Partner Event

Indian Angel Network, Bangalore, India – February 18, 2011

Indian Angel Network (IAN) is holding a seminar on International Patenting Strategies on Friday, February 18, 2011, in Bangalore, India, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. IST. You can find more details and REGISTER HERE.

Catching Up On Readings: Hybrid Businesses

This week’s roundtable showcased a number of hybrid businesses, from wine education to road transport. Click on the full paragraph to read the rest of this week’s posts. >>>

The Third Frontier In The Midwest: An Interview With John Glazer, Director, TechGROWTH Ohio (Part 4)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold

John: We help to organize a network of angel investors in this rural area. We provide them with a professional fund manager and help them to determine their offering to each other, the agreements they have, and the processes by which they will evaluate companies and invest in them. That is a huge contribution to Appalachian Ohio. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: 1M/1M Partnership With Persistent Systems

This partnership with Persistent Systems is an exciting step toward reaching our goal of 1 million entrepreneurs with $1 million in revenue by 2020. Click on the full paragraph to read the rest of this week’s posts. >>>

Introducing Hot Topics

Readers, we’ve just introduced a new feature on the blog called Hot Topics which showcases some of the best and most active discussions we’ve been having on this blog. Most of these topics are pretty evergreen, non-news specific, and have, over time, garnered continued interest.

Now, we’re making it available to you as a permanent feature on the site, on the bottom right corner. You can also access it through the Blog navigation tab at the top.

Enjoy!

Catching Up On Readings: Apple

Steve Jobs made headlines this week when he announced he was taking medical leave. Will his absence hurt the company? I don’t think so, but it could have a dampening effect on the tech industry as a whole. Click on the full paragraph to read this and the rest of this week’s posts. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Facebook

What does Facebook have in store for 2011? Facebook’s Strategy In Perspective discusses some possibilities. Click on the full article to read the rest of the past week’s posts. >>>

Catching Up On Readings: Revenue-Based Financing

One of this week’s seed financing interviews deals with revenue-based financing, a not often discussed but useful method for entrepreneurs. Click on the full article to read the past week’s posts. >>>