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Got a great idea? There's never been a better time to turn it into a great company. Here's a 16-step guide to help you do it right.

New technologies are creating new business opportunities on the Internet, on mobile phones, in consumer products, and in information services. At the same time, many of these technologies have radically reduced the costs associated with launching a new venture. While birthing a company is easier, succeeding is as difficult as ever.

I teamed up with my long time colleague and comrade-in-arms Michael Copeland and talked to seasoned entrepreneurs, early-stage investors, venture capitalists, and first-time CEOs—to understand what they’ve learned about the art of getting a new company off the ground.This is a 16-step guide for building a start-up, and what are the things to avoid. (OM Malik)

China's Economic Problems [And Ours]. David Dollar. The Milken Institute Review, 3d quarter 2005.

Entrepreneur Magazine, July 2006.

Our VC 100 rankings are based on the number of first-time fundings to companies in the startup and early stages of development made by VC firms and similar entities in calendar year 2005 as measured by the "MoneyTree Report" from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Financial.

"VC funding isn't always easy to obtain and and you'll have to give up equity, but when you're a high-growth company with high-financing needs, it can be your best bet."

Venture capital isn't for everyone--not all entrepreneurs need $1 million or more for funding. But for entrepreneurs who want to join the big leagues, a venture capital firm can invest the funds to get you there. Every year, we take the pulse of the venture capital industry to help you determine if now is the right time to seek funding. Our listing ranks VC firms by the number of early-stage deals made in 2005. This year, we've included an additional online listing of firms ranked by later-stage deals and a VC primer that'll show you the ins and outs of this financing option.

Imaging Notes Magazine, February 2006

The World's First Look at China's Underground Facilities for Nuclear Warheads

While President George W. Bush and President Hu Jintao spent their time in November discussing economic and regional issues, both of their military establishments were busy modernizing the nuclear forces. China is nowhere near nuclear parity with the United States, but both countries seem poised to modernize their nuclear forces with an eye to the other's intentions and capabilities. That race, although less about numbers than capability, must be watched carefully, and remote sensing data is an invaluable tool to better understand Chinese nuclear forces and U.S. claims about their capabilities.

In a forthcoming study, NRDC will assess the future direction of Chinese and U.S. nuclear forces in the Pacifi c to improve understanding of the future deterrent relationship between these two countries. 

By Robert Sutter,  the Washington Quarterly, Winter 2003-04, PP. 75-89

Robert Sutter is a visiting professor of Asian studies at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

"The Chinese economy now exerts importantand growing influenceon world trade. Chinese leaders seem increasingly confident of China’s power and influence. China will ultimately decide whether war or peace prevails inthe Taiwan Strait. Beyond Asia, Chinese primarily on internal leaders have adopted a low-risk approach to most internationa lissues. China reportedly seeks a 20-yea rperiod to focus development. The overall power and importance of an accommodating China will continue to grow in world affairs."

By Linda Jakobson, the Washington Quarterly , Summer 2005, pp.27-39

China needs a new approach to its most challenging dilemma: Taiwan’s unresolved future. Tensions across the Taiwan Strait continue to adversely affect China’s domestic and foreign agenda by diverting Beijing’s focus from modernization and impeding China’s aspirations to be viewed as a constructive and responsible world power. Taiwan continues to be the straw that could break the Chinese camel’s back.

Beijing has a golden opportunity to take a first step to fulfill its goal of reunification with Taiwan by utilizing the momentum generated by the historic visits of two Taiwanese opposition leaders to China in April and May 2005.

Linda Jakobson is director of the China Programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and is based in Beijing.

By Minxin Pei, Michael Swaine, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Policy Brief No. 44, November 2005

The rapid deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations in recent years has raised geopolitical tensions in East Asia and could embroil China and Japan in a dangerous strategic conflict that could be threatening to U.S. interests. China’s rise, Japan’s growing assertiveness in foreign policy, and new security threats and uncertainties in Asia are driving the two countries increasingly further apart. Political pandering to nationalist sentiments in each country has also contributed to the mismanagement of bilateral ties.

But Japan and China are not destined to repeat the past. Their leaders must ease the tensions, restore stability, and pursue a new agenda of cooperation as equals. For its part, the United States must play a more positive and active role.