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Addicted to Entrepreneurship

Exploring the Psychological Side of Repeat Entrepreneurship Is entrepreneurship addictive? Research explores, and attempts to answer, that very question.

By April J. Spivack, Alexander McKelvie, J. Michael Haynie

March 26, 2015

Tagged Startups, Research

Posted in Insights

Objective Entrepreneur

How to Become an Objective Entrepreneur Entrepreneurs can be so tied up in their ventures and blinded by unyielding passion that often they don’t see things clearly and therefore can’t respond objectively.

By Elizabeth Atwater

March 16, 2015

Tagged Books, Commentary

Posted in Insights

Shark Tank

Swimming With The Sharks Entrepreneurs who have pitched on Shark Tank—including Jamie Siminoff '99 of Ring—share their experiences an advice for those seeking a swim with the sharks.

By Elizabeth Atwater

March 3, 2015

Tagged Household Names, Startups, VC & Investing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Why the Big Pharma Business Model Must Change Big Pharma is in the middle of a perfect storm of disaster. Changing it's business model is the only way the industry will weather the storm.

By William Lawler

February 3, 2015

Tagged Commentary, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Insights

5 Ways Auditors Can Overcome Confirmation Bias Confirmation bias, one of five common judgment biases, has the potential to lead auditors up an incorrect path.

By Benjamin Luippold, Stephen Perreault, James Wainberg

February 1, 2015

Tagged Advice, Technology

Posted in Insights

Venture Capital Gender Gap

Changing the Status Quo in Venture Capital Only about 1% of all businesses in the United States ever receive venture financing, and for women, the slice of the VC pie is even smaller.

By Elizabeth Atwater

January 26, 2015

Tagged VC & Investing, Women's Leadership

Posted in Insights

Innovation Interviews

One on One with Innovation Leaders With so many organizations thinking about and fueling their business innovation engines, we went straight to the source for perspective from five Boston innovators about what’s working today.

By Elizabeth Atwater

November 11, 2014

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Household Names, Commentary

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Outgrowing the Startup

Outgrowing the Startup For startups with staying power, growing the business is often a primary goal, trading speed for scale. But, does that growth and transition to major-player status mean a business outgrows its startup roots?

By Elizabeth Atwater

November 5, 2014

Tagged Startups, Advice

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Gail Simmons

Gail Simmons on Creating a Career “What is food but a huge window into every culture in the world?”

By Elizabeth Atwater

October 7, 2014

Tagged Food Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Tory Burch

Investing in Women: A Conversation with Tory Burch If net worth were measured in shoes, today Tory Burch is worth more than 4 million of her signature Reva ballet flats. Is there a secret to her success? In retrospect, she says it’s scary to think how little she knew at the outset, but her motivation to challenge herself and be open to new experiences has never wavered.

By Elizabeth Atwater

July 30, 2014

Tagged Household Names, Women's Leadership, VC & Investing

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership