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How to Choose the Right Business Model for Your Startup

Entrepreneurs must understand whether they need a traditional business plan, a minimum viable product, customer discovery or rapid market testing. By William Schulze, Robert Wuebker, and Gerry Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Bill Schulze

Think Big, Start Small and Learn Fast: 8 Rules for Corporate Innovation

The chief innovation officer of a Fortune 500 company recently relocated to a Silicon Valley outpost far from her corporate headquarters. She now spends most of her time holding court with venture Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Chunka Mui

Why Didn’t I Think of That? A Classroom Exercise for Developing Entrepreneurial Thinking

Designed for strategy and entrepreneurship classes at the undergraduate and graduate level, this activity challenges students’ mental models and sets the stage for a fruitful discussion about Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Dan Holland

Meet Your New Marketing Team: the Regulators

For little-known companies struggling to introduce a new product, regulatory pressure can offer an unexpected benefit: a halo of legitimacy that marketing money can’t buy. While many might argue Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Yasuhiro (Yasu) Yamakawa , Reiko Kishida , David Deeds and Bill Schulze

Makers, Hackers and Crowdfunding Are Transforming Entrepreneurship

New tools, shared maker spaces and crowdfunding platforms are making it easier for entrepreneurs to develop products, test ideas, raise money and bring innovations to market. Not too long ago, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

EIX: Reducing Cycle Time in Thought Leadership

Time and money are two crucial resources, but they are significantly different. Money not used today can be saved and used later if we so choose. Time, on the other hand, marches on and gets used up Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James C Wetherbe

What Every Entrepreneur Can Learn from FedEx and Best Buy's Biggest Risks

Discover how Fred Smith and Dick Schulze made "bet-the-company" decisions that transformed two startups into global business icons. Entrepreneurial startups have the advantage of nimbleness that Read More...

Category: Case Studies

Author: James C Wetherbe