Essays on Entrepreneurship

It has been over four years to the day when we stumbled across the metaphorical pot of gold at the end of the business rainbow and if you know what that means, we thought we had it made! Ending my poetic rhetoric here, we worked …

Name: Yue Qi BA501 1H-Management Theory & Org-FA12 Instructor: Dr. Scott Burke Week 8(10/17-10/23)-Spin-out management: Theory and practice Critique Critique The article The Tensions of Organization Design: Optimizing Trade-offs discusses a new theory of organization design which is the tensions of organization design that managers …

In 2011, my five pals and I were driving home from one of our weekend ski trips in Vermont. We were engineering students at the time and used to throw out all kinds of during those three-hour drives. On this one day, my friend Donny …

Many big companies had benefitted from the ideas of their employees that not just bringing innovation but adding to its revenue stream. Several global cases have been renowned especially to big companies’ history on how their respective intrapreneurs made the business to be the pioneer …

In this paper we explore the factors that condition the likelihood that an entrepreneur starts a second firm. We use data from survey responses of 1,789 entrepreneurs to examine firm founding behavior. Results indicate that multiple entrepreneurs differ from single-firm entrepreneurs in certain demographic and …

Do ready-for-possession or close-to-possession homes make more sense than properties which will be delivered only 2-3 years down the line? There was a time when the answer of most end-users and real estate investors would have been a resounding 'No'. After all, it is common …

Just Dial started out of a rented apartment. Our first office or my first desk was a centre table, which was right in the corner of the house. We believed in the idea and made it a brand name. It is important for an entrepreneur …

The freshmen ‘Imports’ arrived at Yale on Sunday. It says as much on the blue tee shirts that can be seen all over campus, worn by the Incoming International class of 2018. The international students have arrived a week earlier than their American peers, as …

At a time when policy consensus at the federal level seems impossible, a grassroots movement is sweeping the nation and kindling a radical transformation in how Americans grow their local economies. Cities, communities and regions are building “ecosystems” of entrepreneurial innovation to generate new businesses …

One of the leading worldwide business process outsourcing (BPO) provider is PeopleSupport, Incorporated. And behind this global achievement is the very successful entrepreneur, Lance Rosenzweig, founder, director and the CEO of the company. I chose him because of his valuable contributions to outsourced web-based client …

In the process of building our company, , I’ve realized there are three different mindsets – going in the right direction, not now and being wrong — I’ve adopted that have been vital to my success.By adapting these mindsets, I have learned to sell a …

Real estate is one of the major economic sectors in Dubai. Everyone has an opinion on the market, and most people have some form of link to the asset class either directly through their work or through experience as an investor, homeowner or tenant. It …

A lot many have those teeny-weeny trysts with entrepreneurship at an early age, or might have that one moment of glory but thereafter they are nowhere to be seen. However, that’s not how the success story of the Turakhia brothers unfolds. They did it not …

Often, we'll glamorize the life an entrepreneur, but what we don’t do often enough is talk about the challenges — physical, mental, emotional and psychological — intimately intertwined with this lifestyle.Related: I recently met , CEO of Winston-Salem based  (which matches brands with agencies) and author of the upcoming Millennial …

At the Entrepreneur India Convention 2016 held in New Delhi last month, we caught up with David Gowdey, Managing Partner at Jungle Ventures, and asked him about the funding thesis of his firm and what he looks for in an entrepreneur. Jungle Ventures Group, an early stage Internet/tech focused venture …

While an entrepreneur is usually considered the face of his startup, what establishes his success is the guarantee of him being backed by a very strong second layer of management.It’s very important for an entrepreneur to have a team or rather a second layer of …

The world is at an inflection point where the way businesses interact with consumers, understand their user behavior, and create customer stickiness are seeing a 360° change. Among these businesses, the ones growing by leaps and bounds are in fintech space proving detrimental to traditional banking system. Clearly, next …

One society that significantly differs from the United States in terms of values and beliefs are the Chinese. Possibly the most significant difference between the two is that the Chinese is generally a conservative society while the United States is more liberal-minded. This is best …

Economic consumer is a skilled optimizer: an asocial hermit of fixed and pre- determined tastes, which he knows in details. And his behavior is not, apparently, influenced by others; given the same products, prices and income, he would never vary consumption. (G. M. Peter Swan …

When CNBC approached me to be one of three hosts and investors for , I was excited to sit on the other side of the fundraising table and test next gen products designed for the outdoor space. On the show we put new outdoor products …

Designing and Planning are two factors that exist before a project comes into operation. Since the two processes are subject to the object we design or plan, it is clear that the specific guidelines may vary in reality. For example, people who intend to build …

The startup success rate in India is just a little more than 3 per cent. While most of the startups are shutting down, there are some that held to tough times and are now emerging winners as their profits grow and losses shrink. One such …

Types of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth DOI:10. 1093/acprof:oso/9780199596515. 003. 0004 Abstract and Keywords This chapter is an empirical exploration of types of entrepreneurship and their impact on economic growth in developing and transition countries. It relates indicators of entrepreneurship to average rates of economic growth …

Women perceive themselves to be at the centre of their business organization, with teams and working groups, emanating from that central position, rather than developing rigid hierarchical structures in which they are positioned at the top. Women have a strong commitment to a vision, which …

How has Big Issue evolved over the years and has It been able to stay true to its Orlando/core values? Franchise Idea 0 less rigor; social entrepreneurs go around the world Message has gone out self help / working with people In the margin Core …

Founder’s syndrome: When founders try to hang on to control to the detriment of the organization is widely identified as an issue for non-profit and for-profit organizations. Recently, it’s emerged as a concern in the world of tech start-ups, where founder identification with the business …

As cited, the strategic synergy of support to small business sectors in Saudi Arabia will outline a business environment that is positioned and directed towards achieving a stabilized domestic economic interdependence. It is therefore the primary function of the government to redirect its programs and …

The pictures represent the emotion of the people. Not only are they struggling to maintain what they have and who they are – they are still seeking. In their eyes they are looking for a way – a way forward – or a way out …

Every aspiring entrepreneur must visit the Small Business Association (SBA) web site to view its listings of how-to guides and online tutorials (www.sba.gov). This website contains an array of information emphasizing the importance of business plans to legal matters. Actually, the SBA’s site was very …

A key message from last week’s election is that people are seeking more economic opportunity. And with today marking National Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, there’s no better place to start than by solving the problems facing women business owners.Related: make up more than a third of …