1 day ago by Barbara Stanny

This is a guest post by Rania Anderson, an entrepreneur who accelerates women’s professional and business success through executive coaching, her blog The Way Women Work [1], speaking engagements, mentoring, and equity investments. She is a co-founder of the women's angel investor network, the Women ...

Forbes Network Activity - blogs.forbes.com/network/rss · Rank: 35,120

7 days ago by The Federal Circle

More companies have been damaged or flat out destroyed by lack of governance than by poor governance. Why any board of directors would ignore its fiduciary obligations to the shareholders and leave the management team unsupervised is far beyond me.

The Federal Circle - thefederalcircle.com · 49 references

7 days ago by The Federal Circle

a group of venture capitalists dialing back on certain deals after a breathless year of venture investing that had some comparing 2011 to the late 1990s dot-com bubble. Many venture capitalists said they now are increasingly passing on companies seeking frothy valuations, and some are trying to get ...

The Federal Circle - thefederalcircle.com · 49 references

11 days ago by Tomio Geron

[1]Facebook is reportedly preparing [2] to file its S-1 for an IPO as soon as Wednesday in what could be the largest tech IPO ever. The history of the company has been well chronicled, most recently in the movie “The Social Network.” The story includes some dramatic twists and turns as investors bat ...

Forbes Network Activity - blogs.forbes.com/network/rss · Rank: 35,120

13 days ago by The Federal Circle

These days I'm constantly bombarded with books and articles about why leaders, executives and companies fail. It's mindboggling. Most of the "sage" advice is pretty weak, running the gamut from the absurdly obvious to the obviously absurd.

The Federal Circle - thefederalcircle.com · 49 references

13 days ago by The Federal Circle

What due diligence mistakes do entrepreneurs make in selling their company? With only 16% of all letters of intent eventually consummated in the sale of a company, the due diligence process is where many deals break down. Due diligence can involve a 25+ page list of requests for information. The buy ...

The Federal Circle - thefederalcircle.com · 49 references

13 days ago by Dr. Earl R. Smith II

Hindmarsh Finance prepared a list of the largest groups that fund startups, ranked by number of investors. Sometimes a company’s future growth is contingent on landing angel investment funding. The challenge is to find the right angel investor who is passionate about your business. If your network i ...

Dr. Earl R. Smith II - dr-smith.info · 2 references

14 days ago by The Federal Circle

In an effort to prevent future founders from colliding into the Series A Crunch, Dixon advises startups set out to initially raise 18 months of funding, adding, “18 months effectively gives you let’s say 12 months of real operating, which gives you three iterations instead of one.” The more time to ...

The Federal Circle - thefederalcircle.com · 49 references

14 days ago by Dr. Earl R. Smith II

In an effort to prevent future founders from colliding into the Series A Crunch, Dixon advises startups set out to initially raise 18 months of funding, adding, “18 months effectively gives you let’s say 12 months of real operating, which gives you three iterations instead of one.” The more time to ...

Dr. Earl R. Smith II - dr-smith.info · 2 references

14 days ago by hopecell

HOPE CELL Concept beyond the future

Hopecell's Blog - hopecell.wordpress.com