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The University of Minnesota MIN-Corps is one of about 100 sites of the National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, which began with great fanfare in 2011 (1) . The Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Carla Pavone
To learn more about eFest 2020, EIX's competition for undergraduate business ideas, click here. Entrepreneurship and innovation contribute to regional and national economic growth, and preparing Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Jing Betty Feng
Today people can no longer count on a steady paycheck in a predictable amount from an employer. We're seeing ever-growing numbers of “unintended entrepreneurs” -- once-employed people forced to Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Roy Carriker
Editor's Note: Click to download Jim Wetherbe's 260-page book on better communication, " So, What's Your Point? " In the business world, concepts (e.g., entrepreneurial innovations) must be explained Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: James C Wetherbe
The ranks of "unintended entrepreneurs" are growing, but neither the public nor the universities are fully aware of this yet. These unintended entrepreneurs will come from both the existing workforce Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Roy Carriker
Entrepreneurs often start their business with a "good" idea they have that has not been properly vetted by potential customers. As a result, entrepreneurs often invest a great deal of time, effort, Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Brian Janz
Many of us remember that one infamous professor back in college whose boring lectures -- even on subjects that should have been interesting -- put everyone to sleep. The traditional old-fashioned Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Lars Oddsson
Startups succeed or fail for a variety of reasons: no market need, not the right team, timing, running out of cash, premature scaling and more. It is important for students to understand this so that Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Chuck Sacco
Students often have a hard time understanding the difference between an invention and an innovation and, likewise, the difference between incremental and disruptive innovation. I developed this Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Kathleen Allen
The Innovation Project exercise enables students (within 10 days) to experience every step of the venture creation process (searching, screening, planning, financing, setup, startup, ongoing Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Ron Mitchell