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Fail fast is a catchy phrase intended to suggest moving on quickly if a business idea flops. It should not be taken as a license to recklessly trip over basic legal, regulatory, or fundraising Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Paul Swegle
The #MeToo era has created new challenges for entrepreneurs and startups. Cautionary tales abound of startups whose hard-partying culture resulted in sexual harassment, hostile work environments and Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
In 1979, Personal Software began selling Visicalc, the first personal computer spreadsheet. Visicalc was so compelling, people bought Apple II computers just so they could use Visicalc, making it the Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Dustin Slade
Class Explores Legal Aspects of Business Entities The Law and the Entrepreneur course at Bradley University explores the legal aspects of the different options for structuring a business -- LLCs, sole proprietor, partnerships and others. In 2011, I Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Tanya Marcum
A successful crowdfunding campaign can still end badly. This case shows how missed rewards, poor communication and unclear use of funds can destroy backer trust. Introduction In October of 2014, Read More...
Category: Case Studies
Authors: Eden Blair and Tanya Marcum
LegalZoom co-founder Eddie Hartman shares how entrepreneurial thinking, persistence and technology helped transform a traditional professional services market. Is it possible to transform a staid and Read More...
Category: Interviews
Author: Nicholas Vitalari
A study of more than 300 consumers found that knowing a company was an L3C did not make people more likely to buy its products. In the alphabet soup of corporate structuring, being an “L3C” says Read More...
Category: Theory and Research
Authors: Eden Blair , Tanya Marcum and Veronika Koubova
Regulations can destroy even the best entrepreneurial dream. To help entrepreneurship thrive in this nation, Institute for Justice (IJ) a public interest law firm that has successfully defended the Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: John Kramer and Nick Sibilla
Trade secrets can be among a startup’s most valuable assets. This article explains how entrepreneurs can estimate the financial damage when proprietary information is stolen or misappropriated. Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: James Hoffman , Bradley Ewing and Mark A. Thompson