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Coming Soon: Nontrepreneur Nation
How parenting and education are killing American entrepreneurship and innovation
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A new "nontrepreneur" generation is entering the marketplace: one characterized by fear of failure and an excessive need for hand-holding. Bernard Moon dives into some of the reasons behind the declining American entrepreneurial spirit.
Many of our long time readers will recognize the names of Brandon Stuut and Andrew Shelansky. Brandon and Andrew were the technology team, the "dynamic duo," who helped launch InsideWork. Andrew was also an occasional writing contributor to our site.
At 35, Loïc Le Meur has carved a niche by ignoring business conventions, respecting competitors, building relationships and learning his lessons out in the open.
As an entrepreneur, hiring the right people was a concern that occupied my mind often. I've gathered various lessons through each of the three technology companies I’ve been involved with building up.
Bernard Moon writes a very transparent reflection on his experiences with startups and knowing when it's time to quit.
Are you — literally or figuratively — leaving money on the table because of perceived inconvenience (as distinct from unacceptably high cost of sales)? Who will carve out a niche in your market if you don't?
Dan Wooldridge shares insights gleaned from Pizza by Marco (Dallas, TX) on how to achieve greatness as a small business.
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Dan Wooldridge explains the origin of the modern concept of jobs and the current trend toward dejobbing.
It's a project-based world.
Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Forbes.com.
The message of the Kingdom of God has always traveled the routes of commerce, from the time of Abraham to the early Christians to today. Learn more about how globalization has developed.
Dan Wooldridge at InsideWork notes that the greatest risk is in inaction. Avoid the mistake of always intending to do something and not doing it, of always preparing and never launching.
Jenn Branden O'Brien traces the path from her 2005 graduation to the present by way of big disappointment. What's gotten her through in a tightening job market? Embracing the entrepreneurial spirit.
Dan Wooldridge notes that even in the midst of an economic crisis the innovation and daring vision of entrepreneurs and the long time frame horizon as well as liquid capital of VC's provide hope for the economy.
Dan Wooldridge explains that even the tiniest local business is now a global business in today's flat world environment.
Glenn McMahan measures a recent worldwide study on entrepreneurship against reality on the ground in Brazil. What does it take to help early-stage entrepreneurs create truly innovative, sustainable business models in tough economic times?
This survey indicates that small business owners, in spite of sacrifices, achieve a good measure of work-life balance, physical health, have good marriages, and are on track for retirement.
In 2005 about 10.3 million American workers (7.4 percent) were independent contractors — freelancers — up from 6.4 percent in 2001. Jenn O'Brien explores what makes freelancing a win/win in the marketplace.
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Cost cutting and process improvement are not sufficient paths to profit. Wealth is created through innovation, but innovation can be impeded by barriers within a company and in the market.
Guy Kawasaki comes onboard as a guest contributor to the InsideWork® community site.
Ultimately our lives are about people and not abstractions about business or things. Dan Wooldridge introduces us to the face of young Asian entrepreneurs as a reminder.
His newest work is The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, the first American business book in the Japanese comic format known as manga. (In 2007, he won a Japan Society Media Fellowship that took him to Tokyo to study the manga industry.
It's easier to look at outside forces that challenge our business models because who in her right mind wants to believe she's dug her own grave?
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As we've worked with companies over the years, the easy assumption is that becoming great also means becoming big. And so many pursue growth to their own detriment.
Dan Wooldridge shares "Muscle Up!", a video interview of small business owners and free agents that gives inspiration and insight into their lives in the midst of challenging economic times.
Dan Wooldridge shares the story of a despairing entrepreneur who loses the desire to work in order to explore sobering reality of the cost of toiling in an entrepreneurial life.
Shaun Menary
Dan Wooldridge shares insights to help moms who run businesses.
Bernard Moon shares his advice on when to bootstrap a start-up and when not to. Stage of life, industry, competition are just a few factors to consider.
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