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The Innovation Incubator: Technology Transfer at Stanford University
The successful transfer of new technologies from the research laboratory to the commercial sector has many benefits: the creation of wealth, new jobs and new solutions to society’s problems. For nearly three decades, Stanford University has been a leader in technology transfer, fostering the growth of northern California’s Silicon Valley and the biotechnology industry and providing a model for other research and educational institutions across … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Lawrence M. Fisher | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Education / Training
Small Businesses Keen on Big Net
Bob Kagle
Most investors prefer “learn-it-alls” to “know-it-alls.”
Content: Quotation | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Investments in Clean Tech
Ronald Conway
Ronald Conway is the founder and managing partner of Angel Investors LP, whose two funds total more than $150 million. Holdings in their Angel I and Angel II portfolios include Ask Jeeves, Google, and Paypal. Ron is the subject of the book The Godfather of Silicon Valley by Gary Rivlin and is considered one of the most influential and strategically important investors in the Valley’s … [ Read more ]
Content: Thought Leader | Source: The USF Entrepreneur | Subjects: Management, Venture Capital
e-magnify.com
Seton Hill University’s National Education Center for Women in Business, started in 1991, offers programs tailored to women entrepreneurs. E-magnify is the online arm of the initiative, and women in business would do well to check out the resources offered here. Under the frequently updated “Articles” section is a wealth of good advice on running a small business, with titles ranging from “Promoting Your Business … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: Seton Hill University National Education Center for Women in Business | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Women in Business
How Richard Branson Works Magic
Though more known for his legendary publicity stunts, Richard Branson has led Virgin Group to success with a singular, flamboyant style. Learn the secret of how he tackles the big bad wolves of many industries.
Content: Case Study | Author: Glenn Rifkin | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Marketing / Sales | Company: Virgin
Israel’s VC Market
Social Capitalists
You are about to meet 20 organizations that are in the business of changing expectations. They reshape reality – so that poor kids can attend college, so that people in the destitute corners of the world can get better health care, so that victims of human-rights abuses can be heard. Most of us see the world’s most daunting problems as impossible challenges. But these groups … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Cheryl Dahle | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility (ESG)
Starting Up on a Shoestring
Breaking out the plastic is one way new entrepreneurs launch fledgling businesses. But it’s not the only way cash-strapped entrepreneurs realize their dreams of starting new businesses. Here, Inc.com scoured the Inc . archives for tips, strategies, and success stories of starting up on a shoestring.
Content: Article | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Finance
VC Funding Is Up And Down
A Chorus of Angels
After years of flying solo, angel investors are forming into groups–and changing the rules for cash-hungry entrepreneurs.
Content: Article | Author: Suzanne McGee | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF)
The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds is an organization of private, public and nonprofit organizations committed to building their local economies by investing and facilitating investment in local entrepreneurs.
Content: Online Resource | Source: The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Entrepreneurial Culture Clash
Entrepreneurs come in two flavors-near-term and future-oriented. They mix like oil and water, but companies need both to sustain innovation and execute brilliantly. This piece talks about how to strike the right balance.
Content: Article | Author: Jane C. Linder | Source: Accenture | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior
Ruben Vardanian at the Helm of Troika Dialog
Ruben Vardanian, CEO of Troika, is a “Golden Boy of Russian capitalism”. Unlike his fellow members of the Russian oligarchs’ club, Vardanian started from scratch and climbed upwards. This case, Ruben Vardanian at the Helm of Troika Dialog by Stanislav Shekshnia, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD with Manfred Kets de Vries, Raoul de Vitry d’Avaucourt Professor of Human Resource Management at INSEAD scrutinizes Vardanian’s … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Manfred Kets de Vries, Stanislav Shekshnia | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, International | Industry: Investment Banking | Company: Troika Dialog
Small Biz Gets Up To Speed
Liberating the Entrepreneurial Spirit
All over the globe, executives in the private, public and non-profit sectors think entrepreneurial behavior is key to the overall success of their organization and the competitiveness of their countries. Yet the entrepreneurial spirit is proving elusive. Only four in ten executives think their organizations are very entrepreneurial today. Why?
We conducted interviews with 880 senior executives in 22 countries to identify barriers to entrepreneurial … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Accenture | Subject: Entrepreneurship
Must we all be entrepreneurs now?
Entrepreneurship is once again fashionable with policymakers, business schools, large corporations and the media. But in the light of the dot-com crash, many wonder whether it can provide the much needed spark to re-ignite growth. What exactly is the link between rates of new business formation and the wider performance of an economy? Can large corporations replicate the conditions in which small companies successfully innovate … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, General