Archive for the ‘Funding’ Category
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Many people may not have known that in 1922, a German-born scientist of Jewish descent came to - of all places - Singapore to seek funding. He arrived off the Japanese ship Kitano Maru and the entire local Jewish community, numbering 236 members, went to meet him.
He managed to raise ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
I finally got down to reading Guy Kawasaki's "The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything", and my only regret is that I didn't do it any sooner.
It's got great advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, and especially for those in the technology and web businesses. With ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
According to the Straits Times, Sirius Venture Consulting has announced a SGD$30 million venture capital fund targeted at helping Singapore-based SMEs to grow and expand. It aims to invest in some ten to 12 companies by pumping SGD$2-3 million into each one in return for a 20-30 percent equity stake.
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Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
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I like Seth Godin's "The Realistic Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Venture Capital", a rather frank and accurate wake-up call.
No. 4 is precious - "Being a little better than the market leader is worthless".
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Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
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It’s true - but I didn’t say it. Pitch Johnson and Reid Dennis did, here in this amazing video clip about the history of venture capitalism, called "Innovation Is Nothing New: 100-Odd Years of Venture Capitalism". The two pioneers of venture capitalism (with a combined experience of more than 100 ...
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Monday, March 5th, 2007
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Private equity investor Jeffrey Paine recently sent me a list of criteria that serial New York entrepreneur Fabrice Grinda uses when he assesses companies. It's a good guide to follow when you set up a new venture.
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Saturday, February 24th, 2007
So you - the enterprising entrepreneur - think raising capital for your business is tough? Not necessarily, if you know how to go about it. We ask private equity investor Jeffrey Paine how.
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