Essays on Entrepreneurship

If your dad gave you a loan of a million bucks, you went to a private school on mommy or daddy’s dime and are “building a business” now, or you grew your parent’s wine business from $3 million to 60 million (although you’re a smart dude, …

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Most people argue that “failure” is a dirty word and something you should avoid at all costs, especially in the world of business. In the media, we are constantly bombarded with cliché images and stories of how successful people have accomplished fame, wealth and ultimate …

My second source will be an investigation into the entrepreneur Thomas Pellereau, the recent winner of the reality TV show ‘The Apprentice’. As the winner, he was offered a 50:50 partnership deal to go into business with Lord Sugar, who would provide an initial investment …

Entrepreneurs don’t always want to be known as salespeople. They often prefer innovators, leaders and builders. But the truth is, selling is one of the most important skillsets for founders and CEOs and deliberately developing those talents is critical to starting and running a business. …

About two years ago, my friend Marcel Benson (Barry) wanted to start a watch company.A lot of people probably thought that was a dumb idea. Watches? The world doesn’t need more watches! But that’s not what Barry thought. He likes watches. He’d always been fascinated with them. He …

The oldest members of "Generation Z" (aka Gen Z-ers) are turning 19 and they're hitting the workforce and influencing purchasing decisions. And like the generations that precede them, Gen Z-ers promise to bring yet another mindset to your small business — whether as employees or …

Interest to UC Berkeley MBA program is out of careful evaluation of MBA program in different colleges. I have had a personal experience at Berkeley campus in 2003 when I tried to find out the location of the campus. I happened to meet some MBA …

Throughout the article, Hobbes uses sarcastic humor and hyperbole to not only get his point across, but to also be relatable to his audience; the millennials. Hobbes uses this to seem credible and therefore worthy of our trust. Hobbes states that older generations say “our …

Around the world, entrepreneurs are dealing with the same problem. In cities like Chicago, Barcelona, Nairobi, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney, they’re trying to harness the power of the innovation economy by building ecosystems of technologists, investors, industry insiders and more. But for many of …

At , we mainly select the startups based on three main criteria:1. THE TEAM. This is, by far, the most important element in our decision making and due diligence process. It’s very important at the early stage of the business to make sure that the team …

Appointing a mission-wise Chair: Role separation resolves a potential conflict of interest arising from the fact that the CEO is the primary manager of a company and the chairman is the head of the board, which oversees management (Hodgeson, 2014). Separating the roles strengthens 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 …

My view of entrepreneurship is that you don’t need to have exceptional skills to be successful when you decide to start a business. All one needs to have is the desire to work in order to achieve his goals. According to my understanding of the …

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 This type of foreboding statistic is becoming more common in business conversations, but have you ever stopped to think about the reasoning behind such dire figures? Often it’s because the startup skipped a vital step in the process: idea validation.In other words, most startups fail because founders …

The following excerpt is from Entrepreneur's book . Buy it now from  |  | Erica Zidel knew that trying to raise funds for her startup would be a full-time job. She worried that chasing after would distract her from building the best product she could. So rather than sweat …

Create something you love and help the world suck less: This advice is among the many wise words from entrepreneur, activist and investor . I recently had the chance to Ohanian, who co-founded Reddit in 2005 as a way for users to share and discuss just …

Friends, family, colleagues and complete strangers all ask me on a regular basis how they can start making money in the wonderful world of . Everyone wants to build an app. You want to make some passive income while relaxing on the beach. Or maybe make …

How employable persons turn their focal point to start-ups? An Empirical Study on Factors Motivating Business Students to Travel to the Entrepreneurial Sector Abstract. This exploratory survey is efforts to analyze how employable persons turn their focal point to start-ups. Today, bulk of employees still …

T-Hub, one of the largest startup ecosystem builders in India announces the launch of ‘AgriTech Accelerator Program’ in partnership with ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics), powered by RViP (Riverbridge Ventures Innovations Platform).The program will begin on 15th February 2017. During the three-month acceleration …

When I graduated from college, I had no work experience. And that didn't sit too well with the real life that followed. The result? I repeatedly messed up at work or fell behind schedule because I lacked good productivity habits. Before long, I realized I needed help.Related: So …

Globally, there are over 100 million new businesses, which are launched every year. Considering the statistics, it translates into roughly 11,000 startups launched every hour! In this fast paced environment, it is essential for startups to keep innovating, if they want to survive.With thousands of …

An acquisition in any business ecosystem garners a lot of attention from media and industry folks. But what happens in the pre and post acquisition/merger phase is something only an entrepreneur and his team can elaborate! One of the most high-profile mergers/deals this year has …

Nobody sets out to be a one-hit wonder. But too much focus on a hot product can distract a company from building the culture, operations and strategy it needs for long-term success and sustainability.When you stop and think about it, nearly every sustainable company is …

Mark Magnier’s article about the “crisis of trust” in China could have a more powerful impact. (more…)

Entrepreneurs look back on the blooper they thought would kill their company. Sandy Chilewich Founder and creative director, “Back in 2000, when I was just starting, I emailed a buyer at Bloomingdale’s, pitching my placemats. And I don’t know if placemats just weren’t in my …

Whether you have a talent for baking or happen to know your way around WordPress, running a side gig, in addition to your full-time work, can provide you with a fulfilling project to invest yourself in. It can also help you and possibly lead you …

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, …

I began my journey with the tour, a road trip designed to celebrate entrepreneurship across the U.S., in Omaha, Neb. I soon discovered that despite the struggles, entrepreneurs can succeed anywhere; they just need to know where to look and have confidence in their abilities.When …