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Web Features for Entrepreneurs

By: Fast CompanyWed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:13 AM
An index of Web-only stories from the Build Your Business Career Zone.

Speed Is Life

The former head of Lycos defends his portal strategy, diagnoses Yahoo!'s ailments, and encourages entrepreneurs to study history with a vengeance. Paul C. Judge

Sex Sells

What can X-rated sites teach traditional dotcoms about turning eyeballs into cash? Five profit-generating strategies from an erotic B2C that's been in the black since day one: Penthouse.com. Anni Layne

The Day the Wheels Fell off Kozmo.com

So this is how the world of a dotcom ends, not with a bang but with some soon-to-expire Fresh Samantha juice. A tale of the last days of Kozmo.com, told by one of the last remaining Kozmonauts. Peter Kempe

(No) Exit Ahead?

A leading venture capitalist offers a tough-love survival guide: how to keep your company afloat when the IPO market has dried up. Rekha Balu

In Search of the Perfect Startup

It's hard enough in this economic climate to start one new company. So why is H. Michael Zadikian determined to start four at the same time? An entrepreneurial adventure story, in two parts. Rekha Balu

Why QVC Is Sold on the Internet

Forget about costume jewelry and vegetable peelers. Today's QVC is a $3.5 billion retailing juggernaut that knows how to sell online. The lessons it has learned are worth their weight in gold. Paul C. Judge

Feeling Fatigued? Real Entrepreneurs Keep Walking

Recession be damned. Johnnie Walker believes innovators must plod on regardless. Find out why the Scotch-whisky company is doling out cash grants to ordinary people with extraordinary stamina and mettle. Anni Layne

After the Gold Rush

Looking for fresh ideas? The enormous Internet World show in Los Angeles has a few sparkling moments -- but mostly a church-like stillness and a lot of worn-out hopes. George Anders

Make Your Company More Resilient

It was a life-and-death setback when Odwalla apple juice killed a baby girl. Here's how CEO Stephen Williamson managed through a tragic crisis. Anni Layne

New Business Boot Camp

The Navy SEALS pride themselves on running the toughest school on earth. Will their work ethic be enough to help a startup succeed in one of the toughest economies in years? ISpheres hopes so. Cecilia Rothenberger

Passion Play

Pallotta TeamWorks inspires intense loyalty from its customers by disrupting their lives, demanding their money, and subjecting them to physical pain. What is Dan Pallotta's secret? Anni Layne

The Four Horsemen of the New Economy

Xerox, Polaroid, AT&T, and Kodak fell off the bleeding edge of technology innovation because they stopped funding small, speedy companies with good ideas, according to venture-investing expert Joseph Bartlett. Read here about three thorny issues any corporation faces when entering the venture markets. Joe Bartlett

Shopping Sites With Sizzle

Just in time for Christmas, a team of hard-shopping Web analysts hands out eGold awards to the best e-commerce sites -- and eBomb awards to those that may deliver a lump of coal this holiday season. Linda Tischler

Have Yourself a Merry Online Christmas

Will this year's cyber-shopping experience be merry and bright? One expert predicts yuletide cheers from shoppers who pick their sites wisely. Linda Tischler

Perfecting Your Pitch, Part Three: The Overview Overview

The third and final part of Garage.com's master class on the art of a pitch: Bill Joos tells you how to wow them with your overview presentation. John Hoult

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