The following resources are of great assistance to entrepreneurs. Most are free or relatively
inexpensive (except the consultants, of course!).
Information Sources
LinkedIn
c|net's news.com and Newsletters
CEOexpress.com
Red Herring.com
VentureWire Alert and People
Business 2.0
Wired News
Infrastructure 2.1 Newsletter
JupiterMedia's internet.com
FierceWireless, FierceMobileContent
AlwaysOn Network
Nolo Small Business Information
Kauffman eVenturing
Quarterly MercuryNews.com Venture Capital Surveys
Entrepreneurial Organizations
Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE)
Software Development Forum
Bay Area Startup Network (BASN)
FountainBlue
IBDNetwork
TiE Silicon Valley
Chinese Software Professionals Association (CSPA)
The Entrepreneur Network
Market4Demand
Forum For Women Entrepreneurs and Executives (FWE&E)
The Women's Technology Cluster
VC Taskforce
Recommended Consultant
Ann Badillo
Founder
The Badillo Practice
Palo Alto, CA
650 328-3315
ann@badillo.com
www.badillo.com
“The Badillo Practice helps clients determine their most effective business strategies - for
products, markets and customers - and mobilize quickly to implement these strategies. Based
on over two decades of strategic development work for established and emerging companies,
our Business Strategy and Strategic Counsel services produce results that are actionable,
market-centric, and owned by the client.”
Chris Kocher
Founder
Grey Heron Venture Accelerator
San Francisco, CA
415 346-7307
kocher@greyheron.com
www.greyheron.com
“Our typical collaboration may have us develop or tune a company's business plan, identify core
strategic issues, facilitate introductions to VCs and potential partners, help recruit the executive
staff, and act as ongoing company advisors. We've helped more than 50 companies since
1993. We believe in obsession with results, long-term relationships, and skin in the game. Our
compensation is focused primarily on equity, coupled with a cash retainer.”
inexpensive (except the consultants, of course!).
Information Sources
c|net's news.com and Newsletters
CEOexpress.com
Red Herring.com
VentureWire Alert and People
Business 2.0
Wired News
Infrastructure 2.1 Newsletter
JupiterMedia's internet.com
FierceWireless, FierceMobileContent
AlwaysOn Network
Nolo Small Business Information
Kauffman eVenturing
Quarterly MercuryNews.com Venture Capital Surveys
Entrepreneurial Organizations
Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE)
Software Development Forum
Bay Area Startup Network (BASN)
FountainBlue
IBDNetwork
TiE Silicon Valley
Chinese Software Professionals Association (CSPA)
The Entrepreneur Network
Market4Demand
Forum For Women Entrepreneurs and Executives (FWE&E)
The Women's Technology Cluster
VC Taskforce
Recommended Consultant
Ann Badillo
Founder
The Badillo Practice
Palo Alto, CA
650 328-3315
ann@badillo.com
www.badillo.com
“The Badillo Practice helps clients determine their most effective business strategies - for
products, markets and customers - and mobilize quickly to implement these strategies. Based
on over two decades of strategic development work for established and emerging companies,
our Business Strategy and Strategic Counsel services produce results that are actionable,
market-centric, and owned by the client.”
Chris Kocher
Founder
Grey Heron Venture Accelerator
San Francisco, CA
415 346-7307
kocher@greyheron.com
www.greyheron.com
“Our typical collaboration may have us develop or tune a company's business plan, identify core
strategic issues, facilitate introductions to VCs and potential partners, help recruit the executive
staff, and act as ongoing company advisors. We've helped more than 50 companies since
1993. We believe in obsession with results, long-term relationships, and skin in the game. Our
compensation is focused primarily on equity, coupled with a cash retainer.”
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