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Trade Show Samurai- Epic Event at Gleacher Center

by Mike Moyer on November 13, 2010

I’m teaching a seminar about exhibiting at trade shows on November 16, 2010 at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center.
Click here to learn more.
For more information about Trade Show Samurai click here

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Super-Awesome Presentation Zone Program

by Mike Moyer on January 8, 2010

This is an outline of using the “Zone” presentation style for presenting business plans and pitches. It was created for students at the University of Chicago’s Executive MBA Program in London.
Click on the guy to download the PDF.

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The Founders’ Pie Calculator

by Mike Moyer on September 28, 2009

I’m always on the lookout for good tools for entrepreneurs. Frank Demmler from Carnegie Mellon has developed a  simple model for allocating equity in a start-up company called the Founders’ Pie Calculator.
Its easy to use and fairly distributes the equity.
I’m working on my own model that is more complex, but takes into account changes over time. More [...]

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Triplets- Bootstrapping Tactics

by Mike Moyer on August 27, 2009

During the dawn of ecommerce I started the direct marketing efforts for a major consumer durables company. Getting customers is always the first step in a good bootstrapping scenario so I set out to test some online advertising. Banner advertising was state-of-the-art, so I put together a detailed outline for the creative design of a [...]

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Branddaddy Longlegs

by Mike Moyer on August 27, 2009

One of the great things about a start-up company it the opportunity to create a great brand. A great brand is like a club that everybody wants to be a member of. A great brand transcends the product or service the company provides and creates its own attraction. The Customers, or members, appreciate the company [...]

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Planning- the Role of Luck

by Mike Moyer on August 27, 2009

Two fine fellows set out to make $1 million in a year. They both write their business plans and get started. A year later the first fellow has made $500,000 and the second fellow made $10,000,000. Which one is the better businessman?

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Entrepreneur Idol at Northwestern

by Mike Moyer on November 26, 2008

I was a judge at the Northwestern Entreprenur Idol Contest in November of 2008. My picture appears on their rotating picture thing on their site.

The guy next to me is Troy Henikoff who is the CEO of OneWed.com.

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The EVP Group at the Chicago GSB

by Mike Moyer on November 25, 2007

The EVP Group at the Chicago GSB.
I was a panelist at the 9th Annual Entreprenurship & Venture Capital Conference in November of 2007. My pictures was one from a photoshoot for a magazine article a few years ago- pretty slick!

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