Funding and Building your Business

He wants to turn Salesforce into a platform like Microsoft’s Windows operating system, a product so popular that it is the foundation for a veritable ecosystem of software developers.

Gore, 59, is hoping to translate his standing as the top evangelist on climate change to push businesses worldwide to increase their investments in renewable energy and other projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Welcome to startup life in 2007.

Recall a recent workplace conflict and the part you played — what did you do or say?

What can you expect venture capital firms to examine as they reach a determination regarding funding your enterprise?

The neat thing about the SBIR grant program is that it helps qualifying businesses at the time when funding options are most scarce.

I think I’ll end this with a few "wish I had known that then" tidbits for other wannabe entrepreneurs:

The story of how former Terrapin football player Kevin Plank built Under Armour from an idea in 1995 to a company that will exceed $500 million in net revenue this year is instructive to young entrepreneurs everywhere.

Jain said he thanks God "for keeping me away from VCs,"

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