Insights

Babson faculty and leadership are intellectuals, practicing entrepreneurs, lawyers, artists, engineers, and more, but most importantly, they are educators. Harness their relevant, practical research and consulting and executive experience to make informed strategic decisions in your organization and professional life.

Startup Legal Mistakes

Launching a Startup? Avoid These 3 Common Legal Mistakes In the excitement of finally launching a venture, legal questions and concerns may be at the back of a founder’s mind. But, they shouldn’t be.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

January 26, 2018

Tagged Advice, Startups

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digital transformation culture

Creating a Culture of Digital Transformation Digital transformation relies on the ability to capitalize on opportunities presented by the modern digital ecosystem, including cloud infrastructure, business analytics, and the application economy.

By Patricia Guinan, Sal Parise

January 19, 2018

Tagged Technology, Company Culture

Posted in Insights

pr strategies for startups

6 Tried and True PR Strategies for Startups Ask any hustling entrepreneur and they’ll tell you: free PR isn’t free. Seeing your company’s name in print and watching new prospects click with your story is gratifying, but it requires an investment of time and energy, and can open you up to risk.

By Elizabeth Atwater

January 15, 2018

Tagged Advice, Startups

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3 Principles for Navigating Change Founders and intrapreneurs share how they've navigated change in this age of constant disruption.

December 14, 2017

Tagged Management, Corporate Innovation, Advice, Startups, Company Culture

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Conscious Capitalism

Capitalism That Works For All Ten characteristics of Conscious Capitalism: a system serves the interests of customers, employees, investors, communities, suppliers, and the environment.

December 5, 2017

Tagged Books, Social Innovation

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More Than Mentors

More than Mentors: How to Build Your Village A career is something to be conscientiously nurtured and built over time, relationship by relationship. Start nurturing your own career with this three-pronged approach to growth.

By Elizabeth Atwater

October 12, 2017

Tagged Career, Advice, Mentoring & Networking, Management

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corporate angel investors

Intrapreneurs as Corporate Angel Investors Four ways to identify the corporate angel investors, intraprenuers who champion innovation.

By Ramon Salinas

August 2, 2017

Tagged VC & Investing, Corporate Innovation, Commentary, Company Culture

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Design Thinking

Beyond the Buzzword: Why Your Business Needs Design Thinking Design thinking is more than just a buzzword; it's an innovative, effective path to innovation.

June 28, 2017

Tagged Company Culture, Advice, Corporate Innovation, Entrepreneurship Education

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teaching entrepreneurship heidi neck

Teaching Entrepreneurship: An Interview with Heidi Neck Heidi Neck, one of the most influential thinkers in teaching entrepreneurship, speaks about her book and the importance of entrepreneurship education.

By Elizabeth Atwater

April 27, 2017

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Books, Research

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Dr Failure

Failure: Just What the Doctor Ordered We’ve all heard the stories—Steve Jobs was fired from Apple, Oprah was let go from her first television job, and Steven Spielberg was rejected from film school multiple times. From these great failures came great success. But can failure work for everyone?

By Shannon Sweeny Curran

February 24, 2017

Tagged Entrepreneurship Education, Advice

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights