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Christine Comaford Lynch
Some people have vision. Others get things done. Christine Comaford-Lynch embodies the rare blend of entrepreneur and advisor who has been a consistent mover, shaker and trailblazer in the software industry, emerging markets and Fortune 1000. Christine is five-time CEO/entrepreneur defining new markets, developing products to serve them, executing sales, marketing and product strategies. Throughout Christine's career, she has assisted over 700 of the Fortune 1000 in accelerating innovation. She was a founder of First Professional Bank, Kuvera Associates, Corporate Computing, planetU and Artemis Ventures. All of these companies have either been acquired or taken public. Christine's expertise is a result of over 20 years in operational high tech positions at Microsoft, Lotus, Adobe and Apple as well as strategy advisor to Oracle and Symantec. Christine has participated on several Boards of for- and non-profit companies, consulted with the White House on technology and small business strategies, and has garnered numerous industry accolades.
Today Christine leads Mighty Ventures, a business accelerator that assists small to large companies in boosting revenue and optimizing performance. She is also a columnist, where you'll find her on the home page of BusinessWeek Small Business (www.businessweek.com/smallbiz). Christine's book, Rules for Renegades: How To Make More Money, Rock Your Career, And Revel in Your Individuality is now available from McGraw-Hill.
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Think Like a Financier
Christine Comaford-Lynch
Before you approach a potential source, have a sense of what they'll ask you. Three hints: opportunity size, competition, and marketing and sales strategy will figure into their questions . . . keep reading
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Six Essentials for Networking
Christine Comaford-Lynch
Networking is about creating an extended family. It's about developing connections, caring about people, increasing the size of your "tribe." Here are a few networking essentials from my book Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality. . . . keep reading
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Show Me the Money, Part II
Christine Comaford-Lynch
One of the most traditional ways to fund your company is to have your customers fund your growth. Wow, what a concept! In the days of the high-tech Internet boom, entrepreneurs all but forgot what spurred a lot of the biggest businesses around: selling products to customers and funneling the revenue back into the company's operations and development. This is a great way to maintain control of your company and generate positive cash flow. . . . keep reading
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Show Me the Money, Part II
Christine Comaford-Lynch
One of the most traditional ways to fund your company is to have your customers fund your growth. Wow, what a concept! In the days of the high-tech Internet boom, entrepreneurs all but forgot what spurred a lot of the biggest businesses around: selling products to customers and funneling the revenue back into the company's operations and development. This is a great way to maintain control of your company and generate positive cash flow. . . . keep reading
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Rules for Raising Capital
Christine Comaford-Lynch
Getting money isn't difficult, but getting the right money at the right time on the right terms is what matters. Here's how to do it... . . . keep reading
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Make Your Financing Pitch Sizzle
Christine Comaford-Lynch
How you pitch your company determines whether you get the right partners, favorable financing terms, super executives, and best shot at success . . . keep reading
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How to Build Effective Teams
Christine Comaford-Lynch
Experience has taught me that you don't have to have a great product. A good product is ok. Great people make the difference. Fact: You need a great team in order to succeed. Fiction: You need to have that great team in place from the get-go. Building teams takes time. . . . keep reading
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Cutting the Fluff Out of Board Reporting
Christine Comaford-Lynch
If knowledge equals power, what does information equal? Influence. And that's what you want when interacting with your board of directors: the ability to influence how you are perceived as a leader, and how your company is perceived as an enterprise. And you control your influence on your board, by providing the right info at the right time in the right format. . . . keep reading
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Show Me the Money - Part 1
Christine Comaford-Lynch
In the first of a two-part series on funding your startup, BEST Expert Christine Comaford-Lynch gives the lowdown on loans, equity investment, and grants Getting access to funding when you need . . . keep reading
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Christine's Secrets to Creating a Killer Business Plan
Christine Comaford-Lynch
You've got the idea, now package it well. The way you present your company and vision determines whether you get the right financial partners and the right deal. Life is marketing. Marketing ourselves personally and professionally, marketing our products, marketing our ideas. Every day we are constantly marketing or being marketed to. . . . keep reading
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