A bird in the hand - By Stephen - February 19, 2010

Time and time again I hear of startups or small early stage businesses not taking investment when it is offered. This is normally due to a difference of opinion in valuation. The owner/founder always thinks his/her business is worth more than the investor.

The reality is that the startup or early stage pre-revenue business is only [...]


Money is like gold dust… - By Stephen - February 4, 2010

Money is like gold dust…particularly when it’s invested into a startup

One of the most galling issues for me over the years has been how quickly investment has been eaten up by poor cash management.

It is more often than not that the amount of money raised by entrepreneurs is underestimated and overspent.

Normally a plan is [...]


Manifesto for Entrepreneurs - By Stephen - February 2, 2010

As a follow-up to my last week’s blog  on the 20 issues every budding entrepreneur must be able to address, I would now like to talk about Doug Richards’ “Manifesto for Entrepreneurs”, a call-to-action document released at last week’s event.

According to Doug, a former TV Dragon, entrepreneurs are key in leading us out of the [...]