Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: When they come to you, should they have a complete team? Ho: It is usually two or three people, but we have backed single founders before. Irina: What’s the most important character trait a founder can have that will clinch the deal? Ho: One word that

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: FootzyRolls

For many women, the excitement of getting ready for a party or big event can be tinged with a bit of apprehension: A pair of stilettos may look fabulous, but will they make it through the night? Bringing a bulky tote bag with extra shoes may not be an option. FootzyRolls is an e-commerce company that

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Child Entrepreneur Kevin Sproles: CEO Of Volusion (Part 3)

SM: In 2003 you did $130,000. What was your next phase of business evolution? How did you grow? KS: From 2003 to 2004 I really learned how to build on the concepts of product and repeatable processes. I made a significant effort to leave custom work behind. That is what we are still doing today.

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Outsourcing: Vivek Chopra of Computer Sciences Corp. (Part 10)

By guest author Tony Scott Hiring Global Talent Tony: What about your external hiring process – you clearly can’t grow on a global scale only through internal growth while you are building this capability? Vivek: In the meantime, when you hire people you hire the best. Today when we hire people, we don’t look at

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Ho Nam, General Partner, Altos Ventures (Part 5)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you think about the total available market (TAM) when you invest? Ho: That’s a good question. We talk about that a lot. We do, obviously, like large market opportunities, but we also have the philosophy that it’s really hard to predict what the next giant

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Child Entrepreneur Kevin Sproles: CEO Of Volusion (Part 2)

SM: What year did you turn your Web design services company into an e-commerce engine? KS: The first version of Volusion came around 2001. I released a lot of the marketing around it in 2002. It was branded as Store 2002.

Outsourcing: Vivek Chopra of Computer Sciences Corp. (Part 9)

By guest author Tony Scott Building a Global Culture Internally Tony: So what are you focusing on to help CSC gain the ability to build talent that can operate globally? You talked about moving people back and forth. Are there also internal training and development programs that you’re working on?