Category: Applied and Practice
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By David Hsu on Mon Aug 07 2017
New venture capital firms must make a variety of strategic decisions about market positioning and relationships with the entrepreneurs in their portfolio. One choice VC firms must make is whether to Read more |
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Entrepreneurs who want to turn a great idea into a thriving business inevitably need a team that can make it happen. What increases their odds of a successful venture: hiring mainly technical experts Read more |
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By Kimberly Eddleston on Tue Jun 13 2017
The Corleones of "Godfather" fame are an extreme example of a “family business.” But like many family businesses, they have a family member who is a serious hindrance to their business, is less Read more |
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By Charles Eesley on Tue May 02 2017
Unlike the US, most developing countries lack the regulatory and financial infrastructure needed to help promote entrepreneurship. Private resources such as venture capitalists, angel investors and Read more |
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By Howard E. Aldrich on Thu Apr 20 2017
New and unproven? Fake it and you are more likely to make it. More than five decades ago, celebrated sociologist Arthur Stinchcombe coined the term “liability of newness” to depict the Read more |
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By Jon Eckhardt on Tue Mar 07 2017
Seed stage entrepreneurs must grapple with how they will scale their businesses. While this process includes many steps, discovering the proper product/market fit for the business is critical early Read more |
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By Kathleen Allen on Thu Mar 02 2017
Arguably, no CEO anywhere doesn’t occasionally wish that he or she didn’t have to deal with a board of directors. You’re the CEO! The visionary leader! This is your baby, and you and your Read more |
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By Daniel Forbes and Eric Schneider on Tue Feb 28 2017
The United States’ system of K-12 public education is an important cornerstone of American society. Public schools play a critical role in advancing our widely valued principles of community and Read more |
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By Richard Schulze and Kimberly Eddleston on Wed Jan 25 2017
Most businesses say that they put the customer first. Yet customers today are more ready than ever to bolt. The changing fortunes of even venerable chains such as Macy's and Sears shows that no Read more |
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By James C Wetherbe on Wed Jan 18 2017
A successful entrepreneur and his family wanted to donate a new building to a state university. What happened next illustrated the maxim that “no good deed goes unpunished.” Because the building Read more |
