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First calling entrepreneurs lazy, and now saying they’re failures, too? We seem to be going down a dangerous path of late on this blog. But the notion of “The Acceptance of Failure as a Spur to Innovation,” isn’t something of my creation – it’s...
We are currently narrowing a field of 30 applicants for 12 available Postdoctoral Researcher/Entrepreneurship Fellowships. The basic premise is that we are selecting a dozen incredibly bright folks from science, technology, engineering and medical fields, and we are going to help them accelerate their...
Bob Cringley writes about FreshJerky.com, a 1-man shop doing $1M annually on the internet.
George Mason University economist Tyler Cowen discusses the impact new media is having on the economy in an interview with The Economist.
Is entrepreneurship in decline? Steve King says no. BusinessWeek...
In a report this month from the Kauffman Foundation, entitled "The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur," 66.2 percent of respondents viewed “the appeal of a startup culture” as an important, very important, or extremely important motivation in becoming an entrepreneur.
But what exactly is “startup...
People from 30+ countries, speaking multiple languages, sharing diverse cultures, coming together around one theme – entrepreneurship. So it was recently when I had the opportunity to address the 18th Annual Congress of the European Business & Innovation Centre Network (EBN), in Fez,...
Kauffman Foundation’s Thom Ruhe provides a quick overview and introduction to FastTrac and eMindset, part of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative.
Thom Ruhe from the Kauffman Foundation discusses the new book The Big Short, by best-selling author Michael Lewis. The book details the origins and outcomes of the current economic and housing crisis.
The Kauffman Foundation’s Thom Ruhe give his POV on Steve Ballmer's address to the entrepreneurship and engineering students at Stanford University. The full video of Steve Ballmer's presentation is available in the video library.
Listen to Kauffman Foundation’s Thom Ruhe discuss “Who Owns the Icehouse?” a two-part learning initiative designed to inspire and engage America’s youth in the unlimited opportunities that an entrepreneurial mindset can provide. The Icehouse initiative is looking for modern day examples of others like Uncle Cleve who have compelling entrepreneurial stories. Submit your story today at www.WhoOwnsTheIcehouse.com!
Part 2 of 2: Thom Ruhe speaks on entrepreneur/CPA/lawyer/author Lou Hutt's popular XM Radio show discussing various matters related to entrepreneurship, the Kauffman Foundation, the E=R Campaign and our current business/economic climate.
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