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13 Founding team Articles
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Boards That Are Not Bored
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “Given this, should a startup or small entrepreneurial company have a board of directors? I say, emphatically, YES!”
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Working With an Advisory Board
edwardlowe.org— — “Advisers with special knowledge and expertise can help you resolve specific problems or develop aspects of your business that can open up new avenues for growth.”
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Small Group Networking Among Entrepreneurial Peers
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “In 1996, seven years after founding a small junk-removal business in Vancouver, I set a goal to rapidly grow my business. As a young entrepreneur, my biggest challenge was learning how to achieve this.”
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Making Work/Life Balance Work in Your Entrepreneurial Company
eventuring.kauffman.org— — “Entrepreneurs are notorious for their commitment to working long hours to build their businesses. In 1989, when I turned my attention from corporate work to my own company, OFS, I was no exception.”
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7 Things to Ask a Potential Partner
andrewhargadon.typepad.com— — “In starting a business, one of the first and most important decisions you can make is choosing the right partners.”
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A Garage and an Idea: What More Does an Entrepreneur Need?
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“There exists a common belief that entrepreneurs commonly start businesses in garages (or basements or dorm rooms or kitchens). The garage entrepreneur is a highly popular contemporary legend, but not quite accurate.”
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Entrepreneurs Share a Universal Hunger to Build Things
gsb.stanford.edu— — “Successful entrepreneurs share a need to build things. Speakers including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Pat House of Seibel Systems, and Donna Dubinsky of Handspring agree, the good ones stay focused and don’t listen to the naysayers.”
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Generalists vs. Specialists: Do Small Firms Produce Better Entrepreneurs?
chicagogsb.edu— — “Prior research has shown that individuals working at small firms are more likely to become entrepreneurs, but do the skills acquired at a small firm also lead to more successful entrepreneurs.”
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Family Business: Why Firms Do Well When Founders Are at the Helm
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “Despite the lack of independent directors on their boards and voting power for minority shareholders, family-run companies are still the better bet for all stakeholders as long as the firm’s founder is involved as chief executive officer or chairman”
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Why Global Business Needs Kinder, Gentler Entrepreneurs and Leaders
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “Most images of entrepreneurship tend to focus on the vision and guts involved in getting ventures off the ground”
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The Psychology of Success
inc.com— — “They’re hyperconfident risk-takers. They make big decisions on the fly but often fail to see the big picture. They’re charismatic visionaries who don’t play well with others. That’s the stereotype of successful entrepreneurs.”
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Entrepreneurs Arise from the Ranks of Jacks-of-All-Trades
gsb.stanford.edu— — “The x-factor that divides entrepreneurs from the rest of the pack is their well-rounded experience, a survey of Stanford MBAs suggests”
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Beyond social capital: How social skills can enhance entrepreneurs' success.
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“Why are some entrepreneurs so much more successful than others in starting new ventures?”