How Extreme Self-Confidence Can End Up Working Against Entrepreneurs
Studies show members of the Millennial generation appear less interested than previous generations in starting their own businesses…
Tag: Entrepreneurship
Implementing Intrapreneurship: A Structural and Cultural Approach
Present age organizations face a very complex and uncertain environment. In order to remain innovative and viable in the long run, many organizations are turning to “intrapreneurship.” However, what is intrapreneurship? How different it is from entrepreneurship? What can an organization do to promote intrapreneurship? In the Graziadio Business Review article “Implementing Intrapreneurship: A Structural … Continued
New Issue of GBR Online
In the fall issue of the Graziadio Business Report we have published five great articles. Facilitating the Inventor – Entrepreneur Interaction: Super-Charging the IP Commercialization Process By Larry William Cox, PhD According to leading economists, entrepreneurs are those individuals who both identify and exploitcommercial opportunities. This article proposes that more technologies could be commercialized and with greater economic … Continued
Five Things to Consider Before Embarking on an Entrepreneurial Venture by Scott Kerslake, CEO of PrAna
PrAna CEO Scott Kerslake offers “Five Things to Consider Before Embarking on an Entrepreneurial Venture” as part of the SEER Symposium at the Graziadio School.
CEO Insights: Ed Hogan Discusses the Importance of Making a Contribution
In this episode, CEO Insights features Ed Hogan, who founded Pleasant Holidays with his wife, Lynn, and grew the business to approximately $500 million annually.
The Entrepreneur’s Journey: How to Pitch Your New Venture Idea
Larry Cox, associate professor of entrepreneurship, offers his “Top Eight Tips for Pitching Your New Venture Idea.”
The Elevator Pitch: You’ve Got 30 Seconds … or Less!
Two rules more than any other can make the difference between a successful elevator pitch and a lost opportunity.
Fellowship without the Fellows: Does Sisterhood Exist in Corporate America?
As the new managing editor of the Graziadio Business Review and an MBA candidate, I attended the Women’s Leadership Forum held at Pepperdine on March 26. The event featured members of The Committee of 200, an invitation-only membership organization of the world’s most successful women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. I was eager to hear the … Continued
New or Different?
During a recent talk to a group of small business owners on the practice of innovation, someone asked this interesting question: “Which is better: new or different?” The question gave me pause—first, because we tend to think of the two terms as almost the same thing, and second, because I had never actually considered forcing … Continued
Why Entrepreneurship Thrives During a Recession
Can’t see the above video? Click this link to watch or you can read the transcript. In this video interview, Larry Cox, PhD, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and director of the new entrepreneurship program at the Graziadio School of Business and Management, discusses how smart entrepreneurs take advantage of low opportunity and material costs during … Continued
Ideas vs. Opportunities
This is a guest post by Tim Berry, GBR Editorial Review Board member and President of Palo Alto Software Ideas are a dime a dozen. Opportunities are much more important. An opportunity is an idea that’s passed the test of planning. It has potential. You can implement it. An opportunity has some of the following … Continued