Information, Software, Data

Choosing the Right Technology to Support Your Business

Many business owners get excited about their product and market, but don’t think much about the internal IT their business needs. This may be especially true if you’re selling something that’s Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: John Eckhardt

Software is Eating the Software That's Eating the World

I n 2011, Marc Andreessen famously wrote a prescient claim that “software is eating the world.” His prediction was that software companies would disrupt traditional industries and since then, Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Jon Eckhardt

James Wetherbe: How Consulting Connects Colleges to the Real World

James Wetherbe is the Richard Schulze Distinguished Professor at the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. Previously he served on the faculty and the University of Houston, Minnesota Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Jon Eckhardt

How New Businesses Can Improve Their Chances of Survival

New and unproven? Fake it and you are more likely to make it. More than five decades ago, celebrated sociologist Arthur Stinchcombe coined the term “liability of newness” to depict the Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

Conflict of Interest Policies Can Stifle Students and Innovation

In the private sector, collaboration between the people who develop and commercialize new technologies is essential to a successful new venture. But in the college setting, Conflict of Interest Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Liz Christenbury

Steven Aldrich on Starting Before You Are Ready and Learning as You Go

GoDaddy executive Steven Aldrich shares lessons from startups and scaling businesses, including why entrepreneurs should start before they feel fully prepared. More than 20 years ago, Steven Aldrich Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

Venture Capital 101: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know Before Seeking Funding

Venture capital funds only a small share of startups. Learn how VC firms work, what investors want and what founders should expect if they get funded. The financial market can be daunting for new Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Eapen Chacko

How Steve Jobs Helped Expand Entrepreneurial Learning Around the World

Books, blogs, communities and entrepreneurship programs now spread startup knowledge widely. Steve Jobs helped accelerate the technologies and culture behind that shift. Steve Jobs died in October Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Daniel Forbes