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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. [...]

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 [...]

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….
Slide [...]

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. [...]

Guy Kawasaki recently wrote his post, the “Art of Execution” that is an extract from his book. It is a good top 10 list, but he is missing 3 extra bullets. Guy also talks about it in an MP3 he put together on the “Art of Raising Capital“.
I have three more bullets I would like [...]

I have written many business plans, read hundreds and hopefully become quite good at it. But I have come to realize that in the end, they don’t really matter as much as you think. VC’s read them to validate that you can go a level deeper on how you will execute on your plans of [...]