Entrepreneur Resources
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January 25, 2008

Creating successful companies is not just about action. It is also about the planning, strategy and critical components that create opportunities. The links below provide some of the best resources for building your company, raising investment funding, and avoiding failure.

Books

The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
A great guide for "anyone starting anything"

Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
One of the best books on high-tech marketing

Entrepreneurial Finance by James Stancill
A hands-on, step-by-step approach that is easy to follow even for non-financial types

Living on the Fault Line by Geoffrey Moore
Another insightful book by Moore on understanding how customers think

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

 How to take an unknown concept and product to the mass market


 Invest To Exit: A Pragmatic Strategy for Angel and Venture Capital Investors by Dr. Tom McKaskill                                           
A free eBook on strategies for profitable exits by Angel and VC investors--and worthwhile reading for entrepreneurs

 An Introduction to Angel Investing by Dr. Tom McKaskill            
A free eBook to help high net worth individuals become successful Angel Investors

 Raising Angel & Venture Capital Finance by Dr. Tom McKaskill  
A free eBook about fundrasing for entrepreneurs and founders of high-growth ventures. 

 Ultimate Exits by Dr. Tom McKaskill                                              
The last in the series of free eBooks for maximizing the sale value of your entrepreneurial venture. 

Local Southern California Organizations

CalTech / MIT Enterprise Forum

Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives

Business Technology Center of Los Angeles County

Entretech


Blogs

Ask The Angels (Pasadena Angels Blog)

EarlyStageVC

A Fundraising Survival Guide

Jeff Clavier's Software Only

Redeye VC

TechCrunch

Valeywag

 

Web Sites, Articles and Tools

 Alltop - Guy Kawasaki's latest venture

10 things to know before you pitch a VC for money

Garage Technology Ventures

Entrepreneurship - Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

MIT Enterprise Forum

PricewaterhouseCoopers Vision to Reality

socalTECH

Last Updated ( March 11, 2010 )