Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 4, 2012
This article ( Business Plans Are An Historical Artifact ) first appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal The Accelerators Column , which I’m contributing to on a regular basis. . Timmons’ classic book “New Venture Creation” and the course ended with the submission of a written business plan.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
In my experience, it means it will likely be necessary to supplement your product business plan with some key personal initiatives that define you as a business leader role model for all to see: Take a visible leadership role in your industry. Build relationships with known business leaders.
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YoungUpstarts
JULY 22, 2018
In 1997, Glen co-founded Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc., a mineral exploration company that became recognized internationally for its technical and business acumen during McKay’s tenure as President, CEO and Vice Chair. It’s easy to hire these services and these must be incorporated into the business plan from the start.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
In 1997 we hired an NYU undergrad to create a better bplans.com site, focusing on business planning and especially publishing sample plans. Businessplan.com had already been registered, but bplans.com was, so I registered it. He worked for us remotely from New York.
The Next Web
APRIL 29, 2013
You guarded your trade secrets, kept your business-plan to yourself and used your knowledge to your advantage. I remember how nervous I was when I met the competitor to my first startup, in 1997, afraid as I was that I would accidentally slip him an important piece of information that he would be able to use against me.
thebarefootvc
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
People ask me if innovation can flourish in places like Africa and my response is that I encounter innovation everywhere there, when people are forced to innovate to survive, often with scarce resources.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 23, 2011
In the ’80s, Cuban worked as a salesman at a computer store, but found himself more interested in working on computers and developing business plans rather than manning a cash register and sweeping the floors. In 1997, Armstrong was fired from the French racing team Cofidis while he was undergoing cancer treatment.
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