This series of posts (finally) puts to words the approach, the ideas, and the tools developed and tested in the programs of the UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship.
Our work focuses on the first of three critical moments in the life of a new venture—the entrepreneurial leap. This is the moment (that can take months, or more if not careful) when the original entrepreneurs make the decision whether to start a new venture or not, and take the first steps that, often unknowingly, send them down paths they may take years, if ever, to recover from.
The ongoing series of posts focusing on the entrepreneurial leap can be found by visiting The Entrepreneurial Leap >>
Innovation is hard, but sometimes we make it harder than it needs to be. It’s a lesson we could all use, but especially big companies betting millions on sustaining innovations.
Maria Meyers of U.S.SourceLink offers a nice perspective on the different types of entrepreneurs in any given community and the different community resources they need to succeed.
A very good post from Vivek Wadhwa, influential commentator on "things entrepreneurship-related," Why I No Longer Advise Startups to Hire M.B.A.s. Not all his points are fair ones but, as with any good post, he's just rational enough to spark some good conversations.