Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

My experience personally reviewing over three hundred executive summaries each year, all sent to me unsolicited, seems to bear out the truth in Tyson’s statement. I can’t recall any of my companies hanging onto its original plan after some level of market feedback. Anyone can build a good – or great – plan. Celebrate our versatility.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

My experience personally reviewing over three hundred executive summaries each year, all sent to me unsolicited, seems to bear out the truth in Tyson’s statement. I can’t recall any of my companies hanging onto its original plan after some level of consumer feedback. Email readers, continue here.]

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? My answer always varies as I examine each deal, sometimes deferring and passing on an investment because of an uneasy feeling about the entrepreneur, even if the business plan seems able to capture the market. Concentrate on a world class team.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Do they bet on the entrepreneur (jockey) or the business idea and plan (the horse)? My answer always varies as I examine each deal, sometimes deferring and passing on an investment because of an uneasy feeling about the entrepreneur, even if the business plan seems able to capture the market. Concentrate on a world class team.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 120

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

I thought this post might be of interest to some of my readers, as it offers a glimpse into my approach to teaching entrepreneurship. . Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. You imagined him as the kid in your class at school at the front of the room raising his hand at every question and saying, “Oooh, me. It is election season.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2011

Paige is a gifted communicator and my summary does not do him justice. He offers a number of worthwhile tips and tricks that I was not able to capture in the textual summary, so the 14-minute audio file is well worth your time. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Paige’s responses. Click here to listen to the Audio File.

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