No such thing as a dumb question? How do you explain this one: Are entrepreneurs born that way, or can they be taught? The only thing this question is good for is generating trumped-up traffic with a catchy headline. Because this isn’t an either-or question. It’s both, and all of the above, case by case, [...]
Entrepreneurship continues to be a sexy topic for governments, with every country worth its salt trying to create its own tech hub, mimicking Silicon Valley. The appeal of promoting entrepreneurship is obvious. After all, entrepreneurs can do many good things, not least to create wealth and employment, pay taxes and help the balance of trade through [...]
Cool! I got an e-mail about this list of 100 Must-Read Blog Posts for Aspiring Entrepreneurs, published on Online Classes.org, and I discovered that 12 of those posts were mine, from either this blog or my main blog at Planning Startups Stories. Of course I think it’s a great list. It’s not 100 books or [...]
I was happy to see the news release this morning, about Rice Alliance of Rice University’s entrepreneurship center winning the USASBE (United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship) annual award for the outstanding specialty entrepreneurship program. No, I’m not an alum there, but yes, I’m proud to say I’ve visited twice in recent years. I participate [...]