Category: Commentary

Growth can create value, but it can also damage culture, quality, control and sustainability. Founders should decide what kind of company they actually want to build. According to Benjamin Franklin, Read more

Many people may become self-employed not by choice, but by necessity. Higher education should prepare them with entrepreneurial skills and mindset. The ranks of "unintended entrepreneurs" are Read more

Sponsored by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas, and EIX.org, a non-profit online platform for entrepreneurship Read more

Entrepreneurship is not confined to startups. Everyday acts of taking initiative, embracing change and overcoming setbacks can strengthen resilience and innovative thinking. The surge of enthusiasm Read more

While technology continues to replace human endeavor, society hasn’t yet discerned how to address its impact on future workforce economic well-being. Until recently the impact has primarily been on Read more

Entrepreneurs and business leaders are blessed and cursed with thinking about their businesses 24 hours a day. It becomes their life focus. What is it that consumes them? Bottom line? Employee Read more

What LinkedIn Co-founder Konstantin Guericke Says About Testing Startup Ideas

Honest criticism from trusted co-founders can sharpen entrepreneurial thinking and keep founders from becoming too attached to weak ideas. EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay by one of five co-founders of Read more

Raising far more than expected can create fulfillment, logistics and legal problems that overwhelm a young venture. What’s better than fully funding your crowdfunding campaign? You might think it's Read more

Why Inventors Should Be Willing to Give Up Some Control

Giving up ownership or profits can be worthwhile if a strong partner helps manufacture, market and distribute an invention to a much larger audience. In this article Dean Kamen, one of the world's Read more

Experiential entrepreneurship courses help students become comfortable with uncertainty, collaborate across disciplines and learn how to create change. Students need to be prepared for a world that Read more