startups
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Rice Business Plan Competition: Hail to the champions
Behind the scenes at the annual contest for budding entrepreneurs.
By David A. Kaplan and Anne VanderMey
FORTUNE -- It may not have the ubiquity of Facebook or the scale of Wal-Mart, but NuMat Technologies someday could change the world just a little bit. At least that's what the audacious student entrepreneurs behind it believe. NuMat is a university spinout that aims to revolutionize clean tech by making natural-gas vehicles more MORE
May 17, 2012 5:00 AM ET -
A Googler's advice to budding entrepreneurs
Google's Gautam Gandhi took home the top prize at the Rice University Business Plan Competition in 2004. He talks to Fortune about the startup climate in the U.S., the value of business plan competitions, and what aspiring entrepreneurs ought to know. Interview by Anne VanderMey
Apr 13, 2012 2:54 PM ET -
How crafty startups handle job recruiting
Finding great job candidates is both time-consuming and competitive, especially for startups. Some companies and B-schools are getting creative.
By Ethan Rouen, contributor
FORTUNE -- Just hearing the words "cash flow" can send a startup CEO into a panic, and for good reason. Entrepreneurs are frequently lectured on the importance of managing cash as their businesses grow, and hot companies can implode when they run out of money to support their expansion.
But MORE
Dec 19, 2011 9:57 AM ET -
Should you start a business right out of college?
Most new grads have no money and little, if any, real-world experience. Even so, launching a startup may be less crazy than it sounds. By Anne Fisher
May 26, 2011 2:12 PM ETPosted in: Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, new college grads, Small Business, Startup company, startups -
Competing for best mousetrap: Rice's biz plan showdown
From an answer to trash buildup in India to building a better, cheaper light bulb, here's a look at the 42 winning ideas that will compete for top prize at Rice's upcoming business plan competition.
FORTUNE -- What do an upscale men's barbershop chain and a vaccine to combat the pesky horn fly have in common? Both are among the 42 business ideas selected to compete in the prestigious Rice University MORE
Apr 1, 2011 1:54 PM ET -
Three legal lessons for startups
The dizzying pace of a startup company frequently leads to legal mistakes that could shake a budding company to its core. Entrepreneurs, take note: Here are a few things to keep in mind.
By Benjamin K. Riley, contributor
Startup or emerging growth companies have to act decisively, efficiently and quickly. But the frenetic pace and other challenges these companies face often lead to serious legal mistakes. All too often, these companies MORE
Feb 17, 2011 10:38 AM ET -
How startups can avoid being blinded by their ideas
When it comes to launching a successful startup, drinking your own Kool-Aid can be the enemy of sound decisions. Here are three signs that you might be doing it.
By Anthony Lee, contributor
In my twenty years of working in and with startups, I've continually tried to figure out what makes some work and others not. There are myriad factors of brilliance, determination, luck and timing that go into the success equation.
One MORE
Nov 22, 2010 10:40 AM ETPosted in: startups
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