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How to Choose the Right Business Model for Your Startup

Entrepreneurs must understand whether they need a traditional business plan, a minimum viable product, customer discovery or rapid market testing. By William Schulze, Robert Wuebker, and Gerry Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Bill Schulze

Think Big, Start Small and Learn Fast: 8 Rules for Corporate Innovation

The chief innovation officer of a Fortune 500 company recently relocated to a Silicon Valley outpost far from her corporate headquarters. She now spends most of her time holding court with venture Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Chunka Mui

Makers, Hackers and Crowdfunding Are Transforming Entrepreneurship

New tools, shared maker spaces and crowdfunding platforms are making it easier for entrepreneurs to develop products, test ideas, raise money and bring innovations to market. Not too long ago, Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Howard E. Aldrich

How Dick Schulze Built Best Buy: Leadership, Resilience, and Business Innovation

After a tornado destroyed his business, Dick Schulze saw what others missed. His response forever changed consumer electronics retail. Dick Schulze, the founder of Best Buy and EIX, shares his Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: James C Wetherbe

What Every Entrepreneur Can Learn from FedEx and Best Buy's Biggest Risks

Discover how Fred Smith and Dick Schulze made "bet-the-company" decisions that transformed two startups into global business icons. Entrepreneurial startups have the advantage of nimbleness that Read More...

Category: Case Studies

Author: James C Wetherbe