Tag: Startups

Crooked Oak's Head-First Dive Into Craft Spirits What started as an experiment for a family of entrepreneurs has grown into a full-fledged business, putting a new spin on classic spirits.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 2, 2018

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Food Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-28 11:10:33

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

Posted in Insights

2026-08-28 11:10:33

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

Posted in Insights

2026-08-28 11:10:33

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

By Drew Zieff

December 14, 2017

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

Posted in Insights

2026-08-28 11:10:33

3 Lessons from Distinguished Entrepreneurs What can we learn from the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs? We look to the world’s first entrepreneurship hall of fame to find out.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

November 20, 2017

Tagged Career, Advice, Startups, Household Names, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-28 10:29:49

Turning Leftovers into Bestovers This food entrepreneur is using pulp-based snacks to transform the way we think about—and use—food waste.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 12, 2017

Tagged Food Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Social Innovation, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-28 10:29:49

Need Space for Your Startup? Consider Co-working How do you improve an already world-renowned startup accelerator? The answer for Babson’s Summer Venture program was simple: co-working.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

July 26, 2017

Tagged Startups, Advice

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-23 21:08:29

Tackling Sustainability Goals with Social Innovation in Liberia Taylor Quinn and Marvin Tarawally are using entrepreneurial thought and action to tackle combat malnutrition and advance education in Liberia.

By Kate Sitarz

May 30, 2017

Tagged Social Innovation, Global, Startups, Entrepreneurship Education

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-27 01:21:24

Students Backing Students: The Rise of the Dorm Room Venture Capitalist Rough Draft Ventures’ peers-funding-peers model gives young entrepreneurs access to equity-free capital and resources, and gives students access to learning about the Venture Capital industry. Above all, it encourages entrepreneurship and creates a community of student founders that have gone on to launch successful ventures after graduation.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

February 3, 2017

Tagged VC & Investing, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-08-25 17:33:19

4 Ways To Ace Your Venture Capital Funding Pitch Ideas are a dime a dozen. It’s a harsh but true reality, especially for entrepreneurs seeking venture funding. In a world with millions of ideas, many of which are the same, why should a venture capitalist fund yours?

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 24, 2016

Tagged VC & Investing, Advice, Startups

Posted in Insights

2026-08-28 09:43:44