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Anthony Cerminaro - "If you are starting out in the software business, think hard about whether to specialize in products or services. Killer applications can become a commodity. Sales go flat but, revenue can continue if you enrolled a service...

5. Be rational on terms of investment. 6. Be patient with...

5. Be rational on terms of investment. 6. Be patient with startups. 7. Keep track of cash balances. 8. Spend time every week working on all your portfolio companies. 9. Don't get too high on good news. 10. Treat everyone with fairness and dignity.

I can't tell you how helpful this checklist has been. I'v...

I can't tell you how helpful this checklist has been. I've gone through several articles on the subject. Many of them are comprehensive and well written, but the check list format makes the task at hand a breeze.

Thanks again.

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You will discover the most enjoyable multimedia nanotechnology courses.
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80% of small businessses fail due to cashflow problems an...

80% of small businessses fail due to cashflow problems and not profit. Making sure the cash comes into the company efficiently will make your chances of not being part of that 80% better.
But how-
for B2B companies there is an age-old funding method, called Factoring.
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80% of small businessses fail due to cashflow problems an...

80% of small businessses fail due to cashflow problems and not profit. Making sure the cash comes into the company efficiently will make your chances of not being part of that 80% better.
But how-
for B2B companies there is an age-old funding method, called Factoring.
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Yes- it is probably not a good time to be an immigrantion...

Yes- it is probably not a good time to be an immigrantion attorney in the US.

I have been trying to develop an online tie in to my Real...

I have been trying to develop an online tie in to my Real Estate business. My website http://www.palm-beach-real-estate-homes.com/Home/page_1113238.html is new and I am trying to develop it to serve my customers needs quickly. Because of the facts stated in the article, I realize that I must be faster to react and to constantly change and update.

VC Pitch Tips (reprinted with permission - from myself ;-) ...

We talk a lot about messaging here, well in our day jobs as Venture Capitalists, investors are a key marketing target just like any other. A while ago we wrote a post on another blog (NW Venture Voice) translating...

VC Pitch Tips (reprinted with permission - from myself ;-) ...

We talk a lot about messaging here, well in our day jobs as Venture Capitalists, investors are a key marketing target just like any other. A while ago we wrote a post on another blog (NW Venture Voice) translating...

You can click on the header to view the article. By the w...

You can click on the header to view the article. By the way, I am bootstrapping my business too! :)

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Mr. Cathy (Chick-fil-A) is well-intentioned in closing on...

Mr. Cathy (Chick-fil-A) is well-intentioned in closing on Sunday. However, Sunday is not the Sabbath of the Bible, it is a secular day. The day God sanctified is the seventh day, not the first day (see Genesis 2:2-3). This is reinforced in the Ten Commandments (#4) as found in Exodus 20. It is the only commandment that begins with the word "remember." Jesus reaffirmed the seventh-day Sabbath (see Luke 6:5 and Mark 2:27-28). There can be no argument regarding which day is the first and which day is the seventh--Jews throughout time have been keeping the same seventh day (the day we call by its pagan name, "Saturday"). Unfortunately, when Christianity was blended with paganism (during Roman Emperor Constantine's rule), the true Sabbath of the Bible was eventually substituted with the first day. There have been many, many ministers I know who for many years have offered substantial rewards to anyone who can prove from the Bible that the sanctity of the seventh day was transferred to the first day. No one has been able to do it. Sunday sanctity is a tradition of man. "...in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men...making the word of God of none effect through your tradition..."Mark 7:7-8, 13.

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Looking to invest in amazing dental technology? Check out http://www.dentigenix.com Ivoclar-Vivadent is looking for a potential buyer of this dental technology startup in Seattle on the brink of developing revolutionary dental products.

Check it out and forward to anyone that may be interested. If you've experienced a painful root canal in your life, read what's in the future.
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First effects of Grokster http://www.cs.princeton.e...

First effects of Grokster

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/spring05/cos491/writing/ says:

'Heres the first change that Ive seen due to the Grokster decision. Bonpoo is a service that lets you send large files to other people. It used to be general-purpose; you could send anything to your friends. Now, post-Grokster, they only let you send photos:

IMPORTANT NOTICE: At bonpoo we are constantly testing file transfers services that help people send legal files across the Internet. Given the recent Supreme Court decision we have suspended our free file transfer services except for photos. We apologize for any incovience. Please check out our professional product HeavyMail for an alternative to our prior service.'

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Anthony's articles caught my eye on my first visit to the...

Anthony's articles caught my eye on my first visit to the site (by way of a google search). However, I can only read the first page of each posting. How do I access the entire articles?

Hiring a business attorney is important. However, when de...

Hiring a business attorney is important. However, when dealing with trademark infringement and the Internet it is still the wild west. For example, I have a competitor that is violating my trademark. I talked with several different lawyers and they said there isn't much that can be done. Here is a brief overview of what my competitior is doing:

First, they are bidding on a variation of my trademark on the PPC search engines. They aren't bidding on the exact trademark, but a variation of the mark. They are using the variance of the search engine to bid in my exact term. Thus, when someone types the name of my product in a search engine, my competitors sites appears before mind. Technically they aren't violating my mark, according to the lawyers I talked to.

Second, they describe every detail of my product on their website. The statements they make on their site says my product doesn't work. Combining this with the bidding on my trademark, it may be costing me some business. I haven't noticed any decline in sales but it is a slimy business method practiced by slimy business owners.

However, the lawyers I talked with said it is legal since my competitor isn't actually bidding on my trademark. Thus, no violation exists.

If you can find a good lawyer, use them, but sometimes a IP lawyer can't help with trademarks.

Almost, but not quite. Quadrant 1 and 3 get done the most...

Almost, but not quite. Quadrant 1 and 3 get done the most, because of the time pressure. Quadrant 1 are the "do it or you're fired" types of tasks. Given a Quadrant 1 and anything else, people will do the Quadrant 1 first.

Deadlines do motivate - even implied ones. An unanswered phone eventually goes to voicemail or gets dropped - and consequences may ensue.

The hierarchy of how people will do tasks is Quadrant 1, Quadrant 3, Quadrant 4, and finally Quadrant 2. One can reasonably argue that the "proper" order is 1, 2, 3, 4. The dilemma comes from the fact that all tasks other than Q2 are usually short-term focused, while Q2 tasks are usually strategic, longer-term focused, which would explain why they get deferred in our culture. In Asian cultures which value longer time horizons, Q2 activities are given higher priority.

hi can u please get me on preyyy fast and i need a mentor...

hi can u please get me on preyyy fast and i need a mentor.tnx ...

OK, I'll be a heretic. I totally disagree with this. What...

OK, I'll be a heretic. I totally disagree with this. What you should lead with is something that gets attention - whether it's visual, aural, humorous, controversial. Get the audience to sit up and wonder "what the heck is he doing?"

Then make the "why should you care?" or the "what problem do I solve?" (although without the "I") statement, linked to then opening.

They then understand why you're here... and why they're here.

No, it's not a typical corporate presentation - and that's the point. As a speaker, you want first and foremost to be memorable. Damn the standards, as long as they remember your premise - and hopefully, that they buy into it, too.

This week's Newsweek (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7369044...

This week's Newsweek (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7369044/site/newsweek) has a related article on the next generation of dot-coms -- old ideas with fresh perspectives.