Month: May 2009

It’s too early to think of Christmas, but not of poverty

This is a presentation from Jay Baydala, who started Christmas Future, an organization dedicated to raising awareness and helping North Americans learn to spend some of their allotted Christmas money towards solving real world problems. Support them at http://christmasfuture.org. Vote for this presentation at SlideShare. If ChristmasFuture wins, they will donate all $5,000 to helping …

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Seeking Venture Funding? Have a Clear Understanding of your Financials

Recently, I've discovered the blog of Robert Ochtel. He's an author and a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years experience. He's also raised over $50 million for his businesses, and started VentureBlue, a national Angel network. And, he's just up the road in Carlsbad, CA. Robert wrote a post explaining why entrepreneurs should be comforatble …

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TakeLessons featured in San Diego Union Tribune Sunday Edition

The Union Tribune ran a story on young web start-ups in San Diego and what they are doing to make the most out of the recession. TakeLessons was a featured company. "The company started working out of Cox's house. It now has offices, but not the $700 Aeron chairs that typified the excesses of the …

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