What are the right questions?

I've written numerous posts about business plans ... the importance of preparing them, what should be in them, etc. Seth Godin has another, very simplified concept about what's really needed:…

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Why Business Plans don’t deliver

I have written several posts lately about the value of business plans and the nature of the pitch to raise money.The MIT Sloan Management Review weighs in with a new…

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Business Plans don’t matter?

Wow! According to a NY Times report, a recent study at the University of Maryland found that business plans really don't matter! Their study found that VC's pay little attention…

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Vol. 36: How to deal with your bank

The North Bay Business Journal, a publication of the New York Times, is a weekly business newspaper which covers the North Bay area of San Francisco - from the Golden…

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