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Part Four: John Osher's Startup Mistakes in the Overall Vision
This is the final part in the series.  Gary Schoeniger discusses his interview with one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs John Osher and the mistakes that startups make.  Below is Part Four: Mistakes with the Overall Startup Vision. Part One discussed Startup Mistakes in Research... [More]
Posted by: Anonymous
on March 17, 2010
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Entrepreneurship News Roundup: Week of 3/1/10
It can be tough to determine a concrete amount of money to raise for a startup. Mark Suster debates this issue facing many young startups. Women entrepreneurs are making their mark in business ventures.  Get insight on what works for some women entrepreneurs in their startup... [More]
Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on March 15, 2010
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Part Three: John Osher's Startup Mistakes in Management
This is the third part in a four part series.  Gary Schoeniger discusses his interview with one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs John Osher and the mistakes that startups make.  Below is Part Three: Mistakes in Management. Part One discussed the mistakes in Market Research... [More]
Posted by: Anonymous
on March 10, 2010
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Entrepreneurial Approach Pays Off For Hurt Locker
By the ‘conventional wisdom’ that has prevailed in Hollywood over the last decade, The Hurt Locker should have been (quietly) happy to merely have been nominated for several Oscars and serve as grist for the mill that would have recognized the mega-production that is Avatar.... [More]
Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on March 09, 2010
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Part Two: John Osher's Startup Mistakes with Financial Planning
This is the second part in a four part series.Gary Schoeniger discusses his interview with one of America's most successful entrepreneurs John Osher and the mistakes that startups make.  Below is Part Two: Mistakes in Financial Planning.  Part One discussed the mistakes in Market Research... [More]
Posted by: Anonymous
on March 03, 2010
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Fool me once, shame on you … Fool me twice, I’m an idiot!
In my past companies while interviewing prospective new employees, when I get to the topic of our corporate culture, I was fond of saying that we encourage an entrepreneurial environment that respects the intellectual contribution of others, encourages rigorous debate, and is open to intelligent... [More]
Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on March 02, 2010
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Entrepreneurship News Roundup: Week of 2-22-10
Wade Roush discusses the idea behind AccelGolf, a mobile app developed by mCaddie which is one of nine startups that graduated from the TechStars Startup Boot Camp. To try and strengthen the links between local and national enterprises, and expand the program, The National Business Awards... [More]
Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on February 26, 2010
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Part One: John Osher's Startup Mistakes in Research and Strategy
This is the first in a four part series.  Gary Schoeniger discusses his interview with one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs John Osher and the 17 mistakes that startups make. For our purposes we will be breaking the mistakes out into different posts each week.... [More]
Posted by: Anonymous
on February 24, 2010
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Leveraging Broadband to Power Growth
Last week the FCC unveiled recommendations for using broadband to advance key national priorities. The plan, which can be read here, identifies the top priorities as: • Creating jobs and economic opportunity • Improving healthcare and controlling costs • Providing more educational opportunities and improving outcomes • Promoting energy independence and efficiency • Enhancing... [More]
Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on February 20, 2010
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Entrepreneurship News Roundup: Week of 2/15/2010
According to a survey done by the UK Business Barometer and UK Business Advisers Barometer Small Businesses are frustrated with the portrayal of TV entrepreneurs.  Most feel that they don’t properly illustrate the real-life challenges that face entrepreneurs. Job Searches can be stressful because it’s hard... [More]
Posted by: Thom Ruhe
on February 19, 2010
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