Kwedit is a strange name for a payment company. This is a startup that offers a new form of payment to social and interactive games that allows people to buy virtual goods. The strange thing is that it allows people to “promise” to pay for … Read More →
Category Archives: Education
Startup: CrowdFlower
CrowdFlower is a company that allows companies to outsource their repetitive tasks such as data verification and filtering. I think initially this can be very useful for internet companies that need to have content verification and data check services. Usually, it is not cheap to … Read More →
Canada at 11th in Quality of Life Index 2009
I found out a quality of life index of over 100 countries. Canada is positioned at 11th together with other 8 countries. Read more here. Share and Enjoy:
ArticStartup – 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Often Make When Raising Capital
This is very helpful for my New Venture Project timeline. Quick summary: Trying to raise money too late Trying to raise money too early Lacking a realistic assessment of the companys’ value Not building enough substance before approaching investors Not splitting the message into smaller … Read More →
Another Great Startable Tip: Making a great business plan pitch
I should be studying for my final exams, but I couldn’t resist reading posts from Startable. This time, they are sharing a neat and simple framwork to make a great business plan pitch. After reading it, it actually gives us tips to how to write … Read More →
Zynga gets another $180 million, expect more game addicts on Facebook
Zynga is the company responsible for all those spam like games, such as FarmVille or MafiaWars. All these games are targeted to Facebook and they make money by showing advertisements. All these social type of games target the very basic human emotion of achievement. Most … Read More →
The HR Acquisition – Basic financing
I read a very interesting article about HR Acquisition from “A VC” blog. It shows what a HR Acquisition is and how to calculate the acquisition of a target company in simple financial model. A must read for people who want to work in the … Read More →
Should Google censor information on behalf of governments?
I was reading this news Google Faces A Different World in Italy from the New York Times and it is about Google’s criminal charges related to privacy in Italy. A senior executive in Italy may get to jail because of an outcry over an online video … Read More →
Stribe fast response to my previous post about its product
I am very impressed and glad by the speed that Stribe has replied to my post. A good entrepreneur should be able to react to the current dynamics of how people comment and make opinions about his product. A fast reply like that is a … Read More →
Startable Tip: Term sheets and legal fees
I read so many venture capital and entrepreneurship books. All of them say to cap the legal fees that a start up should pay to the vc firm in the funding time. Startable has a neat and short post about the importance of doing and paying … Read More →
Intermezzo, my life in Canada and Ivey – December 2009
I’m currently taking the MBA course at Ivey business school here in Canada. I started on August and it is impressive how many things we learned until now. I am very sure that I do not see business, organizations, finance, accounting and career management in … Read More →
Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World
I wonder what people in each of the high Internet speed market do. Share and Enjoy:
Book Review: Vault Career Guide to Venture Capital, 3rd Edition
This is a very interesting and basic book about Venture Capital industry. It does inform you some tips about what kind of skills and career path that you should take before joining in. Also, it provides and introductory level of terms and vocabulary for you … Read More →
Resources to support Entrepreneurs
MIT Open Course Ware Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Managing Innovation and Entrepreneurship Managing Innovation: Emerging Trends Early Stage Capital Designing and Leading the Entrepreneurial Organization Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager Entrepreneurial Marketing Entrepreneurial Finance Listening to the Customer Pricing The Nuts and Bolts of … Read More →
Venture Capital Highlights – 2009 – Week 42
Compared to others Compared to others The Elevator Pitch Contest – MIT 100K Venture Investment Increases for Some Start-Ups Share and Enjoy:
Book Review: Careers in Venture Capital, 2005 Edition – WetFeet Insider Guide
Incredibly enough, this is a very similar book to Vault Career in Venture Capital book. They talk about the same introductory ideas for those who wants to pursue a career in the Venture Capital industry. It does provide a short story of the industry. Some … Read More →
Book Review: The Back of the Napkin
The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures I read this book and it is really great to show a new way of structure problem solving framework. It provides a a good introduction about the benefits of the visual thinking. Then, … Read More →
TiE Young Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition 2010
I love this competition. It is one of the firsts business competition towards students from 9-12. This business plan is hosted by Carolinas – The Global Network of Entrepreneurs and the award for the winning team is USD 10K. It is important to foster this … Read More →
Recipe for a Silicon Valley: Entrepreneurs
I’ve just read news from Revista Exame, a prestigious Brazilian weekly magazine, which talks about the new generation of entrepreneurs in Brazil. According to it, there are 10 million of Brazilian entrepreneurs and the new generation of entrepreneurs are creating companies because they believe they … Read More →
Ivey Amazing Race in London, Team #1
I am having fun and great time with my MBA classmates here at London. Today, we are having an amazing race, so we can know each other and the city better. My team is the number one team. Mike, Peter, Kyle, Elika and I are … Read More →
Entrepreneurial Finance – Horizon Communications Corporation (A)
My last post from the Entrepreneurial Finance course is here. Today, I want to share my summary of the Horizon Communications Corporation (A) case study. This document basically shows the industry background of telecommunication in the 90′s. Basically, it highlights the Telecommunications Act of 1996 … Read More →
Entrepreneurial Finance – Centex Telemanagement, Inc.
I’ve started studying the Entrepreneurial Finance at MIT OpenCourseWare by myself a month ago. I wrote my first post about the first case study here (Technical Data Corporation Business Plan). Until now, I think the selection of the case studies are awesome. It presents many … Read More →
Kauffman Foundation says “U.S. Venture Capital Industry Must Shrink”
A new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Right-Sizing the U.S. Venture Capital Industry, states that venture capital industry’s return is under performing because of the current size of the industry. It says that by reducing the it, this industry may increase its return. … Read More →
Entrepreneurial Finance – Technical Data Corporation Business Plan
The Technical Data Corporation Business Plan is the first case study from the Entrepreneurial Finance course from MIT OpenCourseWare. It is a business plan prepared by Jeffrey P. Parker in late 1980. The case describes that Technical Data wants to raise $100,000 before the end … Read More →
MaRS – Videos and Resources to Entrepreneurs
http://vimeo.com/channels/ent101 MaRS offers a complete set of videos that provides business 101 to those who want to create a startup. The videos are pretty straight forward and the speakers are experienced entrepreneurs or people in the industry who provides great insights and share experiences. Share … Read More →