Funding and Building your Business

We are currently seeking seed and early stage companies to present at the 2006 Bend Venture Conference on October 20th.

Employers are making employees work harder for their money.

The Technology Law Group is entering its fourth year of practice in Boise with a focus on helping Idaho high-tech companies recognize the importance of protecting IP before bringing a product to market.

I highly recommend this book because it was so practical, tactical, and hysterical. Here are the ten ideas, stories, and recommendations from the book that I liked the most:

More than half (53%) feels their business development would have been smoother with more funding at the outset.

This is a video of “Startup Success,” the Churchill Club’s annual look at what it takes to build a successful startup.

Dog-friendly offices are good for dogs, but more importantly, they’re good for business. It certainly helps attract and retain great employees.

Press releases are short documents used to call the attention to an event or newsworthy happening at your company. Pick your targets carefully.

B2.0’s Michael Copeland and Susanna Hammer went out and asked investors like Howard Schultz, Vinod Khosla, Steve Case, Tim Draper, Elon Musk, and Danny Rimer what startups they would like to invest in next and how much they would pony up for the right busines splan and the right team.

Finding prospective manufacturers for a specific product is pretty easy these days, and many gladly work with start-ups that prove they can pay their bills.