Networks Help Social Ventures Thrive in Emerging Economies
Successful social entrepreneurs know how to orchestrate the right social networks as they grow, avoiding unnecessary payoffs and other risks along the way.
Successful social entrepreneurs know how to orchestrate the right social networks as they grow, avoiding unnecessary payoffs and other risks along the way.
Coachability can help founders attract investors and mentors, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that the venture will succeed.
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The Startup Owner's Manual
Steve Blank is a former entrepreneur and teacher who invests in startups; Bob Dorf has a background in venture capital. Their book helps entrepreneurs follow a process that will reduce their risks of over-investing in ideas too quickly, and likely improves the odds that entrepreneurs are on the right path by discovering a way to meet the needs of an unknown body of customers in a way that's repeatable. The book’s processes for entrepreneurs are very similar to the scientific process that scholars use to discover make new inventions and new academic discoveries. The book is a must-read for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Blank, Steve, and Bob Dorf. 2012. The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company. K&S Ranch, Inc.
A viral music video, created by the band OK Go during the pandemic, turned into an opportunity to teach thousands of housebound musicians about working together remotely.
Research a problem that businesses care about – and partner with businesses that can identify the problem and pay for the research.
There's no one "correct" route to developing opportunities. This exercise focuses on generating novel combinations of existing business models, products/services and markets.
In Japan, more young people are starting their own businesses rather than working for others, and more investors are willing to fund them.
The true story of Balcones Distilling shows how shared decision-making can set the stage for misunderstandings, turf wars...and far worse.
In one VC's portfolio, startups with on-site employees enjoyed 3 ½ times higher revenue growth than those with only a remote workforce. What does this mean?
EIX and familybusiness.org have a library of articles with research-based best practices for entrepreneurial women. Check them out here.
Watch Professor Jane Bartunek's talk on integrating research and practice in business (Boston College, link to faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/mvvbs5s5)
Supported by the Richard M Schulze Family Foundation