Commentary

A Commentary provides thoughtful and insightful opinions or perspectives on events, policies or situations of interest to business owners, startups, educators, investors and policymakers. These should be short, readable, timely, interesting pieces that address current topics of interest, discussion or dispute.

Length: <1,000 words

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e-Fest Grants Can Help Schools Fund Entrepreneurship Programs

e-Fest®, our annual business idea competition for undergraduates, returns April 18-20, 2024. If you're a professor or advisor to students in an entrepreneurship program at an accredited US-based Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Jennifer Gessner

From Riches to Rags and Back: One Entrepreneur's Heartfelt Journey

Many entrepreneurs dream of the day when their hard work pays off with riches and financial security.  For Grant Muller, that day came before he was age 30, when the startup he was involved in Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Grant Muller

Startups Need Both Profound Beliefs and Customer Input

  In the early stages of a startup your hypotheses about all the parts of your business model are your profound beliefs. Think of profound beliefs as “strong opinions loosely held.” You Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Steve Blank

Student Innovators: Get Ready Now for e-Fest 2024

  If you are an undergraduate with a great business idea, we've got exciting news for you. We are beginning the countdown to e-Fest 2024, April 18-20, with the e-Fest Lightbulb Lunch & Learn Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Jennifer Gessner

Helicopter Parenting Can Hurt Future Family Business Leaders

The founders of many longstanding family businesses likely had parents who insisted on responsibility and let them learn from their mistakes. This is not so today -- the era of helicopter parenting, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

How Scientist-Inventors Move Ideas From Lab to Marketplace

Many important innovations grow out of the research done at colleges and universities. For example, technologies related to healthcare or the natural environment are often rooted in academic Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Daniel Forbes

Johns Hopkins Team is 2023 e-Fest Grand Champion

MINNEAPOLIS -- e-Fest 2023 came to an exciting conclusion on Saturday afternoon, April 29, with an amazing Championship Round judged by top business and entrepreneurship professionals: Ann Winblad, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Jennifer Gessner and Casey Frid

AI Won't Replace Innovators and Fresh Thinking

  Tom Davenport, an acclaimed author of AI books, and Glenn Leibowitz, recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice, say AI and ChatGPT are no substitute for original thinking. How can AI and ChatGPT be Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Robert Buday

FamilyBusiness.org's Editorial Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI Tools

The emergence of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and other platforms is creating new opportunities for developing written text, visual art, and other related artifacts in the publishing Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Kimberly Eddleston , Mat Hughes and David Deeds

EIX's Editorial Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI Tools

The emergence of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and other platforms is creating new opportunities for developing written text, visual art, and other related artifacts in the publishing Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: David Townsend , Daniel Forbes , Jon Eckhardt , David Deeds , James C Wetherbe and Catherine Buday