Posted April 29th, 2010 by Bill
There were a series of funny videos on YouTube that involved scenes from the 2004 German film about the last days of Hitler, called “Downfall”. In one particular scene, Hitler, speaking in German, is furiously shouting at his Generals about a failed counter-attack against the advancing Russian army. A new set of subtitles was added that [...]
Tags: Angel Investors, CD rates, Dow Jones, inflation, stock market
Posted April 28th, 2010 by Bill
Many entrepreneurs have a great idea for business. They believe that they have all of the answers and are ready to get started. There’s only one small problem. They haven’t written much or anything in a proper business plan format. What’s really surprising is that they seem sincerely surprised when this deficiency is pointed out [...]
Tags: Angel Investor checklist, business plan, due deligence, executive summary
Posted April 25th, 2010 by Bill
In the world of business, we participate in a variety of meetings. There are social meetings (meet & greets), corporate celebrations (holidays, sales milestones, birthdays, etc), daily, weekly, monthly or annual staff meetings, one-on-one performance reviews, client meetings, shareholder meetings, corporate alliance or partnership meetings, merger and acquisition meetings, and last, but not least, sales [...]
Tags: business meetings, image, performance reviews, staff meetings
Posted April 21st, 2010 by Bill
The term, “term sheet”, is one of those terms (no pun intended) that every entrepreneur must know, before negotiating that first agreement with a prospective angel investor. As in any negotiation, words or even, a facial expression can change the dynamics of the outcome of a negotiation in a “New York minute”. Here’s a quick [...]
Tags: common stock, conversion, negotiation, preferred stock, term sheet
Posted April 19th, 2010 by Bill
Paul wrote, “So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating air” (1 Corinthians 9:26 ESV). This verse is a great comment for today’s workplace, even though it was written almost 2,000 years ago. Most people start their workday with somewhat high expectations of things they want to accomplish. I say [...]
Tags: busy work, time, workday
Posted April 15th, 2010 by Bill
We live in a litigious world. We all remember when an elderly woman sued corporate giant, McDonald’s, and won, because she claimed the coffee was too hot. It was later revealed, during the trial, that she had removed the cover from the cup and placed the cup between her knees. Then when her grandson stopped, [...]
Tags: lawsuits, lawyer, litigious, McDonald's, trial
Posted April 12th, 2010 by Bill
This is a question that should be asked by every entrepreneur. It’s a question that could have many consequences concerning the future of your startup company and it’s not to be taken lightly. It’s a question that has to be properly considered, well researched and evaluated against your business plan.
The first step, of course, is to [...]
Tags: accredited investor, angel investor, exit strategy, high net worth, Internal Rate of Return, venture capital
Posted April 9th, 2010 by Bill
Business lunches have always been and will probably always be in vogue. Although the “two martini” lunch has gone the way of the dodo bird, people still love to say – “Let’s do lunch!” I personally dislike business lunches, dinners and even, breakfasts, but I know that they’re here to stay, if not only because [...]
Tags: breaking bread, business lunches, observe
Posted April 6th, 2010 by Bill
God set an appointment for two men back in 1975. One was Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, and the other, Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM). God’s message to them was simple – To impact any nation for God, Christians need to impact ALL seven pillars of society. What [...]
Tags: Christian businesses, Promise Keepers, seven pillars, witnesses, YWAM
Posted April 4th, 2010 by Bill
We live in the age where we can be contacted at any time in a variety of ways, most of them electronically. No matter where we are, what we’re doing or what time it is, someone may attempt to contact us directly. Most of these attempts, either via email, phone calls or text messaging, fall into [...]
Tags: email, phone calls, social, text messages, urgent
