20 April 2014

"Screw it and just do it!!"

Entrepreneurs' highs and lows http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27068901

11 April 2014

Message for founders and would-be founders: the best deal may not be to try to keep a majority shareholding (i.e. control) . . .

In a thought-provoking article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR), Walter FRICK discusses the successful IPO of Box and how the founder only held a small proportion of the shares at the IPO. Read here the rationale for this strategy . . .

10 April 2014

How does a tech start-up manage to commercialize its innovations? The benefits and pitfalls of partnership . . .

Professors at the ESMT business school in Berlin (www.esmt.org) research, consult, and publish widely on issues relating to technological innovation. This short article reflects on the dilemmas facing the technology entrepreneur. As good read for all you techies thinking of creating your own business . . . . . .