David F. Webb

Using Video Sites To Market Your Start Up Company

It's been said many times that video killed the radio star. Video can also help you market and brand your start up venture faster and cheaper than other forms of advertising and public relations. Best of all, the costs are much lower in the current enviro... Read >

What Is Your Mobile App Strategy?

If you are in business, you should have already asked yourself that question. What is our mobile app strategy? If you are a small business, you need an app and it needs to be on iTunes yesterday. The mobile application revolution has begun. It is like ... Read >

How To Select The Attorney For Your New Company

You'll need a decent lawyer for your new start up company. You don't need a great lawyer or a big law firm yet but you do need a lawyer. Where to look? The lawyer from your neighborhood that handles wills, divorces, business formations, and traffic... Read >

Raising Business Capital Right Now

We've all been reading about the series of huge raises that Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, and Groupon. have completed in the last few quarters. However, on the other end of the spectrum, startup capital isn't as big budget as it was in the '90s. The technolo... Read >

How To Buy A Company For No Money

Can you really buy a company for nothing? Yes, you can. In fact it happens every day and it happens every place from the narrow streets of lower Manhattan to the fast food lined streets of Middle America. You can buy a mature, established company for no ... Read >

How to Raise Money For Your New Company

It's not easy raising money for your new start up company. It involves more than coming up with a good sales pitch, putting together a compelling presentation, and then saying, "Please give me money." Venture capitalists most often require something in e... Read >

How To Prepare For An Investor Meeting

Are you trying to raise money for your new venture? Have you been downsized, laid off, or bought out of a corporate job and now are ready to strike out on your own? Chances are you will at some point in your start up phase need outside investors. The f... Read >

It's Easy to Raise Money Again

Is it easy to raise money for your next start up? Angel round investing has taken on a life of its own lately. Incubators/mentorships/superangel groups are being set up everywhere except the pathetic State of Michigan. Angels competing fiercely for dea... Read >

Where Is The Money Venture Capital Investments First Quarter 2011

Venture capital investments in the U.S. during the first quarter were up 5 percent from the final quarter of 2010 in terms of dollars, but down 11 percent in the number of deals, according to the National Venture Capital Association. Its quarterly Mo... Read >