Venture Studies: Learn through Challenge
A common saying in life is that people “learn by doing”, and in a really interesting challenge, the concept was put to the test with students in a Stanford Technology Venture Program class. Tina Seelig, the executive director of the program, talked with students about an exercise thrown at students each year: What would you [...]
Read moreCatalysts for thought provocation: Richard Florida
One of the things I look forward to when showing up to the entrepreneurship centre on Fridays to work with the TalentBridge group are the discussions that are bound to break out. What helps to create a good discussion among peers is a topic that brings a radical concept or perspective to the forefront. At [...]
Read moreA Crash Course in Startups by Mint
In what was one of the more refreshing finds in the world of entrepreneurship related presentations, a video of Aaron Patzer, the CEO of Mint, provides a crash course on how his business developed from an idea in the garage to being acquired by Intuit for $ 170 million. It’s not everyday that someone is [...]
Read moreThe value of a real conversation
We’ve all been there, it’s a business event, speakers are presenting their views on marketing, financing etc… . There’s people picking other people’s brains for as much info as they can to try to get their business a step ahead. Useful things happen in those situations, but there’s still that sensation that no one is [...]
Read moreTapping into innovation resources: Universities
In the tech world, news about new companies usually focus on the current ‘it’ subject, apps for the iphone or twitter, social gaming, and other small products of interest that make your life slightly easier. It seems that possible ‘game changing’ ideas aren’t heard of very often, and maybe it’s because they’re buried where we [...]
Read moreMeeting the challenge by being creative
It is a rarity to hear of a company that has the picturesque story of formation. I haven’t heard of ” Well we saw a need in the market, made a product to meet that need, and then sold it” story ever really. So what do companies do to make it happen? To be successful [...]
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