My all time favourite of start-up handbooks is Nesheim's: High tech start up. It's in my 'must-list' for new entrepreneurs founding their new ventures. The book describes in detail the different phases and mindsets the founder is required to go through from an idea till IPO / trade sale. To summarise the book: be paranoid and especially with your investors.
'VCs are not nice people' is a good reminder of the routhless world we're living in. Darwinism is alive and kicking well. Nokia Network's announced layoffs are the biggest in Finland since the early 1990's. 700 R&D engineers have suddenly more time for their families. I wonder whether they can find any applicable jobs since Eriksson is even worse shape.
Iraqi information minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf has made it to the history books. A web-site has been opened for his entertaining comments and ever-positive approach.
Matrix2 is here! Check the latest trailers.
Posted at April 11, 2003 06:53 PM