Start A Business: $100 million or $100

If you have a plan to help one of these 20 rich investors make their start-up dreams happen, they have $100 million waiting to invest in you and your ideas. Business 2.0 Magazine/CNN Money has all the info and it is spelled out in considerable detail how you can respond.

Some of the 20 start-up dreams include:

• A heads-up computer display for the car
• A new lightweight database that can compete with Microsoft and Oracle
• New types of batteries
• A better Web-based spreadsheet
• Implantable wireless monitors for health issues
• A new type of Web search for mobile phones
• Ad delivery to mobile phones based on GPS coordinates
• A matchmaking website based on video blogs
• New uses for drugs with expiring patents
• Concierge-grade trip planning via the Web

This sure gives you an idea of things to come.

On the other hand, if you want to proceed with your own dreams, and only have $100 to launch your business, Carolynn Duncan has some ideas for you to get started on a shoestring.