Write a Business Plan, But Don’t Pitch It
by jleffall
Write a business plan but don’t pitch that plan. What you are selling more than anything is you.
Read MoreThe Best Way to Think About Entrance and Exit Strategies
by jleffallWhen I got my first job out of college, a well respected mentor told me to be thinking about my second job the first day I showed up at work for my first job.
This didn’t mean I shouldn’t do the best I possibly could at my first job but that I should have a plan, [...]
The Case of Hype Vs. Reality
by jleffallThe past can tell us a lot about where we are going. The past can also pre-sage history and fortunes to be made. Its mistakes and miscalculations can also be repeated. Nowhere is this truer than in business.
Believe it or not, you are neither the first nor the last entrepreneur who is destined for success, [...]
I Am Empowered
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The Academic vs the Non-Academic Approach to Raising Capital
by jleffallWhen it comes to figuring out whether a venture capital, finance company, angel investor or early-stage private equity firm is up to snuff, there is the non-academic approach and the academic approach.
Read MoreStudying Entrepreneurial Case Studies May be What You’re Missing
by jleffall
You don’t need to be British or a business start-up expert such as Guy Rigby to know that most start-ups fail not because the idea was bad, not because of external pressures such as a recession or industry downturn, but because funding ran out before full potential could be reached.
A good approach to start-up funding is being both [...]
