Resources related to Partnering, Financing and Presentations

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Blog and presentation by Mark Suster via his blog Both Sides of the Table.  Advise for entrepreneurs and some VC myth-busting. As usual with BST, an excellent read for all entrepreneurs and startups.

A venture capitalist gives his perspective on the outlook for life sciences ventures amid the perfect storm of the current economic downturn.

With thousands of biotech companies out there, and just as many corporate presentations, here's how to differentiate your enterprise in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

Striking partnerships is a key ingredient to building a biotech company. In this article, we discuss seven common mistakes that you should avoid during business development.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program is part of a congressionally mandated program to encourage and speed the development of new drugs for rare and neglected diseases.  This unique program creates a drug development pipeline within the NIH and is specifically intended to stimulate research collaborations with academic scientists, non-profit organizations, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies working on rare and neglected illnesses.

Ask the Angels is "A public forum for entrepreneurs, start-up companies, and angel investors across southern California."  This resource has information on boards and advisors, company creation/operations, finance and accounting, fundraising, IP, legal, people, products, and sales and marketing.

New York Angels (www.newyorkangels.com) provides entrepreneurs with a list of presentation tips for entrepreneurs applying for funding.

Tips from a Boston-based communications professional ranging from the importance of strategic communications and value-focused messaging to frequency and topics for media outreach.