Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneur’s Pledge
I recently came upon “The Entrepreneur’s Pledge”, a Kauffman Foundation initiative, that’s truly inspiring. It talked to my being and stirred up energy. Instinctively I wanted to sign up, but then noticed it was actually intended for Americans. Obviously disillusioned, I then wanted to close the site, but then it dawned upon me: “Hey, wait…. [...]
First-to-Market – Good or bad idea?
Is it a good idea to be the first and only player in a market? Intuitively one’s first reaction would be, “absolutely.” However, Steve Blank, serial entrepreneur, argues differently. Blank, also a Stanford Instructor, in a recent lecture at Stanford’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Lecture Series outlines a various reasons, including limited market opportunity, the expense of defining a new [...]
Innovative microfinance business model brings financial services to the poor
Kiva, a US-based company, initiated an innovative bussiness model that applies Internet technology to bring financial services to the poor. It’s creation of an online marketplace for lenders and borrowers has led to explosive growth of over 30% per month since the websites founding in 2005.
In essence Kiva lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur [...]
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Navigation and the Entrepreneur’s Expedition
They asked the famous climber, Mallory, why he tackled the high peaks? He replied: Because they are there.” Ask most start-up entrepreneurs why they make the trade-offs that become part of their lifestyle, and their answer can be just as cliché.
Once entrepreneurs take the plunge, they spend the greatest percentage of their waking hours on [...]
