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10 Ways To Fund Your Business
When starting a new business it is important to have enough funds to get the business going. There are several ways to fund the business. Here is a list of 10 possible ways.
Riding the Wave: Yang and Filo Turn Surfing into a Success
“It was a really gradual thing, but we'd find ourselves spending more and more time on it,” says Yang of his and Filo’s newly created online directory. “It was getting to be a burden.”

The Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs
I get pitched dozens of times every year, and every pitch contains at least three or four of these lies. I provide them not because I believe I can increase the level of honesty of entrepreneurs as much as to help entrepreneurs come up with new lies. At least new lies indicate a modicum of creativity!
The Top Ten Lies of Venture Capitalists
Venture capitalists are simple people: we've either decided to invest, and we are convincing ourselves that our gut is right (aka, “due diligence”) or there's not a chance in hell. While we may be simple, we're not necessarily forthcoming, so if you think it's hard to get a “yes” out of venture capitalist, you should try to get a conclusive “no.”
The Top Ten Things I Love Most About Woz
Woz and I did a one-on one-chat for the Commonwealth Club on November 16, 2006 as part of his iWoz book tour. It was one of the most enjoyable gigs that I’ve ever done. After the event, I compiled this list of the “Top Ten Things I Love Most About Woz.”

Former VCs Discover Entrepreneurship is Hard Work, and VCs are Assholes
Funny article in the SJ Merc about VCs turned entrepreneurs newly discovering that a) startups are hard work, and b) many VCs are clueless assholes. Nothing like being whacked in the head by reality to learn things that the rest of the startup world knew a long time ago.
How to Get the Attention of a Venture Capitalist
At the Elite Retreat I gave an off-the-cuff answer to a question concerning getting the attention of venture capitalists. My buddy Wendy Piersall blogged about my answer, and it was a very popular. However, to truly help entrepreneurs, I’d like to provide a cogent list of the tips to get the attention of a venture capitalist.
The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint
I suffer from something called Ménière’s disease—don’t worry, you cannot get it from reading my blog. The symptoms of Ménière’s include hearing loss, tinnitus (a constant ringing sound), and vertigo. There are many medical theories about its cause: too much salt, caffeine, or alcohol in one’s diet, too much stress, and allergies. Thus, I’ve worked to limit control all these factors.
Phrase du Jour: Venture Tourist
Here is my venture capital phrase of the day, complete with definition:

I Blog, I Tweet, But Why
Fred Wilson has a great post up today titled Can We Live In Public? If you go back in time to May 4, 2004 when I started blogging, you'll see that Fred was one of the key inspirations with his post Transparency to my question of To Blog or Not to Blog. At the time, my interest came from a very simple place.
How to Pickup a Venture Capitalist
I wrote a list of pickup/opening lines to use on venture capitalists for the Sun Microsystems small business blog.

Venture Capitalists – Are They A Good Idea For A New Company?
You have your great business idea but it is going to take a load of money to get started so what are your options? Well Venture Capitalists are one source of funding, but you need to understand what venture funding might do to your company.
The Numbers Myth: Why Internet Marketing is NOT a Numbers Game
I Can Personally Guarantee that this Article Will Change Your Mind Forever and Will Change the Way that You See Online Marketing and Business Promotion.

Write a Business Plan - Nah! I Can Do That Myself (and Why You Shouldn't)
There are three reasons why you need a business plan……
Entrepreneurs – How Can You Start A Business With Very Little Money?
The age old question, you want to start a business but have little capital available. So how do you do it?
Angel Investors Where Are You?
Looking for Angel investors and can’t find them? Depending on your business stage of development and growth you are probably looking in all the wrong places.
Business Plans 101: Part 1
A successful business needs a solid foundation. Most entrepreneurs’ missteps are avoidable through proper planning—taking the time to think through and work through all aspects of developing and running a business. This planning should be formalized by writing a business plan. This article explains the purpose of a business plan and includes a detailed discussion of what should be included in the narrative (or "words") portion.
You DON'T Need a Business Plan? 3 Excuses That Reduce Your Chances for Success
Most entrepreneurs avoid writing a business plan until they’re confronted with the ultimate obstacle: a need for outside funding. The first question out of a lender’s mouth, whether an angel, venture capitalist or banker* is inevitably, “Can I see your business plan?” If you don’t have one, the conversation ends there. So if you’re unsure about needing a business plan, or if you’re sure you DON'T need one, you should ask yourself the following questions—just one “yes” means you need a business plan.
Sample Term Sheet
If the venture capitalists are interested, they will very quickly come up with a draft term sheet for you which gives an overview of the conditions under which they would make an investment in your company. (see next page for a sample term sheet).
Meeting With The Venture Capitalist
Meetings with venture capitalists are also referred to as “the dog & pony show.” It provides the first opportunity for investors to meet the management of your company face to face and assess the people behind the business. You could have a brilliant business plan backed by poor management. This will only become apparent to the venture capitalist in the meeting.
Venture Capital - Preparing The Plan
Make it so that your mother or grandmother can understand it. Entrepreneurs too often fill their business plans with of acronyms, tech terms, and buzz words. Intermediaries can usually tell after the first paragraph how difficult it will be to raise capital for your business. Condense what you do and what you want into a statement that you can make very promptly in seconds or minutes. If you cannot communicate quickly, you will lose the investor’s interest.
Venture Capital - Getting Ready
If you've ever wished you could sit down alone with an experienced venture capitalist and have them give you an inside track on exactly what they look for when funding projects, and how to give yourself an edge, this will be an important website for you.

