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 →
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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 →
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 →
Pitch tips for venture capital meetings from Startable
This is another great post from Startable about pitching tips for venture capital meetings. Healy organized and shared all posts in one single place for easy access. I will remember to read this for my New Venture Project final meeting. VC Pitch Tip #1 – Turn … Read More →
Hunch – What’s the best profession for me?
I was using Hunch this weekend to see how it works. It is a quiz guessing website. You make questions and it gives you its hunch about what the best thing is for you. I chose the What’s the best profession for me quiz. It … 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.
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 →
More Resources to People Who Want to Start Business
MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 Stanford University Entrepreneurship Corner Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES) Stanford Technology Ventures Program Carnegie Mellon University Entrepreneurship and Business Planning MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 Stanford University Entrepreneurship Corner Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students (BASES) Stanford Technology Ventures Program Carnegie Mellon … 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 →
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 →
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 →
Smartphone: the next PC industry
There is a news from the CNET that tells that Smartphones and low-cost handsets will keep dominating the wireless market. The post tells that despite the fact of economic downturn, demand for smartphone remained high and this category grew 27% compared to the same quarter … Read More →
Flashback: My technology news for Folha de S. Paulo
It is nostalgic to see some of my texts written for Folha de Sao Paulo in 2003, a prestigious newspaper in Brazil. I worked for a couple of time and I wrote technology news, such as new wireless and mobile services, reviews about new notebooks, … 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 →
MIT OpenCourseWare – Entrepreneurial Finance
There is an amazing course for people seeking to work in the private equity, venture capital industry and entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurial Finance is an open course that focus on the finance of start-up ventures. It addresses some of the important questions such as: - how much … Read More →
Negotiation: three main variables in negotiation
There are three main variables in negotiation: time, information and power. Time is important because the lack of it can cause great damage for the person or organization. Imagine that two venture capital firms have a great interest in a startup company. They … Read More →
Negotiation: Risks
Risk is a tool in negotiation that can help you to take advantange from the other side of the table. It depends on two factors: - Circumstances - Risk attitude from the negotiator Risk can be used to ask for bold concession from your partner. … Read More →
Negotiation
Last weekend, I had an introductory training about Negotiation at Dale Carnegie. It was a very interesting experience to know other people, different negotiation techniques and negotiation styles. Starting today, I will post a lot of little posts about what I’ve learned during … Read More →
Goldman Sachs’ DreamingWith BRICs: The Path to 2050
BRIC is an acronym which means the fast growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. The BRIC concept was developed by Goldman Sachs’ Dreaming with BRICs: The Path to 2050 article. The article states that if these countries follow some of the … Read More →
VC Discount Rate Decreases in Later Stages
In many text books and even some Harvard cases, you can see that venture capitalists ask for a lower discount rate for later stage startups. This can be represented here: The reason why the discount rate decreases over time is the increasing information about the … Read More →
All posts related to Venture Capital Method!
This is the post for all the current material about Venture Capital Method! Venture Capital Method: Valuation Considering Schedule Slip in the Startup Venture Capital Method: Valuation Considering Multiple Rounds of Investments Venture Capital Method: Valuation Considering Granting Stock Options to Management … 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.