Business-to-business marketplaces are bringing buyers and sellers together on the Internet, and all the parties involved are reaping the benefits. Here's what you need to know.

article discusses four models tied to risk profile that determine strategies for doing business in today's 'e-conomy'

part of Red Herring's 10 Trends 2000 special, this article talks about the increasing competition among VCs to fund a limited supply of good ideas and teamsand the associated implications and strategies

third part of a section highlighting VCs and Hi-Tech; discusses what VC's want, first round financing, structuring, second round financing and IPO;

Forecasts say business-to-business e-commerce will be huge. Yet, research firms disagree on the definition of business-to-business and how to tally it.

A 9-minute Real Video interview with Edward McCabe, VP of Merrill Lynch about B2B industry; talks about various things, incl. a discussion and comparison of VerticalNet, ICG, and Ariba

An interesting article deflating the myth that online publishing is cheaper than offline; also gives expenses breakdown for a typical offline publication and three well-known online pubs (Salon, CBS Marketwatch, TheStreet)

Discusses results of study conducted by the World Economic Forum and Booz-Allen & Hamilton analyzing leadership as an institutional capacity, not solely a personality trait of individuals. Primary conclusion: CEOs of enduring companies use effective communications and enabling management systems to create organizational alignment around business objectives, while encouraging adaptability in the face of discontinuous threats or opportunities. Alignment and adaptability create the environmental conditions for employees to

When people talk about the technology business, they almost always refer to its key aspects as hardware, software, and networking. Too bad that's wrong. The emerging reality is devices, access, and services.

Article gives basic overview of the ASP (Application Service Provider) concept and model; offers some statistics, examples, analysis and an interview with Phil Wainewright, founder and managing editor of ASPnews.com

Professors, faculty members, and second-year students at ten of America's most recognized business schools contribute survival advice and lessons.

UPSIDE, along with 100-plus judges, offers their fifth annual assessment of the 100 hottest private companies in an already hot marketplace

Trying to lead fast-growing organizations in volatile, uncertain markets poses a significant leadership challenge-and requires executives with unusual-even paradoxical-qualities. Example: Such leaders must be highly confident and self-assertive while also being open and flexible enough to be team-builders. What other skills do leaders of e-commerce ventures need? What kind of culture should they build for their organizations? A session at a recent meeting of the Wharton Forum on Electronic commerce addressed these issues.

How are the skills necessary to manage emerging technology businesses different from the skills needed to run established technology firms? A new book edited by two Wharton researchers draws on the insights of corporate leaders and academics to answer this question. Their findings should change the way companies approach such issues as technology assessment, strategy, marketing and organizational design.

Three former military officers recently spoke about how their experience in the armed services prepared them for their present roles in corporate America. Their fundamental message: Character counts; leadership means caring for your troops; and those who accept the status quo will probably die.

Authors talk about need for today's CEOs to be extraordinary leaders who can change the world. The companies that successfully changed the world according to authors' study of 55 industries, excelled in strategic learning. Companies can learn faster by employing three strategic learning disciplines: knowing where you are, sensing opportunities, and analyzing bets.

10 yrs ago, Peter Senge introduced the idea of the "learning organization." In this interview he updates that idea focusing on obstacles to change and discusses the current "company as a machine" mentality and the more realistic "companies as living organisms" model. Other topics discussed include: initiate change by starting small; change through personal growth; definition of leadership; self-reinforcing factors and 10 "challenges of change."

Don't think of your next conference as a company-sponsored vacation. Think of it as an assault on the future. A collection of battle-scarred veterans offer their secrets on how to become a conference commando.

Gives a concise, basic overview on creating ongoing cash flow awareness in places of business; begins with two case studies, and continues with bulleted points listing ways in which forecasting can benefit companies, common cash flow problems, and basic objectives in cash flow forecasting. Finally, a short section reviews long-term and short-term forecasting methods and practices.

incl. Too Much Info, Hiding Weaknesses, Distribution Channels, Competitive Analysis, Legal Entanglements, Assessment of Risks, and Financial Projections

article talks about six characteristics Frank Gens, senior VP at IDC, says successful companies will share.

Excellent article discussing the top 5 pieces of the Organizational Context Pyramid: Purpose, Mission, Vision, Core Values, & Strategy

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When it comes to launching Internet companies, you can't be fast enough. Here are lessons in speed from a leading VC, the founder of an e-business incubator, and a team of anthropologists studying work and life in Silicon Valley.

Michael Lewis discusses the New Economy incl. thoughts on: difference between bubble and real; evolotuion of entrepreneurship; the New Economy taking the risk out of risk; the democratization and commoditization of capital; the new morality of money