought I was pretty smart… until I arrived at business school five years later and realized how little I knew about what really makes the world go ’round - money.
The entire monetary system is set up in [...]
