Writing for B5 Media – Come on over to Startup Spark

May 1, 2007

Hello all, just wanted to let you know that I have been offered an opportunity to write for a great blog on the B5 Media Network.
The blog is called Startup Spark and is similar to Venture Files but is a broader version on all types of entrepreneurship.
I invite you to check it out and subscribe. [...]

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Business Plan Series: Part 1 – Framing your plan

March 14, 2007

First, let me start by saying that by the time you are done with your business plan your first draft will look completely different than the one you share with everyone.
There are a few different forms that your business plan will take:
Business Plan Type #1 – Business Plan for You
Essentially a data dump with headings, [...]

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New Series: Practical Advice for writing a Business Plan

March 6, 2007

I have been thinking a lot about how many entrepreneur’s ask “should I write a business plan?” and regardless of what you think should go in one or what format it may take, the answer is essentially yes.
Then I started to look at all my previous business plans and those I have advised on and [...]

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FOWA Presentation on Venture Capital

February 26, 2007

I saw this presentation that Ben Holmes of Index Ventures gave at the FOWA Conference in London “Everything you need to know about Venture Capital“…
He put his slides on slideshare so take a look. (BTW, Slideshare rocks)
Here is an entrepreneur’s take on the slideshow:
Think of this as liner notes if an entrepreneur was giving this….
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As an entrepreneur, “NO” from a VC is a good thing

February 20, 2007

In the blogosphere, there is some buzz as to why VC’s don’t say no. There has been early writing on this topic, but Stu Phillips of Ridgelift Ventures and his entry, Getting to NO!, is getting a lot of buzz.
I would like to add the entrepreneur’s perspective on the conversation.
In my experience, the VC’s I [...]

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Bubble, Bubble, Bubble. – In Private Equity not Web 2.0

January 16, 2007

Being a serial entrepreneur I have been through many business cycles, but the Internet boom of the late 1990’s was an extremely heady time. People were so enamored with what the Internet could do, every one really believed that the old rules didn’t apply.
The reality was that those rules applied more than ever and with [...]

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Bubble, Bubble, Bubble. – In Private Equity not Web 2.0

January 12, 2007

Being a serial entrepreneur I have been through many business cycles, but the Internet boom of the late 1990’s was an extremely heady time. People were so enamored with what the Internet could do, every one really believed that the old rules didn’t apply.
The reality was that those rules applied more than ever and with [...]

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2007 Predictions – Apple

January 2, 2007

There are tons of blogs doing predictions and Macworld rumor control.
Macworld and the reactivation of the reality distortion field (RDF) will be in full effect in a few days.
I take an approach that is different and looks more at obvious trends than wild guesses.
To sum it up: Last year for Apple was the “Year of [...]

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2007 Predictions-VC Market

January 2, 2007

As I get back in swing of blogging after a few months off, starting the new year with a predictions entry is a good way to start.
I thought I might do this topically to keep things organized. This is also going to be separate into easier digestible posts. Let’s get started with my outside looking [...]

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Innovation Nation – The changing business landscape

August 31, 2006

Here is my weekly column “Innovation Nation” syndicated from “The Deal Maker”. The original article can be found here.
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Innovation Nation: Nucleus for a new weekly column
By Steven Fisher
I would like to welcome you to this new column on “The Deal Maker” called Innovation Nation. So you know who this crazy guy [...]

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Getting a standing ovation when you pitch your business

March 31, 2006

Getting people to clap at the end of your presentation is easy.
Getting a standing ovation is hard.
Guy Kawasaki writes on how he thinks you should get one.
Most you want to say “well, yeah, of course”, but you don’t really do them.
First, you should get your house in order and fix your pitch with these tips. [...]

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