Cashflow 101 on 3rd December 2010

Me and my partner organized a cashflow 101 game at livewire again. This time we pledge to give a book prize for the winner. Either I was good in explaining the game, or they were fast learners. well 2 out of 4 anyway, the last 2 caught up later in the game. But in the [...]

Richard Branson interviewed by Chris Anderson on TEDtalk

    Here’s a video of Richard Branson being interviewed by Chris Anderson on TEDtalks is good example of someone who didn’t do academically well in school becoming an entrepreneur. He may not be articulate in here, but his business empire – Virgin, speaks for itself.

Allow yourself to be copied and market yourself for free!

this is an observation from google/youtube on tedtalk it is possible to use youtube’s users “infringing copyrights” to market the pirated products and bring in revenue for the copyright holder. In their case, they had the “pirates” upload filled with ads leading the viewers to original content, and generated revenue from there. in this case [...]

Pitching your Business Plan!

Do you need to know what investors are looking for in a business? David S. Rose is a serial entrepreneur turned serial investor. He shares his tips in presenting. He shares that investors are not just investing in your business idea, they are also investing in you. So you have to show that you and [...]

Introduction to Writing a Business Plan

I have been writing a business plan since 2003 to participate in the LiveWIRE business plan awards. I won the grand prize for the livewire participant category in 2006/2007. I have also participated in the think big business plan competition. Considering I am going to submit another business plan, I thought it would be appropriate [...]

Using Color in Advertising Increases the Chances of a Purchase.

In my opinion, the cheapest and yet the most effective method to market yourself is by using Fliers or Brochures. But most people and businesses tend to use photocopied leaflets or even brochures. I guess its cheaper then printing. Now I’ve found this article on using colors in office documents and one line shouted out [...]