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MBA entrepreneurs pitch VCs in NY contest

Entrepreneurship is not dead. And don’t bother to tell aspiring dealmakers enrolled in M.B.A. programs throughout the U.S. that this is not a good time to raise money from venture capitalists. by Katherine Goncharoff TheDeal.com…

Entrepreneur America site updated and improved to provide even more guidance for entrepreneurs

Rob Ryan and the team at Entrepreneur-America http://www.entrepreneur-america.com/ have redesigned and improved the website to make it more useful and accessible for entrepreneurs and professionals. Among many improvements, the site now utilizes the eService customer…

Rule #3: Leadership Is Confusing As Hell

You think the past five years were nuts? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! It’s only going to get weirder, tougher, and more turbulent. Which means that leadership will be more important than ever — and…

Private placements can be ideal for successful startups.

Q: My husband and I own an aquatic furniture business where we sell unique and customized waterfalls and aquariums. We began operations in April 2001. We’ve made moderate sales, which increase as the word gets…

Dot-com content that works?- The success of Classmates.com

When Classmates.com was founded in 1995, the company decided to use the subscription model. "If customers are not willing to pay," said CEO Michael Schutzler, who joined in 2000, "it’s not a business." By Tom…

Patents, long the tech world’s currency, come under attack

The patent office has been criticized for allowing a thicket of patents to grow in recent years. By Julie Landry Redherring.com In today’s economy, driven as much by ideas as by actual products, patents are…

Lecturer describes the rise and fall of the Industry Standard

Prominent journalist shares details of Internet experience In 2000 Jonathan Weber became the founding editor of one of the fastest-growing magazines in history. Kellyn Brown for the Kaimin In 2001, when the bearings broke on…

Companies that cut pollution for profit

Look past climate treaties, clean-water laws, and environmental regulators. The real way to clean up the planet is through nimble entrepreneurs. By Laurent Belsie | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor (Thanks to A….

Dorsey & Whitney Launches Health Care Consulting Group

Dorsey Health Strategies offers unique blend of industry expertise and health care legal counsel Dorsey & Whitney LLP has launched a unique health care consulting service to complement the firm’s premier health care practice group….

25 Fast Ideas for Slower Times

Fast Company’s RealTime Philadelphia generated a remarkable collection of ideas, tools, and inspirational advice. Here are 25 of the smartest insights that we took away from the event. Feel free to put them to use…

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