http://www.questvp.com Quest Venture Partners Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:50:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Entrepeneurialism and the lifestyle successful entrepreneurs lead are driven by a single concentration; Striving to make real, their desire to implement a vision and ultimately, for big or small, change the world. There is what I find to be, an interesting parallel in this goal to the single minded focus ... http://www.questvp.com/index.php/advice/the-way-of-the-samurai-meets-entrepreneurialism For years I've thought a secret ingredient to success for startups was luck. While I still hold that to be true, I think calling it luck is a definite misnomer. In my last post "Now is the time to invest" the subject was broached in the comments that one of the ... http://www.questvp.com/index.php/advice/it-isnt-luck-its-timing With all the recent sentiments of economic doom and gloom, many have begun questioning whether or not they should be investing, let alone begin a startup. To that I say "Nuts." I feel, now is the time to invest and generally speaking, it is always the right time for startups. Founders who startup ... http://www.questvp.com/index.php/discussion/now-is-the-time-to-invest We believe a successful startup must excel in these six points and more: Surrounds itself with the best and the brightest of ambitious, dedicated and passionate people; the best give the expertise and experience needed, the brightest will always find innovative solutions and the ambition & passion will give the courage ... http://www.questvp.com/index.php/advice/six-things-successful-startups-do