Over the past three years I have been teaching Entrepreneurship at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. I see 100 new students come through my class each year, and almost all of them ask me if getting a degree is worth it.
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Founded by two entrepreneurs, Grasshopper has been making it easier to start and grow a small business since 2003. Back then, we started as just two guys with a dream and to date have served ...
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Spending four years and hundreds of hours studying for a finance certification may not be worth it. A much larger share of managing directors at banks worldwide have master’s of business administration degrees than Chartered Financial Analyst d ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 9:16PM
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Jan. 2, 2015 7:48 p.m. ET
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The share of people under age 30 who own private businesses has reached a 24-year-low, according to new data, underscoring financial challenges and a ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 12:28PM
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Jenny Wecker, a fledgling Salt Lake City entrepreneur, had a hit on her hands at the end of December: She collected $42,000 in pledges from the crowdfunding site Kickstarter for more than 300 orders of a stylish diaper bag she had designed. ...
Posted Wednesday, April 29th 2015 at 11:45AM
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As it turns out, I’m an entrepreneur. I didn’t really think about that when I started my own business, almost 25 years ago. I was unhappy about the limitations for growth at my then-current job, and I had a really clear a ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at 5:27PM
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By: Phil Fernandez
Posted: September 15, 2011
Being based in Silicon Valley – which has continued to burnish its reputation as a hotbed of US entrepreneurial growth and excitement – I frequently get asked how o ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at 5:19PM
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Sometimes we are our worst enemies. According to a recent article called Rethinking Your Work, we have at least 65,000 thoughts a day–and 65 percent of them are negative. But ignoring the inner critic is a fundamental step in realizing you ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at 5:18PM
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By Murray Newlands
Over the past three years I have been teaching Entrepreneurship at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. I see 100 new students come through my class each year, and almost all of them ask me if getting a degree is worth i ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at 5:11PM
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There’s a saying that you have to “fake it till you make it,” in life and in business. However, you also hear about wantrepreneurs. So what’s the difference? The real difference to me is in the action.
If you want to get ...
Posted Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 at 12:05PM
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By Trent Hamm Last updated January 15, 2015
In the past, I’ve discussed how it’s a good idea to spend your spare time dabbling in entrepreneurship: it fills your time with something that you choose (and thus you enjoy) and sets up ...
Posted Saturday, February 28th 2015 at 9:16PM
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How do I find innovative people for my organization? And how can I become more innovative myself?”
These are questions that stump senior executives, who understand that the ability to innovate is the “secret sauce” of business succ ...
Posted Saturday, February 28th 2015 at 9:02PM
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Great chefs, like great artists, go far beyond their materials (in this case, food) to provoke an experience that fulfills their creative vision. Unlike artists, however, they are running a business that requires putting diners in the seats, balancin ...
Posted Wednesday, January 21st 2015 at 7:43PM
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The NFL has found that 11 of the New England Patriots' 12 game balls were inflated significantly below the NFL's requirements, league sources involved and familiar with the investigation of Sunday's AFC Championship Game told ESPN.
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Posted Wednesday, January 21st 2015 at 7:39PM
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