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Go to place for all emerging entrepreneurs!! Graduation speech by Oprah Winfrey at Stanford UniversitySubmitted by admin on 16 June 2008 - 1:24amOprah Winfrey addressed Stanford Graduating student's class of 2008. She gave a powerful speech and talked about three key learnings of her life Complete transcript can be read at http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2008/june18/como-061808.html Hats Off and congratulations to all the Graduate students. »
Funny StoriesSubmitted by admin on 3 August 2007 - 2:37pmFather: I want you to marry a girl of my choice Son: "I will choose my own bride!" Father: "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter." Son: "Well, in that case...ok" Next Father approaches Bill Gates. Father: "I have a husband for your daughter." Bill Gates: "But my daughter is too young to marry!" Father: "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank." Bill Gates: "Ah, in that case...ok" Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank. Father: "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president." »
Blogs - Good Blogs on the internet related to entrepreneurshipSubmitted by WannaBeEntrepreneur on 2 August 2007 - 6:45pmBaris is a well known VC in web 2.0 space. He shares his comments on http://baris.typepad.com/ Prashant has interesting blog on SEO( Search Engine Optimization) - must have for all internet entrepreneurs - http://bitsandpennies.wordpress.com »
Building the right teamSubmitted by admin on 29 July 2007 - 5:35pmAfter finding the right idea which has a big market, building the right team is the MOST important aspect. One of the biggest challenge that comes while building the team is to decide the equity. It's one of the most complicated and important part. If not well thought, it can break the team. CMU professor has done a great job of coming up with a rough guidelines. Must read for entrepreneurs, especially the first time ones. »
Free Tools web 2.0 business cheap easy2shareSubmitted by admin on 26 July 2007 - 12:26amThanks to the open source organizations, there are hundreds of tool that are free and essential for any startup. Few of my favorite onces are Sharing Documents with team Blog PR -- Free and Paid (It's inevitable to have a good PR). Voice Conferencing »
Important Questions to ask before joining a startupSubmitted by admin on 6 June 2008 - 8:24pmStartup is one of the most risky proposition these days. Before you time into a startup, you want to ensure that you are joining the right one. Trust and transparency is very important characteristic that one should look for. Here is a good article by David Beisel, a renowned VC in East coast. »
TIECON 2008 - The best conference for entrepreneursSubmitted by admin on 19 May 2008 - 2:12amTIECON 2008 was held in Santa Clara, CA on this past weekend. This is by far the best conference for entrepreneurs. People flew from all over the world for this conference. You can find more information and videos on http://tiecon.org/home. »
Internet Web Marketing Resources SEOSubmitted by admin on 15 August 2007 - 2:10pmInternet marketing is one of the most powerful medium of advertising. Below are some good links/blogs which talks about http://www.cj.com/ (Commission Junction) SEM firms: Blogging is another tool heavily used for internet marketing. Few good blog sites are http://GigaOm.com »
Success Mantra for entrepreneurs - By Keith FerrazziSubmitted by admin on 15 August 2007 - 12:08pmI have subscribed to email newsletter by Keith Ferrazzi. I would highly recommend everyone reading this article to do that. This is one of the latest tip from Keith ------------------------------- People are busy and if you're reaching out to someone who's not a friend - yet - you may not get a response the first time. Or the second or the third. »
What is an ideal startup team?Submitted by admin on 10 August 2007 - 2:43amThere is no ideal team. However characteristics of good team are 1. Founding members shouldn't be more than 3. At max 4 but no more than four. There are exceptions to this rule, but generally speaking 3 is ideal size. 2. Team should have well round people - Technically competent and Business Savvy. 3. People who know what they don't know and are willing to ask help. This is very important. Lot of times companies fall because founders thought they know everything and thus didn't ask help at the right time from right people. »
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