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376 Entrepreneurship Resources
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Conference Asks: What Drives Innovation?
gsb.stanford.edu— — “The impact of the internet on industry and society is still unfolding, Google CEO Eric Schmidt told the Roads to Innovation Conference, and it offers huge opportunities (Video available)”
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Startups Need a Special Learning Curve for Sales
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Getting a product from the back of a napkin to the customer is the dream of every entrepreneur. Yet young companies typically go to market and ramp up a sales force before they are really ready”
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Identifying HealthCare Opportunities
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This panel gives suggestions on potential opportunities for businesses in the healthcare sector”
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Identifying Energy Opportunities
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This panel gives suggestions on potential opportunities for businesses in the energy sector”
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Identifying Education Opportunities
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This panel gives suggestions on potential opportunities for businesses in education.”
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Finding the Idea
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This short video gives suggestions on how to find an idea for a new venture”
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Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Entrepreneur?
gsb.stanford.edu— — The panelists share their insights on what it takes to launch and build a sustainable company and tackle such questions as: how much experience is required, what are the necessary personality traits, and when is the right time…
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Establishing Culture and Being a Leader
gsb.stanford.edu— — “How do you send signals to your employees about cultural norms, acceptable communication styles, and work patterns”
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Hiring, Firing and Motivating: Basic Management
gsb.stanford.edu— — “In addition to focusing on tips and tricks to help you manage a growing team, this panel explores sensitive issues such as how to give difficult feedback and how to make the decision to let someone go”
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Identifying the Idea
gsb.stanford.edu— — “The hardest part about starting a new business is often coming up with a good idea”
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Intellectual Property and Other Legal Issues
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Knowing how to protect your ideas and establishing clear legal rules for your business can be critical for new companies”
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Raising Money from Angel Investors
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This session covers how to identify, select, sell, and effectively work with angel investors”
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Recruiting a Team
gsb.stanford.edu— — “How can an entrepreneur bring together the ‘right’ founding team to guide a fledgling company”
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Top Ten Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Hear from a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, board members and other professionals as they discuss the common pitfalls most new entrepreneurs encounter when building their businesses”
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Legal Workshop Series for Entrepreneurs: The Nuts & Bolts, Session III
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This session covered IP issues such as NDA basics, an overview of patents, trademarks, and licensing”
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Legal Workshop Series for Entrepreneurs: The Nuts & Bolts, Session II
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This session covered the basics of private financings, bridge financings, and understanding term sheets. It also covered an overview of options and option plans.”
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Creative Approaches to Financing
gsb.stanford.edu— — “This panel is geared towards entrepreneurs who are thinking about the pros and cons of venture capital and who want to generate ideas about alternative means of financing”
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One Expert's Guide to Avoiding the Black Holes in Brand Licensing
knowledge.emory.edu— — “Licensing your company’s brand may seem like an easy way to generate revenue while gaining marketing exposure, but there are multiple risks inherent in the licensing of brand, trademark, and copyright assets”
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Exit Strategies
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “You may say to yourself, “Why would I design an exit strategy when I still enjoy being in this business””
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Keeping Your Business Model Flexible
entrepreneur.com— — “Denver-based Thought Equity Management Inc. started in 2002 with a straightforward premise: The company would gather speculative print work from various ad agencies and sell it online to newspapers and businesses for use in their creative campaigns”