I like this excellent 3-minute video by Paul Kedrosky, venture capitalist, thinker, and Kauffman fellow. Here’s a summary: In “Money Game,” Kedrosky breaks down the various methods that entrepreneurs use to raise capital for new ventures, as well as the benefits–and hazards–tied to each. While entrepreneurs’ greatest source of capital is personal savings, Kedrosky says [...]
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I had something else planned for this blog today, but the White House Startup America Partnership makes anything else trivial. OK, yes, it’s government, federal government no less, and it’s political by definition. I was raised to question authority and mistrust the official story. But even so, here’s why I’m optimistic about this one: They [...]
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David Miller is author of Campus Entrepreneurship, one of my favorite blogs ((and it is, of course, on the blogroll here); he’s also finishing up a Ph.D. in business with a thesis focusing on entrepreneurship. I read his blog every day. So when he asks “Does Entrepreneurship Education Lead to More Startups?”, he has my [...]
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I’m cynical enough to write that I don’t think this is big news, but still, it’s good to see the Department of Commerce saying the right things about entrepreneurship. And jumping onto Twitter is a good way to communicate with entrepreneurs. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke last week announced the formation of its new Office [...]
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Ah yes, research. You want the truth? Study the research–or so we all seem to think. But then the first thing you do, with any research, is look at how the data were compiled. And take it all with a grain of salt. I saw a good example yesterday, in this post by Steve King [...]
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