Profile
Member since 2014
Site Staff, EIX Editor, Family Business Editor
David Deeds
Schulze Professor of Entrepreneurship / Schulze School of Entrepreneurship / University of St. Thomas
Interest:
Entrepreneurship,
Innovation,
IPOs,
Product Development,
Strategy,
Family Business,
Contracts
Authored Resources
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Versare, which makes portable walls, fold-down beds, and similar products for businesses and institutions, is an entrepreneurial venture in crisis. They have received a fax from a distributor that
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Theory and Research
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For new products, regulation provides a halo of legitimacy that money can't buy. Here's why.
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Theory and Research
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In a candid interview with EIX's David Deeds, Ann Winblad, co-founder and managing director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, shares her war stories -- including her earliest entrepreneurial
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Interviews
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For entrepreneurs, doing business with friends can be perilous.
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Applied and Practice
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When launching or running a company, doing is better than deliberating. Entrepreneurs need to dig in and get things done.
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Commentary
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Are you looking for high-quality new material to enrich your entrepreneurship courses and freshen up the syllabus? Are you tired of making students pay for subscription resources? Do your students
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Commentary
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On November 29, Rewire hosted a Facebook Live Q&A entitled, "How Do You Know When It's Safe to Quit Your Day Job?," led by David Deeds, Schulze Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of
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Commentary
Coronavirus: 10 Things That Family Businesses Can Do Now
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COVID-19 is frightening new territory for all of us. Here are 10 strategies for family businesses, based on lessons from past economic crises.
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Commentary
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Here are some highlights of the plan that startups, small businesses and family businesses should know about, and an important link.
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Commentary
The stimulus package and family businesses
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Here are some highlights of the plan that small businesses and family businesses should know about, and an important link.
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Commentary
A Guide to Round 2 of the Stimulus
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If you didn’t get help the first time around, get your application in now. Here's what to expect and how to get ready.
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Commentary
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Since March we’ve published many articles about how small businesses, family businesses and startups can survive this pandemic and get ready for what comes next. Here they are in one place.
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Commentary
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Many entrepreneurs start out with a passion for the art and the craft they are doing. The ones who make money from it have a passion for the business as well.
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Features
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Colleges and universities everywhere are grappling with how to teach in fall of 2020: online only, on campus or a hybrid. These articles will help entrepreneurship educators be prepared for whatever happens.
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Commentary
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The new wave of relief is designed to keep big companies out. Here is a quick primer of its benefits for startups, family firms and small businesses.
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Commentary
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A large amount of capital is suddenly flowing into the market for private companies, potentially increasing their value. It's a seller's market.
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Commentary
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From nearly 100 submissions, judges have selected the top 25 undergraduate teams to compete at e-Fest, a 3-day celebration of undergraduate entrepreneurship.
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Student Feature
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Alliances can benefit both sides, but in the process of partnering with the Goliath, the smaller firm may lose trade secrets and talent and undermine their own interests long term.
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Applied and Practice
Diversify Your Family's Risks by Returning to Its Entrepreneurial Roots
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Don't invest in the market or seek to acquire other firms. Instead, rediscover the thinking that made your business outstanding in the first place.
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Commentary
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As readership continues to rise, David Townsend of Virginia Tech and Mat Hughes of Loughborough University in the UK are joining our team.
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Commentary
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"Hipness" is not enough to spur an entrepreneurial renaissance in older regions. The "three Vs" -- volume, visibility and velocity -- can move the needle.
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Applied and Practice
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FSU undergrads Charlie Edbrooke and Patrick Manser invented a device that can make high-quality metal items at home.
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Commentary
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A University of New Hampshire Team was the grand prize winner; runners-up were from University of Alabama, FSU, University of Chicago and Grove City College.
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Student Competitions
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Evaluate the market, then see if you can get more business from legacy customers or change to meet the needs of a tangential market.
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Commentary
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Our 2022 e-Fest competition kicked off on April 28 with a video starring all 25 of our finalist teams. Share it with your teammates and friends!
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Commentary
Your Family Needs An Emergency Succession Plan
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Most succession plans have a blind spot: they implicitly assume a planned, orderly transition over time. What if the unthinkable happens?
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Commentary
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You are welcome to use these tools to help draft, revise, and/or expand on submitted articles -- but make sure you understand our rules.
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FamilyBusiness.org's Editorial Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI Tools
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You are welcome to use these tools to help draft, revise, and/or expand on submitted articles -- but make sure you understand our rules.
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Commentary
Editor's Picks
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
TEDxPuget Sound Sep 2009Simon Sinek presents a simple but very powerful idea: the power of "why," specifically the power of creating a purpose, a cause or a belief that motivates others. If you are leading a startup, group or team, creating a shared purpose is perhaps the most important outcome you can achieve. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=en
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