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...titled "How to Think Like an Entrepreneur - Part 2", you can watch the webinar recording here: •••
- February 28, 2011
Proprietary Systems, Walled Gardens, and App Stores?
Tune in this Saturday for our "How to Think Like an Entrepreneur" webinar series to hear our read on the future of Information Technology, where we think it is headed, and what that means in terms of opportunities for entrepreneurs. There will be a "live" Q&A at the end. •••
- February 24, 2011
Here's an Idea and Money for You - What Are You Waiting For?
Many would-be entrepreneurs simply lack the idea. They might have boundless energy and enthusiasm and they might have prepared themselves well, but they just haven't had that "eureka moment" of having landed on a great opportunity. And potentially they also lack the financial resources •••
- February 24, 2011
Education Matters...
... OK, so we all can name a handful of guys that made it big as entrepreneurs without a formal education. Guys like Bill Gates and Michael Dell. But let's face it, those ten guys you can name are literally 10 in 6 billion. For the rest of the real world, education •••
- February 23, 2011
Reminder: How To Think Like an Entrepreneur Webinar Series Feb. 26th
Join us for a Webinar on February 26 This webinar is continuation of our series that covers key principles every aspiring entrepreneur needs to learn and that every experienced entrepreneur needs to master. This session defines core entrepreneurial •••
- February 19, 2011
Scary Numbers That Should Give You a Jolt
I attended a Harvard Club luncheon yesterday with Dallas mayor, Tom Leppert. He is not a typical big town mayor: he is a super-sharp and very successful business executive (and Harvard MBA) that wanted to take a turn at tackling thorny issues as a public service to his city and •••
- February 16, 2011
Are You High Performance?
High-performance people produce high-performance results.- Gary Kelly, CEO of Southwest Airlines •••
- February 14, 2011
Interesting (and Some Surprising) Marketing Data
I love real data derived from statistically-significant research from real business owners...On marketing in general...60% of business executives lack confidence in their marketing decisions and list it as the biggest reason for their lack of growthOnly 30% of mid-sized companies feel they are •••
- February 11, 2011
Zip Campaign: Groupon Fast Follower and Potential Groupon Killer
You've probably heard that Groupon is planning an IPO at an unheard of value of $15 billion and the company is barely three years old. You've probably also heard that there are now tons of Groupon "copy cats" that are "just like" Groupon. Entrepreneurs and venture capital investors can •••
- February 11, 2011
Sobering Statistics On How Hard It Is to Grow a Company
Only 1 out of every 20 companies makes it to $1 million in Revenue.Only 1 out of every 1,250 of companies makes it to $5 million in Revenue.Source: The Association for Corporate Growth survey •••
- February 10, 2011
Entrepreneurial Character Traits
I recently got a question about the character traits of a successful entrepreneur and as I started to pull together a list, I realized that most of entrepreneurial character traits were right off a typical list of the kind of traits that anyone would aspire to both have for ourselves as well as •••
- February 7, 2011
Startups are Like War
Launching and running a start-up is a lot like war: You have imperfect information and inadequate resourcesYou operate in the middle of mass confusion and chaosYou will definitely take casualties and the life expectancy of the Lieutenants (your management team) is short, but if too many •••
- February 3, 2011
Venture Academy Online Scholarships
Four scholarships are available for students 18 years old and under for the Venture Academy Online. The scholarship includes full access to all videos for one year, plus the PDF downloads of the workbooks. Simply send an email to us at and explain in 500 words •••
- January 27, 2011
Free Webinar Invitation: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur - Part 2
Join us for a Webinar on February 26 •••
- January 25, 2011
The American Dream With a Dose of Reality
I first saw this right after I graduated from business school and loved it then as it sort of flew in the face of the convention MBA wisdom. It was circulating around email in the old text-based email days and I remember forwarding it to a few friends. I just came across it again and •••
- January 5, 2011
Free Webinar Invitation: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur Join us for a Webinar on January 15 This webinar covers key •••
- January 1, 2011
Market Timing and Stock Picking Are Not Effective Investment Strategies
More investing wisdom from Adam Smith Family Advisors… Asset allocation drives 94% of investment returns over time, while market timing and stock picking -- the focus of most brokerage firms and the financial media -- combined, only account for 6% of portfolio returns. Passive investing •••
- December 17, 2010
Humans Are Horrible Investors
Investing wisdom from wealth management firm Adam Smith Family Advisors…How bad is the average investor? The average investor actually ends up with less than half the market return over long periods of time. This is true for many advisors as well. Why is that? How can they be so bad? The graph •••
- December 16, 2010
Reminder: Free Webinar Invitation: The Difference Between Startup Success and Startup Failure: Why Most Startups Fail
The Difference Between Startup Success and Startup Failure: Why Most Startups FailDate: Saturday, November 6, 2010Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDTAfter registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.Space is limited. Reserve your •••
- November 5, 2010
Free Webinar Invitation: The Difference Between Startup Success and Startup Failure: Why Most Startups Fail
The Difference Between Startup Success and Startup Failure: Why Most Startups Fail Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. Space is limited. •••
- October 27, 2010
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