Ideas & Resources.
Whitepapers and Articles
Crossroads
Deciding If and When a Founder Should Sell. Originally posted at The Sterling Report
Getting to SaaS
How to convert from a licence to a subscription model. Originally posted at Sandhill.com
Bootstrap Your Business for Success
Knowing When & How to Approach VC Firms
Kennet Presentations
Entrepreneur Profiles & Interviews
Interviews with entrepreneurs whose capital-efficient businesses are recognised 'return leaders'.
Mark Leslie, Veritas Software Corp
Mark Leslie's view is that all companies have to realize that they have only a limited number of years for success and that there is a limit to growth. Click here to read the full article on Sandhill.com
Kent Plunkett, Salary.com
Kent Plunkett’s advice is to “never stop raising money”. His view is that the leading cause of death of a company is running out of money at a key point of growth. Click here to read the full article on Sandhill.com
Gurbash Chahal, BlueLithium
Gurbash Chahal of BlueLithium focussed closely on choosing the right people when building his company. He discusses here how access to capital changed his perspective. Click here to read the full article on Sandhill.com
Ratmir Timashev, Aelita
Ratmir Timashev of Aelita Software advises to other would-be entrepreneurs is not to be afraid to make mistakes - as long as you can learn from them very quickly. Click here to read the full article on Sandhill.com
Heidi Messer, LinkShare Corporation
Heidi Messer self-funded LinkShare by living frugally. She regards a disciplined approach to spending, and a careful choice of investor as vital for successful entrepreneurs. Click here to read the full article on Sandhill.com
Profiles of growth entrepreneurs from Kennet portfolio companies.
Gustavo García Brusilovsky, BuyVIP
Gustavo García Brusilovsky leads by action. His commitment to continuous process improvement and the determination to be in control had delivered significant growth already at the largest pan-European private buyers' club.
Lluís Font, NTRGlobal
Lluís Font has a vision for making IT simpler about using Web technologies to automate the management of IT infrastructure, reducing and carbon footprint of enterprise IT departments.
Edward S. Marflak, Schoolwires
Edward S. Marflak has a vision for transforming communication in K-12 education in North America, and has led the charge to develop a suite of online products and services now being used by thousands.
Jana Eggers, Spreadshirt
Jana Eggers has an impressive track record translating technology into business. Spreadshirt CEO since 2007, she is determined to see the company continue its success in the emerging market for creatively customised apparel.