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What Makes Founders Leave Their Companies? By Joon Mahn Lee, Dalee Yoon and Steven Boivie on Tue Nov 02 2021 Correctly timing a chief executive officer’s (CEO) succession is very important for firms, because CEO transition sends important signals to investors about the future of the firm’s strategy and Read more
Building a Company Step By Step, Ch. 4: Your Customer Hypothesis By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Oct 20 2021 EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This interview Read more
The New Normal: Overcoming Post-Pandemic Challenges to Survival and Growth By Daniel Forbes and Kimberly Eddleston on Fri Oct 15 2021 Even as we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, a number of new problems are just around the bend. Will you be able to retain your top talent from joining the great resignation? Do you Read more
Building a Company Step By Step Ch. 3: An Introduction to Customer Discovery By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Oct 13 2021 EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This interview Read more
How to Run Your Side Hustle Like the Business It Is By Sharon Goldman on Mon Oct 11 2021 For Wendy Conklin, her Chair Whimsy company is now serious business \| Credit: Courtesy of Wendy Conklin This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Read more
Building a Company Step by Step, Ch. 2: The Path to the Epiphany By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Sep 29 2021 EIX is featuring interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This interview Read more
Building a Company Step By Step, Ch. 1: How Startups are Different By Jon Eckhardt on Wed Sep 15 2021 EIX will feature interviews that explore the principles outlined in Steve Blank and Bob Dorf's book, "The Startup Owners Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company." This interview Read more
Employees Who Earn Less Than Their Peers Are More Likely to Become Hybrid Entrepreneurs By Haemin Dennis Park on Sat Aug 07 2021 Many aspiring entrepreneurs test the waters by engaging in “hybrid entrepreneurship,” in which they start a new business while holding on to a fulltime job. In contrast, others enter into Read more
Student Innovators Give the Walker a Fresh Spin By John Buday on Thu Jul 08 2021 Four University of Minnesota students founded the health-tech solutions company Telo to develop innovative devices for mobility-compromised people, including those with multiple sclerosis, which Read more
This midlife startup owner has pivoted twice By Chris Farrell on Wed Jun 16 2021 Julie Steller got creative — and fast — once the pandemic hit \| Credit: courtesy of Julie Steller EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made Read more