Tag: Information, Software, Data

Many business owners get excited about their product and market, but don’t think much about the internal IT their business needs. This may be especially true if you’re selling something that’s Read more

I n 2011, Marc Andreessen famously wrote a prescient claim that “software is eating the world.” His prediction was that software companies would disrupt traditional industries and since then, Read more

James Wetherbe is the Richard Schulze Distinguished Professor at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Previously he served on the faculty and the University of Houston, Minnesota Read more

How New Businesses Can Improve Their Chances of Survival

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

In the private sector, collaboration between the people who develop and commercialize new technologies is essential to a successful new venture. But in the college setting, Conflict of Interest Read more

GoDaddy executive Steven Aldrich shares lessons from startups and scaling businesses, including why entrepreneurs should start before they feel fully prepared. More than 20 years ago, Steven Aldrich Read more

Venture Capital 101: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Seeking Funding

Venture capital funds only a small share of startups. Learn how VC firms work, what investors want and what founders should expect if they get funded. The financial market can be daunting for new Read more

Books, blogs, communities and entrepreneurship programs now spread startup knowledge widely. Steve Jobs helped accelerate the technologies and culture behind that shift. Steve Jobs died in October Read more