Commentary
A Commentary provides thoughtful and insightful opinions or perspectives on events, policies or situations of interest to business owners, startups, educators, investors and policymakers. These should be short, readable, timely, interesting pieces that address current topics of interest, discussion or dispute.
Length: <1,000 words
Reviewed by Senior Editors
Alongside the business media, academic research on entrepreneurship has been consumed by Silicon Valley mania, caught up for decades in the wild hype over startup “unicorns” and “gazelles.” Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Howard E. Aldrich and Martin Ruef
While the holidays are supposed to bring magic and joy to people’s lives, they are also an immense source of anxiety and stress. Family can be the root cause of this stress -- and families who run Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Blank, who has founded or co-founded eight startups, is best known as the Father of Modern Entrepreneurship and is credited with launching the Lean Startup movement, which for Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Steve Blank
Editor's Note: This article and podcast originally appeared as part of "By All Means," a series about entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs produced through a partnership between University of St. Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: James Beal
If you're reading this article, you may want to lead your family business someday but have not yet taken control of the direction your career is heading. Or perhaps you are experiencing some of Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Dr. Susan Laverick and Elizabeth Bagnall
To learn more about eFest, EIX's competition for undergraduate business ideas, click here. This article and video are part of America’s Entrepreneurs: Making it Work , a Rewire initiative Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Clayton Stansberry
Entrepreneurs often perceive a gap between research conducted in academia, and the practical problems that they face when building companies. As recognized by the AACSB—the accrediting body for Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jon Eckhardt
Despite accounting for more than half of the US population, women are sorely underrepresented in the world of startups and entrepreneurship. A Harvard study notes that less than 40% of business Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Karen Brown
Meghan Sharkus of ExpressionMed, the eFest2018 grand prize winner, has made it her mission to make life more fun and fashionable for diabetics who must wear insulin devices every day. The colorful Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: James Beal
Editor’s Note: Charles Dhanaraj is the Founding Executive Director of the Translational Research Center at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and the H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest Professor of Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Charles Dhanaraj