Blog post about how the a new stock for the new year. The article speaks of a piecing together a new financial plan. Join discussion...

Background on the subject of bootstrap funding, info on a new book coming, and links to resources about bootstrapping -- including a classic title that's now available as a FREE e-book. Join discussion...

Becoming successful is a stressful process Join discussion...

Ed Sim discusses the choices an entrepreneur has to make in the continuing saga of build or flip Join discussion...

“We’re now at a point that business plans really don’t matter,” said VC Randy Komisar of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. “It’s an iterative process of quickly getting your ideas into the hands of others.” Komisar, who is writing a book on the topic, admitted that cheap and testable company building makes his job a lot harder, and in some cases irrelevant. “Before — there was a black art,” he said. “We don’t need gurus, we have a market.” Join discussion...

The importance of picking a good market Join discussion...

Marc goes to town on the issue of luck. Join discussion...

If you're not authentic, you will probably fail. And you probably should. Join discussion...

It seems that Forbes found Clipmarks useful for helping their reporters collect and share information, but that’s a reason to use the service, not quite to acquire it. Unless the offer was undeniably good, I think Clipmarks could have benefited more from having Forbes as a client rather than selling their entire business to them. I for one favor selling the service and gain a high-profile client, over selling the company, especially at such early stage. What do you think? Join discussion...

I've long believed that I'd rather back teams that can adapt to change versus those that claim they can predict the future... Join discussion...