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Does it Matter if an Entrepreneur is Coachable?

Many venture capital firms, business accelerators and other investors see the strength of the founding team as an important predictor of whether their investment will pay off. No wonder that Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kevin Bryan and András Tilcsik

The Leadership Traits Shared by Successful Entrepreneurs

Third, working with great passion and tenacity, and developing distinctive resourcefulness, are Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Michael Glauser and Dan Holland

'Champions' Make Diverse Spin-off Teams More Successful

research goal In this particular research endeavor, we sought to understand what factors, interactions, resources Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kathryn Kloepfer , Roland Kidwell and Kevin Cox

Family Office Continuity in the Time of COVID19

As the Covid-19 virus spreads rapidly through the United States, most of the U.S. universities, businesses, government agencies, and school systems began a massive push to work from home or attend Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Hung-bin Ding and Dr. Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodriguez

Paychex Founder Tom Golisano's Advice for Innovators

MAJOR TAKEAWAYS: Make sure you totally understand an industry before you get into it. Don't assume that somebody with equity in your company will work harder. Compliment your competitors in front of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt

The Potential Downside of Having Non-Family Board Members

downside: the presence of outsiders can be detrimental if CEOs are more reluctant to talk about finances Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Alfredo De Massis

COVID-19: Understanding the Board’s Key Role During a Crisis

hardships early (laying off employees, cutting customers, and having difficult conversations with financing Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Joseph Astrachan , Andrew Keyt , Hermut Kormann and Claudia Binz Astrachan

After the Big Idea: Entrepreneurial Success Through High Performance Start-Up Teams

here is what I typically found when it came to HPTs: HPTs were efficient – For a given level of resources Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Brian Janz

Startup Founders: You Can't Get Back Family Time

Maybe they haven’t gotten any financing yet, and they’re just funding it themselves or with help from Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Catherine Buday and Steve Blank

Why Does EOS/Traction Work So Well for Family Businesses?

think the key functions of the business are (start with three – sales and marketing, operations and finance Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Sara Stern

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