• More rules from the Baby’s Book of Becoming a Billionaire
  
  Rule #141: Don’t kid yourself. Waiting too long to cut financial losses costs 100 times more in lost opportunities than dollars. Neil is WTFU about the concept of sunken costs.
  
  Rule #209: If you’re going to live an entrepreneurial lifestyle, you must accept and even embrace failure. Make sure you fail forward fast!

• Jeffrey Strauss, Executive Chef and Owner, Pamplemousse Grille, rated San Diego’s #1 restaurant by Zagat’s, tells how he worked his way up the “food chain.”

• Learn how corporate intrapreneur Jim Anderson, President, SVB Analytics, starts new ventures within large organizations.

• Your most important product is YOU. Marketing expert, Vicki Garcia, offers advice on how to brand yourself.

Jeffrey Strauss started as a bus boy in an Italian restaurant in New Jersey. He worked his way up the restaurant ladders in the United States, Italy and France and, in 1996, opened the Pamplemousse Grille in Del Mar, California. From intimate meals to huge formal banquets, Jeffrey is well-known for his gastronomical flair. His prestigious corporate clients include Tiffany and Co., Disney Studios, Paine Webber, UNOCAL, 20th Century Fox, Neiman Marcus, Hermes, Channel, Gucci, MCA, and Amblin Entertainment. He has prepared meals for such dignitaries as President George W. Bush, the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the attendees of Caroline Kennedy’s wedding and Ronald Reagan’s 1984 inaugural luncheon. Entertainment luminaries who have enjoyed his cuisine include Aaron Spelling, Tom Hanks, Elton John and Steven Spielberg. Pamplemousse has received numerous awards including being rated the #1 restaurant by Zagat’s for three years in a row.

Jim Anderson is the president of SVB Analytics, a subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank, which provides valuation services and other solutions to emerging growth companies. He is also the editor of an insightful, irreverent weekly investment newsletter. Jim has more than 25 years experience starting new ventures within large financial institutions. Early in his career, he served in the Peace Corps in Zaire, an experience that taught him everything that he needed to know about economics.

Vicki Garcia is the president of Marketing Impressions, a San Diego public relations, graphic design and advertising firm. She has worked with many small businesses and has spoken at numerous conferences sponsored by the Small Business Administration. She has been recognized by the National Association of Women Business Owners.