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Startups succeed or fail for a variety of reasons: no market need, not the right team, timing, running out of cash, premature scaling and more. It is important for students to understand this so that Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Chuck Sacco
In 2000, the New England Patriots football team chose University of Michigan quarterback Tom Brady in the sixth round of the draft. He became the starting quarterback barely two years later, and on Read More...
Category: Theory and Research
Author: Jon Eckhardt
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...
Category: Commentary
Author: Konstantin Guericke
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...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Eden Blair and Tanya Marcum
Prestigious VCs can offer networks, referrals, management advice and credibility that founders may value more than a higher valuation alone. New venture capital firms must make a variety of strategic Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: David Hsu
Diverse teams perform better in competitive markets, while technically focused teams can excel when innovation and cooperation with incumbents matter most. Entrepreneurs who want to turn a great idea Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Charles Eesley , Edward Roberts and David Hsu
Research on more than 13,000 startups found that founders with deeper local roots had higher profits and lower failure rates than recent arrivals. Entrepreneurs with great ideas often feel they must Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Olav Sorenson and Michael S. Dahl
Science parks can certify promising ventures, build missing business capabilities and help governments decide which entrepreneurs deserve support. Unlike the US, most developing countries lack the Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Charles Eesley
A strong board can be a major asset when CEOs prepare well, communicate openly and use directors for advice between formal meetings. Arguably, no CEO anywhere doesn’t occasionally wish that he or Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Author: Kathleen Allen
Alec Slocum shares lessons on spotting problems, moving quickly and building the right team. Alec Slocum started his smartphone-based apartment-hunting service, ABODO, after being frustrated in his Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Jon Eckhardt