If you build it, who will come? Utilizing market research in a startup
Entrepreneurs, like any group of people, are not singularly homogenous. However, anyone who proudly bears the title of entrepreneur will agree that there is a single common characteristic that all of them share: the proclivity...
Goodbye is all we have : Remaining the True Entrepreneur
A good idea is only good or remains that way (in the entrepreneurial world) if there is a clear exit strategy. For emerging entrepreneurs, million dollar ideas have the potential to grow and expand exponentially yet, there are...
Ace in the Hole: Luck’s role in the success (or demise) of the entrepreneur
“A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent.” – Guy Kawasaki, author, The Art of the Start In Guy’s world, luck is an important factor to any business venture, particularly so...
Why Entrepreneurship Is So Different between US and China: A Comparative Cultural Perspective from a Chinese Student
I still remember that 4 years ago, when I just entered my first year in a university in Beijing, my friend introduced me to two Chinese students studying at Harvard and University of Virginia. I was astonished hearing that they...
Student Entrepreneurs Speak Out: #6 in a series
Redefining book publishing by Carnegie Mellon Computer Science senior, Aayush Kumar I remember – I was in 7th grade – around that time in my life when I was beginning to think independently and try out different things to...
Student Entrepreneurs Speak Out: #5 in a series
Entrepreneurs: The Solution to the Slowing Growth by Carnegie Mellon Junior, Rohan Wadhwani Across the world, there are major financial problems, whether it’s the contagion in Europe or our own national debt issues here in...
Student entrepreneurs speak out: #4 in a series
Transitioning from a small startup: when should you hire a CFO? by CMU-Portugal student, Guilherme Pamplona Santos One of the most common types of financing for startup companies that manage to survive their foundation and...
Student entrepreneurs speak out: #3 in a series
Thoughts on University Entrepreneurship in Portugal: the systemic problem, the ideology, and the jump start by João Nuno Vasco Henriques, CMU-Portugal program student As a nation with many successful entrepreneurs, both in the...
Student entrepreneurs speak out: #2 in a series
CMU senior, Tony Wang, reflects on Inc’s 30 under 30. Entrepreneurs are often thought of as people who don’t accept the current status quo. They are the ones with the ideas and know-how to really change how the world...
Students entrepreneurs speak out: #1 in a series
Why I Freaked Out When My Classmates Said They Wanted To Start Their Own Companies by Amanda Gobaud, Carnegie Mellon University Senior I recently read an article my friend retweeted from @newsycombinator entitled “Do Not, Under...