6 powerful ways to make a positive first impression
You're at a business conference and you turn to the stranger standing next to you.…
Beware of the revolving-door venture capitalist
For a start-up that takes its fundraising seriously, it has to allow its CEO to…
Not much difference between angel investors and VCs anymore
The start-up is going well and now it’s time to pursue capital. The friends and…
Who’s paying attention to the essential details in your business?
I had a letter returned to me this week. I’d sent payment to a subscription…
Getting an investor to move from “not now” to “yes”
Getting a “no” from any prospective investor can be hard to take. At first glance,…
Talk to your venture capitalist before you crash and burn
Everything is positive when a new venture begins. There is a rush of excitement, people…
Entrepreneurs need to know when to call it quits
Jody Sherman founded several companies. Some got bought out for modest success and others failed.…
Gain big business focus by looking at individual details
Is what you do really important? I recently helped a business conduct a meeting with…
Don’t wait until your business is in pain to find a cure
“Gross!” my kids yelled as I showed them the big lump of yellow wax that…
Agri-food supercluster could super-charge Canada’s economy
The supercluster effect is one of the intriguing outcomes of dangling dollars in front of sectors…