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We can point you in the right direction to find business plan information on: the web, blogs, web 2.0 start-ups and networking events. we also have a handful of suggestions for good reads with advice about what you need to know as an entrepreneur - before contacting VCs.

>Below is a short list of referencecs.

 


techcrunch

is the international top blog for all web 2.0 topics.
Since 2005, Michael Arrington and Erick Schonfeld publish information on the portal about new products and companies. These are discussed in detail as well as they are reviewed critically.
>techcrunch.com
 

venturebeat

researches stories from Silicon Valley and offers news about companies and the venture capital that drives them. Platform director Matt Marshall reported until 1998 for Wall Street Journal from Bonn and subsequently helped establishing Mercury News.
>venturebeat.com

 

o'reilly media

merges online services, magazines, books and conferences ; target group are “innovators”. Name giver Tim O’Reilly is supplementarily known as a software developer as well as co-creator of PERL and coined the term Web 2.0.
>oreilly.com | >oreilly.de

deutsche-startups.de

a portal run by Alexander Hüsing and Stefan Vosskötter, is required reading for founders: Current start-up interviews and features are supplemented with market reviews; additionally DS offers background information regarding investors and business angels.
>deutsche-startups.de 
 

easn.de

has its focus on useful and innovative contents for entrepreneurs and their business start-ups. Publisher and RWTH Aachen scholar Andreas Gerads wants to back entrepreneurs to pass their „challenge called start-up“ and provides them with tips and tricks.
>easn.de 
 

gruenderszene.de

The team and the ambassadors of gruenderszene.de understand themselves as an online contact point for start-ups, investors and interested parties looking for information „by founders for founders“. Next to news and interviews, this platform presents a personal user area.
>gruenderszene.de
 

"the tipping point: how litte things can make a big difference", Malcom Gladwell

Ideas spread like viruses, Gladwell describes in his book which was published in 2000. “Tipping Points” he calls the “levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable”.
>the tipping point: how litte things can make a big difference 
 

"The long Tail: Why the future of business is selling less of more", Chris Anderson

Mass market was yesterday, says Wired editor in chief Chris Anderson and explains the web business. His credo: all niche products together – the “long tail” – produce more profit than a few bestsellers.
>The long Tail: Why the future of business is selling less of more 
 

"blue ocean strategy: how to create uncontested market space and make competition irrelevant", W. Chan Kim / Renee Mauborgne

New markets with little competition: “Blue Ocean Strategy” describes how new business segments get opened up by innovations. Motto: Set sails!
>blue ocean strategy: how to create uncontested market space and make competition irrelevant 

 

"The Art of the start: the time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything", Guy Kawasaki

Today a capital provider, Kawasaki once taught IBM the fear – as person in charge for Apple marketing, who made customers to fans. Now he is revealing insider tricks to founders.
>The Art of the start: the time-tested, battle-hardened guide for anyone starting anything
 

"Against the gods: The remarkable story of risk", Peter L. Bernstein

No risk – no progress. Be it in Silicon Valley or in the ancient world. Based on this thesis, Bernstein traces the development of risks and the preparation of decisions from ancient times up to digital economy.
>Against the gods: the remarkable story of risk 
 

web_montag

Informal and non-commercial: these are the criteria of Webmontag, which understands itself as contact point for the Web 2.0 and start-up clique. Started in cologne in 2005, meetings take place in more than 30 locations, especially in Europe, but also in Silicon Valley and in Second Life.
>webmontag 
 

barcamps

describe themselves as „User Generated Conferences“, which can be found at several locations in Germany. Since the starting shot in Palo Alto, workshops have been held in 350 cities worldwide. In focus: Early-stage applications, social services and open technologies.
>barcamps 
 

opencoffee club

The OpenCoffee Club originally comes from London and arranges meetings between founders, developers and investors in a comfortable ambience. Combined with an online network, start-ups can organise open meetings, which focus on getting to know each other.
>opencoffee club 
 

DLD (digital, life, design)

is Europe's conference for digital innovation, science and culture. Since 2005, the three-day event serves as a platform for future market trends and innovations and brings together thought leaders from all over the world for the interchange of ideas.
>dld (digital, life, design) 
 

Leweb3

Initiated by Loic Le Meur, LeWeb3 is the most important web conference in Europe, with more than 1000 visitors from 40 countries. Taking place in Paris, it brings together start-ups, venture capitalists and business angels. It annually awards the most innovative start-up ideas, too
>leweb3 
 

reboot

is a two-day congress in Copenhagen which connects designers, developers, Internet-visionaries, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. It’s target is to support the exchange of ideas between people in order to create inspiration for future creations and perspectives.
>reboot