Essays on Entrepreneurship

This paper is to be submitted to Mr. Booker as an assignment. It essentially focuses on two questions: How does the free market deal with the fundamental question of micro-economics? What problems are posed by merit, demerit and public goods? Fundamental question of micro-economics. So, …

Carbon, a Silicon Valley startup that is developing 3-D printers to produce medical devices and car parts on demand, said on Thursday it had closed on $81 million in funding that brought the total it has raised to $222 million."We wanted to go find investors …

Entrepreneur is on the road with startup platform Rise of the Rest. Check out  for stories from the October road trip as well as for insights from thought leaders and community leaders showing there’s an entrepreneurial world outside Silicon Valley. Today, we toured Denver on …

It's 9 p.m. on a Friday night. Instead of going out to relax and grab drinks with friends, I'm sitting at my home office doing stacks of paperwork left over from a job I started at 9 a.m. The job description and salary are calculated …

The only personal disadvantage I’ve found with taking a break or vacation is that it can break the momentum you may have built up over the previous weeks and months. But even this challenge is no excuse not to take a break or take regular …

This whole method requires many values to consider for the discounted rate of turns and the cash flow. For example to get the cash flow from the final report trading profit and loss account you will have to adjust the operating profit by adding back …

When a venture is born it is started as a going concern. However, the ability of the promoters to travel through the zig-zag paths of entrepreneurship and sail through it each time defines its future. Starting up a venture requires a lot of courage, commitment, …

Two days ago, something weird happened to me. I was mistaken for a millennial. It’s not the first time that someone has thought I was younger than my chronological age, despite my grey hair, paunch, and irascibility. But this time the person mistook me for a millennial because …

Introduction Young Entrepreneur Society (YES) is the organization of SACLI. They have different activities like Acceptance Party, Upcoming Seminar, Upcoming Business Exhibit, Christmas Party, and Booth for Foundation Day, Community Service, and monthly due registration fee for certificate and membership. They have also the rules …

? “Abu Dhabi is a perfect fit as a rapidly growing market. Abu Dhabi has more than US$100 billion earmarked for education, housing, and transportation under its 2030 Economic Vision. Abu Dhabi is also ranked 23rd of 189 economies for ease of doing business. The …

One of Asia’s largest accelerator based out of India’s newest state Telangana completes a year today. Entrepreneur India recalls some of the landmark moments of this accelerator over the last 365 days.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella visited the accelerator last year and announced that he would …

Some may have access to private equity funds, some may not, but you can always find a friend, a family member or an angel investor, who will readily fund your venture. Moreover, young entrepreneurs can also look for a mentor, who will help them raise …

Introduction Globalization and the rapid pace of development, combined with intense competition, have pushed firms to seek ways to survive and thrive in today’s highly volatile business environment. As such, entrepreneurs are primarily concerned with building competitive advantage and creating value for their firms. Recent …

When Ehsan Alipour designed his “SmartIron” for a class project at Stanford, the idea of “smart” products had yet to be popularized. Apple wouldn’t release the first iPhone for another two years and touch technology was just emerging. At first thought, an iron may seem …

Ninety percent of start-ups fail, some for reasons which were completely avoidable, others because of a lack of confidence, preparation or understanding of what was needed to be successful. I have experienced some of that failure myself. Afterward, there is always that feeling of regret …

Genomics is a niche space, with a handful of experts and limited number of freshers being churned out every year. Thereby, it makes it all the more difficult for recruiters to recruit employees, who have got the right kind of expertise and can understand their …

Tutorial 8 (topic 7) Preparing A Proper Ethical And Legal Foundation Q1. In general, do entrepreneurs tend to overestimate or underestimate their knowledge of the laws that pertain to starting a new firm? What does answer to this question suggest that entrepreneurs do before they …

“People think that when you’re trying to build a startup community, talent follows capital. But in reality, if you build the talent and a sense of possibility, the capital will follow.” –Steve CaseDay four of brought us to Albuquerque during the week of the iconic Balloon …

In he competing values management practice survey, I got the highest score (6. 2) in mentor role in Quadrant 2 which shows that I am a team builder person which is connect to The building team In Quadrant 2 of The competing values skill assessment …

In today’s context, an entrepreneur is somebody who operates a business, taking risks and reaping the rewards that come with owning a business.An entrepreneur is a thought leader with often the expertise and knowledge of an innovator. Entrepreneurs bring new concepts to the table. They …

The past decade has not only been a harbinger of improving lifestyle, comfort, and convenience for people, but it has also provided significant technological breakthroughs to companies, governments, social enterprises, and society in general. This decade continues to build technology to further expand horizons of …

At a time when the startup ecosystem is flooded with news regarding funds going dry and markdowns, venture capital firm IDG Ventures India Ltd a programme to find and invest in new consumer-facing Internet startups. We asked Karthik Prabhakar, director and head of fundraising, at …

Today is a very different day as far as communication goes. We live in the age of NOW! Over are the days when one has to wait for a letter from a friend, go to the grocery store before it closes or run to the …

eCommerce and fundraising are the new buzzwords. Everyone seems to be wanting in on the action. The glowing press coverages, rock star status and proclamations of the new ‘Entrepreneur God’ has everyone wanting to turn to eCommerce and get funded. Many founders and entrepreneurs think …

There is a very strong perception that young people today (our so-called Generation Y) are innovative and dynamic and will continue to be the driving force behind successful entrepreneurial ventures. This perception, to a large degree, has come about because of the immense success of Mark Zuckerberg, …

My Dad never gives up, he never takes it lying down… he started his own blog at the age of 64, started a freelance writing career, alongside an NGO for empowering young people to pursue their dreams and succeed early on. Yeah, talk about drive. …

Penny Kim, a marketing professional with a one-month career at a Silicon Valley startup, shared a detailed account of one of the ugliest startup stories we've ever heard.Her tale started with a job offer in July of $135,000 a year plus equity and a $10,000 …

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Millennials tend to get a bad rap. You hear a lot of things about them. They’re entitled. They’re not loyal to their employers. They spend too much time on social media, and they don’t know how to build in-person relationships. We’ve been led to believe …

In 2009, my husband and I were contemplating whether to launch another startup. We'd sold our first company to Intuit and taken a few years off to enjoy family and life. But, as entrepreneurs, we were restless with all the down time and eager to jump …