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Young founders of a stable student loan company - MyRichUncle

Lee Castle, 08/17/2007

I wanted to submit this idea. Its about the founders of MyRichUncle, Raza Khan and Vishal Garg. They were 21 when they founded their student loan company in 2000 backed by a few investors which included Michael Robertson and now they are 29 years old and their company is publicly traded listed on the NASDAQ and other international stock exchanges. I wanted to suggest this story because at a young age they have managed to become a stable p…

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Links to VC preso's

Ramesh Krishna, 08/06/2007

Hi All,

This is a great blog and a great site to get information for upcoming entrepreneurs. I would really appreciate if people can contribute links to public VC preso’s and/or if you have been able to successfully fund your company and are willing to share some insight into making good slides, please share your thoughts.

I know when I google I see a lot of advice out there but it would be great to see some real slides for example.

Thanks,

Ra…

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Referrals to local accountants and lawyers willing to work with startups

Bob N, 07/02/2007

I have been working diligently on my startup for the past 6 months to get it ready for beta launch. It is currently in alpha launch with friends and family. I am at the point where I should involve an accountant and / or lawyer willing to work with a startup, especially in terms of willingness to consider equity compensation instead of cash, at least initially.

Yes, I am in Silicon Valley but instead of looking one up in the phone book, I prefer referrals from someone who have prio…

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What pitch template to use?

Christina Wodtke, 06/11/2007

There are many templates for your pitch floating around out there—which one works best?

here’s a couple
http://www.slideshare.net/cwodtke/garage-pitch
http://www.slideshare.net/cwodtke/pitch-template

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Jeff Atlee, 05/25/2007

great article..

I am in the final financing run of a start-up here in usualy sunny South Africa.

I have close relationships with developers but since my businesses are rarely based on software tweaks I tend to be feature averse. For me the best applications are rich with simplicity. That’s why i tend to cut down on wishlists rather than build them up.

In case anyone needs to be re-inspired may i humbly recommend “Going postal” by Terry Pratch…

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Break from 9-5 job into Startup.

Ravneet Grewal, 05/19/2007

How does an engineer who has good ideas for possible products, breaks away slowly and gradually from their 9-5 jobs and work towards building a startup. Time management, how much load one should take for the new adventure, how much could be outsourced? I agree funding and rest can wait until you really really hit the cieling with traffic/demand. (Or is that a misconception too)

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Blow by Blow

Carleen Hawn, 05/15/2007

It was great post that i had used as the basis for my posting at http://mobchina.blogspot.com/2007/05/going-from-many-fail… .

Define privacy

Elias Bizannes, 04/26/2007

Privacy as a concept is becoming increasingly important in the digital world. People recognise it, but do they know what it is? If web-services rely on advertising to survive, and targeted advertising is the holy grail of advertising – doesn’t it make sense that privacy as a right is defined?

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Aydin Mirzaee, 04/22/2007

“should you arrange for a vesting schedule amongst co-founders even before receiving financing?”

I’d like to know this also.

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Comment on Get Personal (suggested by Om Malik)

John Bradberry, 04/18/2007

Great points above. Personalizing business is a powerful principle (often overlooked) for businesses at all stages of growth, and I agree that it becomes more challenging in more mature businesses. A couple of thoughts . . . The challenges that come with growth put an even greater premium on developing the right practices and laying the right ‘tracks’ while the business is still small and the clay is still moist. Most managerial dysfunctions originate not because of growth per …

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10 lessons I learned from raising $1M in the UK

Sokratis Papafloratos, 04/17/2007

This is a short article about the lessons drawn from raising $1M for TrustedPlaces, from HOWZAT Media in the UK. This was the first time anyone in our team had done that,so to say that the curve was steep is a bit of an understatement. The article is aimed at first-time entrepreneurs, with a product off the ground, who are trying to clinch that first big financing deal.

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A Different Startup Mantra

Sharad Sharma, 04/16/2007

There are two startup worlds out there. One is about comparative selling and the other one is about displacement selling. One is about leveraging disruptive technology and the other is about leveraging exogenous effects. One is about mastery over disintermediation, commoditization, or offshoring to reduce time-to-market; the other is about using it help the customer do legacy stuff for less. These subtle but significant differences in the startup mantra have big implications for entrepreneurs…

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The Best Networks for you

Angie Chang, 04/16/2007

David Shen, 04/15/2007

In SF and NYC, there are scores of entrepreneurs who are buddies with each other and they all hang out. It is a powerful network to belong to, as funding, ideas, help, link exchanges, etc all happen within here. If they don’t know you, you can’t get in. You won’t even get invited to the “cool” parties.

it would be great to go do some investigative reporting on these underground social networks of e…

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Bill Hildebolt, 04/15/2007

This looks fabulous. Just two weeks ago I started chronicling lessons from our experience…must be in the air. Glad to see someone who can really make it happen take center stage. Our posts to date are here:
http://blog.expotv.com/category/life-as-a-start-up

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Do You Have What It Takes?

Susie deVille Schiffli, 04/15/2007

Even though you have been told that starting a business (and sustaining it over the long haul) is not for the faint of heart, your dream persists.

You have a killer idea for a new product or service and a deep desire to see it come to life in the marketplace. You want to live the entrepreneurial life, and for once, have your hands on the helm.

Each day that passes puts a bit more distance between you and your dream. You know that NOW…

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Sign up to comment, to write stories, and to be yourself

Christina Wodtke, 04/14/2007

I’d like to invite folks to discuss the role of sign-up on blogs, and what it means to be anonymous on the web in this day and age…

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A Method for Managing the Fund/Pitch Process

David Shen, 04/14/2007

It would be great to describe in detail what tools would be useful in managing the pitch process. Spreadsheets? Project management? Contact lists?

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How to Choose a Lawyer

David Shen, 04/14/2007

What are the things to watch out for when choosing a lawyer? Are referrals really as good as they could be? How do you tell when you are working with someone good or bad? When to pick a new lawyer? How do you manage fees? How do you minimize fees? Why would you go with an independent person versus a large firm?

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The Startup's Primer for Funding

David Shen, 04/14/2007

A basic guide on funding and all the options on terms and the ramifications for startup, angel investors, venture investors, etc. both present and future.

Some discussion on terms would be great here.

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Tweako.com - Social Network for Tech by a 19 year old

Mike Stefanello, 04/14/2007

Hello,

I thought perhaps you might find my story interesting. I am a 19 year old who recently launched a social network / user generated website for computing and technology. I attached the write up that was on Wired.com

Thank you,
Mike Stefanello

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