Venture Capital
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009In 1899, George Wingfield was a nineteen-year-old cowboy when he attempted to borrow money collateralized by his last worldly possession, a woman’s diamond ring.
The banker initially thought George to be “something of a shambler*.” However, after asking him what he intended to use the money for, he became convinced that there [...]
Three Minutes To Success – Eight Success Factors Boiled Down To A Compelling Nano-Presentation
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009The 15th century French mathematician and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal once wrote, “Je n’ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que n’ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte.” This loosely translates to, “The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make [...]
Spilling The Beans – When Is It Safe To Talk About Your Entrepreneurial Ideas?
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Who is this character?
Hint: It is not a mouse.
The fact that you likely cannot name this creature confirms the reality that ideas are cheap.
All too often, inexperienced entrepreneurs struggle with sharing their ideas with potential investors, Donors and others who might be in a position to help them. The next time you wonder [...]
Nature or Nurture?
Friday, September 7th, 2007For lack of more productive things to do, many scientists, psychologists and sociologists enjoy arguing over which has a greater impact on an individual’s chances for success: their innate abilities (“Nature”) or their environment (“Nurture”).
With each passing decade, the pendulum swings back and forth among the intelligentsia as to which factor has the greatest impact, [...]
Pattern Matching
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007Gestalt – an organized whole in experience which explains psychological phenomena by their relationships to total forms rather than their parts.
What?
A Venture Capitalist friend of mine once told me that, “Venture Capital is really a game of pattern matching.” He noted that whenever he met an entrepreneur in search of funding, he did his best [...]