For Entrepreneurs

Raising Venture Capital

Golden Rules to attract Angel investors - Guy Kawalski's ten tips to raising capital:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/02/09/BU40334.DTL&type=tech_article
The Ten Commandments of Raising Venture Capital:   David V. Ahladeff wrote this piece for Angel Investor News. Given current conditions in the venture marketplace, it's particularly timely for entrepreneurs: 
http://www.nasvf.org
Advice for Entrepreneurs Seeking Funds:
It's common knowledge that raising capital of any kind has been very tough during the past 18 months. Even if you're a start-up or emerging company with the hottest new gadget on the market, finding the capital you need can be next to impossible. Jim Lewin of Entrepreneur offers some valuable suggestions:
http://www.nasvf.org/web/allpress.nsf/pages/4393
How to Be Prepared For a VC Call Back:  Enticing a VC with your business proposition is one feat, but properly treating the call back is entirely another. Bill Snow of Chicago-based vcapital provides tips you should commit to memory to land the funding you're seeking.
http://www.eprairie.com

Start-ups

The 20 smartest companies to start now
Download      (Source : http://cnnmoney.com/)

John Doerr's Startup Manual - Fast Company
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/07/082doerr.html

Fresh Start 2002: Starting Over ... and Over ... - Fast Company

The Disruptive Startup: Clayton Christensen On How To Compete With The Best
http://www.inc.com/search/23854.html

John Cook, who writes on venture capital for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, takes a humorous, but all too true, look back at the bubble's excesses:
Top 10 Lessons from the Nasdaq Meltdown

Online Resources for Entrepreneurs - General

BizPathways:  Connecting entrepreneurs with resources in their area that will help them grow at all stages of business development.
http://www.bizpathways.org
Branding:  A high level discussion of Branding, written by MN native, Graeme Thickens
Darwin Magazine
Private Equity Online:
http://www.privateequityonline.com/Default.asp

Good Books and Publications for Entrepreneurs:
http://www.atv.com/dynamic/recommended_reading.php3

The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership:
www.eventuring.org

Red Herring:
http://www.redherring.com

Fast Company Magazine:
http://www.fastcompany.com

News.com:
http://www.news.com

VentureWire:
www.venturewire.com

ceoexpress.com:
http://www.ceoexpress.com

Inc.com:
http://www.inc.com

garage.com:
http://www.garage.com

Midwest Technology Venture News:
http://www.eprairie.com

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
http://www.nasvf.org
Venture Capital Resource Library:
http://www.vfinance.com