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David Ronick is an entrepreneur, and mentor to founders. He has co-founded and exited three companies, and has coached over 100 start-ups. His clients include rock stars, pro-athletes, hedge-fund billionaires, movie producers, Fortune 500-incubated ventures, and executives jumping ship to start their own businesses. David is a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Business School, and lives in New York City. @davidronick


The New Rules for Product Invention

How bobble turned an existing invention into a $40 million business within two years.  Read story

5 Secrets of a Great E-Newsletter Business

An e-newsletter has relatively low costs of entry and can quickly scale up to millions in revenues per year. Here's how to get started.  Read story

How to See Around Startup Corners

Dealing with the unexpected is part of running a startup. But that's no reason to get blindsided.  Read story

The Third Part of Your Business Plan: How You’ll Fund Your Idea

Break a business plan into bite-sized pieces to save time, and focus on what matters most for you right now. The last of a three-part series.  Read story

The Second Part of Your Business Plan: How You’ll Do It

Break a business plan into bite-sized pieces, to focus on what matters most right now. The second of a three-part series. Read part one Read story

Take the Pain Out of Writing a Business Plan

Break a business plan into bite-sized pieces, to focus on what matters most right now. The first of a three-part series.  Read story

5 Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan

Starting a business? You should write a business plan--even if you're not raising money any time soon.  Read story

How Amanda Steinberg Turned Her Idea for DailyWorth Into a Successful Business

David Ronick started coaching Amanda Steinberg three years ago. Earlier this year she raised $850,000 from a group including Google executive chairman Eric S...  Read story

10 Steps From Idea to Business

A cheat sheet to turn your vision for a successful new business into a reality  Read story

Business Plans by the Numbers

When writing a business plan, here's how to run the numbers that matter without getting hung-up on those that don't.  Read story

What Exactly Is a Business Plan?

Add more -ing to your business plan, to build your business faster and smarter.  Read story

10 Business Plan Dos and Don'ts

Insights from a judge at Harvard Business School's Business Plan Contest  Read story