In this series of Conversations, I have set out some thoughts about how to prepare to engage with Venture Capitalists. I cover the Deal Process in this the fourth conversation in this series and aim to help you beat the VCs at their own game by helping you to learn more about them than they know about you. Enjoy the Conversation and come and subscribe to my Blog at http://jbdcolley.com to get more from The Six Minute Strategist.

In this series of Conversations, I have set out some thoughts about how to prepare to engage with Venture Capitalists. I cover Fund Profile in this first conversation and aim to help you beat the VCs at their own game by helping you to learn more about them than they know about you. Enjoy the Conversation and come and subscribe to my Blog at http://jbdcolley.com to get more from The Six Minute Strategist.

In this Conversation, I address six pitfalls which many Entrepreneurs fall into when preparing their business plan. There are simply some things you should NOT say and I try to explain what they are, what the Entrepreneur means, what the Investor thinks and what you SHOULD say. Enjoy the Conversation

An introduction and recommendation for David Meerman Scott's new ebook - Newsjacking. How to get your story out and piggybacked on a big news story - the right way. DMS always provides great insights. Check him out here. http://www.davidmeermanscott.com/

In this Conversation I catch up with Thomas Power, the Chairman of Ecademy and we discuss some of the challenges faced by Entrepreneurs

In this Conversation I identify the core combatants in the global technology wars - currently on going - and their strategies. I identify their historic markets and show that the new markets are evolving and that they are being keenly contested by our combatants. I will summarise some of the recent activities of these core combatants and finally try to identify some of the major mega trends driving the future of these technology wars. The companies covered are Apple, AOL, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon. Enjoy the Conversation!

In this Conversation I have the pleasure of talking with Gareth Hughes who is the CEO and Founder of Crave Interactive, a British technology start up in the eMenu space. You can find out more about Crave Interactive at their website at http://www.crave-emenu.com/. You can follow them on Twitter @Crave_Int.

In this Conversation, I discuss the best way to put a flyer or Teaser together in order to pitch an investment opportunity to a VC.

In this Conversation I am introducing a great free resource for learning how to get the most out of LinkedIn. This eBook is co-authored by Jan Vermeiren and Bert Verdonck and can be downloaded from their site at http://www.how-to-really-use-linkedin.com/

Registration is required. If you want to make a contribution to their Charitable work (all royalties from this book are going to charity) you can do so on their page. Enjoy!

In this conversation, I introduce Chris Farrell's site which is all about how to create an online business. If you are an entrepreneur running your own business, I believe strongly that you should be harnessing the internet and social media to market and sell your products and services. Chris has some great free content on his site which can enable you to learn about this, whether or not you subscribe to his membership programme.

His site is at http://www.chrisfarrellmembership.com/