Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2021
A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Get real experience early.
InfoChachkie
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Unless your venture is focused on researching potential scientific breakthroughs, it is likely that your technology can be easily copied and your patents circumvented. " [Tweet this quote].
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 15, 2016
A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Most universities have formal incubator and business development organizations that focus on coaching, grant writing and technology licensing. Get real experience early.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 11, 2012
As Clay Christensen aptly points out in The Innovator’s Dilemma, a large company’s defense of its legacy clouds its ability to appropriately assess the potential impact of disruptive technologies. Bill Gates – “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 17, 2021
In an eye-opening Franklin Covey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. Rule your technology, don’t let it rule you. Provide and encourage the best use of technology to manage information overload. That’s productivity.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 4, 2009
Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. Most start-up entrepreneurs have little or no sales experience. I know I didn’t. Why Buy Now?
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 11, 2012
Every entrepreneur should heed the following lessons on collaboration derived from the authors work on the culture, process and technology of collaboration in hundreds of companies: Consensus is the enemy of collaboration. From the study referenced, measured gains ranged from three to six times. All team members must be committed.
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