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Fail fast is a catchy phrase intended to suggest moving on quickly if a business idea flops. It should not be taken as a license to recklessly trip over basic legal, regulatory, or fundraising Read More...
Category: Practice Insight
Author: Paul Swegle
This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX. A small-business credit card can be hugely helpful Read More...
Category: Features
Author: Kerry Hannon
This is the second video in our exclusive series called "Learn from Leaders," featuring advice for early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators from founders and CEOs of groundbreaking Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Jon Eckhardt and Daniel Forbes
New firms can attract resources by sending out signals about their quality. They do this because a new firm’s quality is often uncertain and hard to observe. But we don’t know much about what Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Tom Vanacker
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an excerpt from Littman and Camp's new book, " The Entrepreneur's Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed ." This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs, a Read More...
Category: Features
Authors: Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS: Make sure you totally understand an industry before you get into it. Don't assume that somebody with equity in your company will work harder. Compliment your competitors in front of Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt
You're gainfully employed with a steady paycheck, but you have a great idea for your own company. Should you quit your job to launch your venture? In this interview with EIX, "Third Shift Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Todd Connor and Daniel Forbes
It’s been well documented that the design of a label or logo can play a big role in shaping what people think of a brand and whether they buy (Luffarelli et al., 2018; Stamatogiannakis et Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Ammara Mahmood , Jonathan Luffarelli and Mudra Mukesh
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks we will be publishing articles on familybusiness.org and EIX.org to help businesses weather the turmoil caused by COVID19. Visit our home page daily for more Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
Many venture capital firms, business accelerators and other investors see the strength of the founding team as an important predictor of whether their investment will pay off. No wonder that Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Kevin Bryan and András Tilcsik