Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Elizabeth Marchi, Frontier Angel Fund (Part 1)

By guest author Irina Patterson This is the twenty-eighth interview in our series on financing for entrepreneurs. I am talking to Elizabeth Marchi, fund coordinator at Frontier Angel Fund LLC. It’s a member managed pooled fund – that is, they review deals together and then vote to invest their pooled capital. Their investments range from

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Does Cloud Computing Have A Silver Lining For You? (Part 3)

By guest author Shaloo Shalini The third and final part of this series discusses formulating an implementation strategy and discovering blue-sky opportunities in the cloud. Formulate your integration strategy It is evident from industry-wide trends that a new business or startup has minimal integration points to deal with compared to companies with traditionally managed IT

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: Antenna Software, Jersey City, New Jersey

Following yesterday’s coverage of app developer Applico, today’s Deal Radar post takes a look at mobile app provider Antenna Software. Antenna offers prepackaged mobile apps through a platform that includes hosting and support services aimed at both the employees and customers of the company’s enterprise clients.

Building India’s Amazon: Flipkart CEO Sachin Bansal (Part 2)

Sramana: Why did you decide to write a comparative shopping engine? Sachin Bansal: They were a big thing in the U.S. but there were not any in India. We started doing some market research. We found that there were almost no other sites to compare against. Rearden Commerce was the only company that had any

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Does Cloud Computing Have A Silver Lining For You? (Part 2)

By guest author Shaloo Shalini In the first part of this post, we named three things those considering cloud adoption must do. Again, they are: 1.    Investigate your cloud adoption objectives and opportunities. 2.   Formulate your integration strategy. 3.   Discover your blue-sky opportunities in the cloud. Part 2 will cover investigating opportunities, and we’ll finish

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Raymond Chan, Tech Coast Angels (Part 6)

By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: What do you think is the most important thing that angel-backed founders can do to increase their chances of success? Ray: The execution. It means you have to work with partners — work with partners like us, work with the team, and execute the plan. They also be able

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Does Cloud Computing Have A Silver Lining For You? (Part 1)

By guest author Shaloo Shalini As an engrossed spectator witnessing the charge of the cloud computing brigade, deafened by the din and fascinated by the exhilaration and anticipation around cloud computing across the globe, I am reminded of the saying sometimes attributed to Voltaire: Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ. (No offense meant to

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Dick Reeves, Executive Director, Huntsville Angel Network (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: When you invest in e-commerce companies, do they have to be located in your geographical area? Dick: That’s interesting. The one that exited here was a virtual company. One of the founders was here, one was in Boulder, Colorado, and one was up in New York

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