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Over the past several years EIX editors have interviewed the founders and CEOs of groundbreaking companies, and we've published videos of those conversations on our site. Recently we re-edited those Read More...
Category: Interviews
Authors: Daniel Forbes and Jon Eckhardt
It is well-known that only a small fraction of startups achieve long-lasting success. They often fail not because their idea is poor but because of problems executing on their idea. One area that is Read More...
Category: Theory and Research
Authors: Chuck Sacco and Aasim Sani
Strong family firms hold employees accountable while preserving trust, harmony and flexibility. Combining both approaches can improve employee effort and performance. Family businesses have unique Read More...
Category: Applied and Practice
Authors: Roland Kidwell and Kathryn Kloepfer
Class Explores Legal Aspects of Business Entities The Law and the Entrepreneur course at Bradley University explores the legal aspects of the different options for structuring a business -- LLCs, sole proprietor, partnerships and others. In 2011, I Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Tanya Marcum
Sponsored by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas, and EIX.org, a non-profit online platform for entrepreneurship Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: James Beal
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
What LinkedIn Co-founder Konstantin Guericke Says About Testing Startup Ideas Honest criticism from trusted co-founders can sharpen entrepreneurial thinking and keep founders from becoming too attached to weak ideas. EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay by one of five co-founders of Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Konstantin Guericke
Research on more than 13,000 startups found that founders with deeper local roots had higher profits and lower failure rates than recent arrivals. Entrepreneurs with great ideas often feel they must Read More...
Category: Research Insight
Authors: Olav Sorenson and Michael S. Dahl
Ritch Sorenson explains how outside executives can manage family relationships, strengthen the business and help prepare the next generation to lead. Ritch Sorenson, Professor of Family Business at Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Ritch Sorenson
Interviewee: Ritch Sorenson
Group work can deepen learning, improve grades, build critical thinking and social skills, promote growth and encourage more independent learning. Group work has been implemented successfully for Read More...
Category: Education and Teaching
Author: Howard E. Aldrich