Found some information on a recent survey of entrepreneurs over at Entrepreneur.com’s Daily Blog. From the blog posting:
Of those surveyed, 44 percent said that formal education is very important in preparing entrepreneurs for future success, while 51 percent said education is only somewhat important, and 5 percent said it’s not important. However, 57 percent of respondents [...]
Entrepreneurs Say No to MBA
January 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Campus Eco-System, General Thoughts, Students
Tags:entrepreneurs·MBA in Entrepreneurship·student entrepreneurs·value of MBA
Merrill Lynch’s Key Internet Themes ‘08
January 8th, 2008 · No Comments · General Thoughts
Found this over at Guy Kawasaki’s Blog. Merrill Lynch has released a report on what they see as the six key themes for the Internet in ‘08. From Guy’s Blog….
Intensifying 3rd party seller competition between eBay and Amazon.
A bump in online media spending because of the elections and the television writers’ strike.
Increasing focus on mobile [...]
Tags:entrepreneurs·Guy Kawasaki·internet 2008·internet trends·Merrill Lynch
Predictions for 2008
December 31st, 2007 · No Comments · General Thoughts
Found this list of 2008 predictions at the Silicon Valley Blog. It includes predictions on lots of subjects (specific technologies, consumer markets, health care, etc.) from lots of outlets including vc firms, websites, and magazines.
Here are some direct links to lists…. EETimes.com list of tech predictions…. Macworld predictions….. PCWorld predictions.
Any predictions of your [...]
Tags:2008 predictions·campus entrepreneurs·entrepreneurs·GMU SPP·Macworld·Silicon Valley Blog·startups
Placing Ads Everywhere — Good Biz?
September 27th, 2007 · No Comments · General Thoughts
Way back when I was an undergrad at the University of Michigan, a kid in my fraternity started a business putting ads in the bathrooms of bars around campus. Lots of people have tried their hand at this game and I am always looking for places that one could place ads (bottled water, laundromats, etc). [...]