Engineering or Business, That’s the question?!
We the engineers carry a dangerous threat between our ears! This is what I found in the first session of Talent Bridge. Most of the engineers think about the social concepts as mathematical formulas or maybe computer programming algorithms. This approach may provide an organized perspective of the issues, but at the same time it [...]
Read moreTalentBridge Day One
Monday, October 17th, 2011 marked the beginning of my time with TalentBridge. That morning – standing in line at Timmy’s, the craving of a large black and whole wheat bagel with cream cheese sparking me out of my droopiness – I trusted what I was heading towards would be an experience – that essence of [...]
Read moreIs entrepreneurship teachable?
We are half-way through the Talent Bridge program organized by OCRI. This program is structured to assist the new entrepreneurs (a limited group of about 14 young people) with developing important components of their business plan. There are essentially interactive talks and discussion on various topics presented by people who have first-hand experience in building [...]
Read moreUnsolicited Advice
In recent years I have found myself collecting tidbits of unsolicited advice to my fellow graduates, and the thought occurred to me that organizing these suggestions may be quite useful to you, the reader. Some of this advice is being regurgitated to you by many of your peers, and some of it originates with your [...]
Read moreSee a penny pick it up… all day long you’ll have good luck
Entrepreneurship has become a glamorous title and personal venture due to the success stories of Facebook and Google along with lesser known but successful outliers such as Markus Persson (Notch), the developer of Minecraft.
Read moreBusiness Marketing For Engineers
One of the most prevalent problems that entrepreneurs with engineering backgrounds face is acquiring the vast number of “soft” skills required to successfully launch and run a business. Typically engineering grads have developed a high level of technical expertise and critical thinking skills. A “successful” engineer is trained to solve problems by breaking them down [...]
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