Venture Capital
Resources
Alright, there are 2,562,898 sites as of
this morning which purport to help the entrepreneur raise venture
capital. The scams...ooops.."services" range from charging you to post
your business plan on their site to selling you an over-priced CD
directory of venture capital firms, and absolutely everything else in
between.
So, here's something different. Just information on how and what
venture capitalists think as well as what they find the hot sectors
today.
VC Speak
English
translations of popular venture capitalist utterances. Please share it
with friends and associates.
The
Top 422
Venture Capital Firms in North
America
Absolutely free directory of the top venture capital firms in the USA
and Canada.
Venture Capital Articles
Ruminations on venture
capital, trust networks, and information
theory. Superb article
by a venture capitalist on why you are highly unlikely to raise venture
capital if you are not already known and respected by the local VC
community. (This is precisely why The Guide
was written.)
Entrepreneurs need not apply for funding. VCs are no longer
funding anything but the safest of bets.
Double-Crossed
Silicon Valley
entrepreneurs say they have been betrayed by venture
capitalists and lawyers, the very people they asked for help.
VCs
Get Cut Down to Size
Irate investors are
refusing to provide promised cash to VC firms.
Unless the firms change their ways, the face-off could damage the
industry--and many startups.
Venture Capital Blogs
See this page for a list of blogs written by venture capitalists.
Best of the Web on
Entrepreneurship
Here are some great articles and concepts to
stimulate flow of your creative juices.
Other Resources for
Entrepreneurs
Action
Plan Marketing
Here's an excellent marketing manual for service
professionals. Many entrepreneurs make ends meet as consultants while
launching a company or searching for capital. This manual can help you
maximize your consulting revenues during the start-up phase.
Venture Management
Handbook
Learn the details of deal structures, valuations, preferred stock, and
exactly how VCs make money. Plus business plans, cash flow, sales
forecasting and what every manager needs to know about accounting and
contracts. Also what to do if you are in financial trouble. Free
whitepaper "How VCs Work; What VCs Want".
Start
A Business.com
Your one stop on the internet for Nationwide & Offshore
incorporation services, domain name registration, and more.
Search-engines-guide.com
Provides information on search engine optimization and the best selling
search engine book Obtaining a #1 Ranking in the Search Engines.
Email-marketing-software-resource.com
A resource for anyone wanting to learn about permission-based email
marketing, sending out a newsletter, managing an email list, and the
different email list management programs.
Startup Junkies
Site for technology entrepreneurs and serial entrepreneurs.
Stock
Market Yellow Pages
Search descriptions of public companies. Add free business
content to your website.
Business Talk
Radio
Internet business talk radio for entrepreneurs and small business
owners.
Business Opportunities
A directory of business opportunities.
Additional Free Venture
Capital
Directories
Directory
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