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Stanford's Lean Launchpad Class Achieves Huge Impact

The 15-year-old teaching innovation has inspired similar programs at other schools, and its approach has spread to agencies focused on health, climate change, and defense. We just finished the 15th Read More...

Category: Education and Teaching

Author: Steve Blank

Making the Leap: From Consultant to Fitness Technology Innovator

EliteFit.ai provides AI-powered movement assessments and fitness programs for business and public sector clients. Just seven years ago, Ani Bhalekar was a Singapore-based McKinsey consultant who Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Catherine Buday

Why Lifeguards Make the Best Founders and CEOs

Lifeguarding provides early lessons in decision-making under pressure, leadership, risk assessment, adaptability, and crisis management.  This paper presents the results of a pilot study that Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Robert Morier and Barrie Litzky

Transitioning From Academia to Entrepreneurship

As the authors' experiences and interviews with three academics-turned-innovators show, academia can provide the preparation needed to launch a business.  Entrepreneurs are typically depicted as Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Alexis Peña, Ph.D. and Dira Delpech

Making the Leap: From Silicon Valley to PR Company Founder

Business owner, author, advisor and teacher Sabrina Horn shows how to disarm your fear and organize your risk as you go out on your own. Sabrina Horn spent years working as a manager in a Silicon Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Catherine Buday

Which Legal Entity is Right For Your Business?

LLC, Partnership, S-Corp…Your choice will impact your taxes, management, liability, and more. Here's a primer. People start business ventures for many reasons. They might want to be their own boss, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Tanya Marcum

Funding Founders Over 50

A young venture capital firm is searching for the new 'new thing' among older entrepreneurs. Katerina Stroponiati has a thought exercise for you: Go out on the street and ask any random person about Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Chris Taylor

6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Un-Retire

If you’re thinking about working part-time in retirement, be sure to think these things through. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is part of The Great Unretirement, a Next Avenue initiative made Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Richard Eisenberg

The Perks and Pitfalls of Hiring Your Parents

Allen Esrock of NxtGen Nexus weights in on how to optimize the free labor and other benefits, and how to manage conflicting goals, sibling resentment, and suspicious non-relatives who work for you. Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Interviewee: Allen Esrock

Making the Leap: From Tech Freelancer to Employer

John Eckhardt was a sought-after freelance tech consultant. To grow, he had to step back from what came naturally and hire and manage others.  Since John Eckhardt was nine years old, programming Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Catherine Buday and John Eckhardt