Bringing Association Teams Together - One Game At a Time!
In this article published in the Canadian Society of Association Executives Association Magazine details tips and techniques for getting teams to work together more efficiently.
Bringing Teams Together - One Game at a time
Using natural group dynamics to accelerate group learning.
Take Your Dog and Pony Show on the Road
There are obvious disasters in a business plan presentation, especially in a strange location. Things like broken projectors, bad lighting, lousy sound system -- these are all normal disasters, and ones you will of course plan for. Then there are the non-obvious disasters.

Perfecting Your Pitch: Winning the Hearts and Minds of Investors
The keys to increasing your effectiveness with prospective investors. This article provides a detailed overview of the components of a winning presentation, and it provides tips on what to do, and what not to do, if you want to persuade investors to finance your company.

Other venture capitalist Related Articles

“Tips For Entrepreneurs In Selecting A Venture Capitalist”
As a business coach, I do get the opportunity from time to time to assist, guide and facilitate the search for venture capital and venture capital firms. Recently I have been involved in doing just that and here are some tips on what characteristics to look for when searching for venture capitalists. Characteristics of a good venture capitalist should include:
The Top Ten Lies of Venture Capitalists
Venture capitalists are simple people: we've either decided to invest, and we are convincing ourselves that our gut is right (aka, “due diligence”) or there's not a chance in hell. While we may be simple, we're not necessarily forthcoming, so if you think it's hard to get a “yes” out of venture capitalist, you should try to get a conclusive “no.”
How to Get the Attention of a Venture Capitalist
At the Elite Retreat I gave an off-the-cuff answer to a question concerning getting the attention of venture capitalists. My buddy Wendy Piersall blogged about my answer, and it was a very popular. However, to truly help entrepreneurs, I’d like to provide a cogent list of the tips to get the attention of a venture capitalist.
Entrepreneurship and the Global Economy
Entrepreneurs are the bedrock of the capitalist system, and their development has to be seen in the context of the development of societies that allow and even encourage private accumulation of capital for investment. Although traders are the foundation of a market economy, it is primarily the rise in broad-based manufacturing investment and the social division into owners and workers that distinguishes a pre-capitalist from a capitalist system.

Venture Capital - Getting Ready
If you've ever wished you could sit down alone with an experienced venture capitalist and have them give you an inside track on exactly what they look for when funding projects, and how to give yourself an edge, this will be an important website for you.

Meeting With The Venture Capitalist
Meetings with venture capitalists are also referred to as “the dog & pony show.” It provides the first opportunity for investors to meet the management of your company face to face and assess the people behind the business. You could have a brilliant business plan backed by poor management. This will only become apparent to the venture capitalist in the meeting.
Lesson #1: Does Your Business Have an SCA?
The first of 5 key lessons that every budding entrepreneur shoul learn. The five lessons are taken from Enterprise and Venture Capital: A Business Builders' and Investors' Handbook 5th Edition Allen & Unwin 2009 by Christopher Golis. The book is based on his 25 years as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist and his talk 5000 Business Plans, 50 deals, 25 Write-offs which he regularly gives to entrepreneurial workshops.
Lesson #2: Lease the Pencils
Lesson #2 of Chris Golis's talk 5000 Business plan, 50 deals, 25 write-offs lessons learnt from 25 years as a venture capitalist. Money talks but cash screams.
December 2011 Top 50 Venture Capitalist to Follow on Twitter
This is a list of the top 50 recommended Venture Capitalist to follow on Twitter for December 2011.
Don't Pull the Plug on Your Own Company
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Jack Jia explained that "Competition doesn’t kill companies--most firms actually get in their own way,” He shared a story of how one of his startups faced difficulties that were nearly self-defeating--until all the team members re-committed their individual role to the company's overall plan.
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