Forbes The Making of an Entrepreneur A report published by Ernst & Young called Nature or nurture? Decoding the DNA of the entrepreneur, argues that entrepreneurial leaders are made, not born. According to the report, “There is no single entrepreneurship gene. But there are traits and experiences that make it more likely that an individual will choose the path of entrepreneurship […]
The Jewish Advocate How policy entrepreneurs are moving Israel forward Many of us tend to see Israel in terms of its unique attributes – perhaps as the legitimate homeland of the Jewish people or as the target of more than 70 United Nations resolutions. Yet in terms of the way that residents there handle intransigent bureaucracies and slow-to-change norms, Israel is no different from other […]
Meet the Young Entrepreneur Behind Northeastern’s Student-Run Venture Accelerator Mavrck and Tablelist are among the top startup companies making a meteoric rise in Boston, as they have both secured substantial funding (Tablelist has raised $2M and Mavrck $3.1M) and partnered with major players such as Yelp. Both startups were launched in Northeastern’s venture accelerator program IDEA — one of the many members of Boston’s […]
Northeastern Announces a New Center for Entrepreneurship Education When Northeastern President Joseph Aoun visited this year’s Husky Startup Challenge, he said “the world is about innovation,” and that it needs to be fostered. “You need to start as early as possible,” he admitted and, today, Northeastern’s taking one big step toward making that happen.
Forbes Starting A Business In Midlife? Plan Carefully And Adjust Quickly When it comes to services that a company offers clients, Kimberly A. Eddleston, the Schulze Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business in Boston, says, “If something doesn’t make you money, but leads to what is making you money, then you keep it.”
Northeastern student’s motivation-focused startup became profitable in 2 weeks Lars King’s startup focuses on collecting the best online videos to inspire people to be more motivated — a quality he never really lacked himself, at least not when it came to making money. King, a sophomore at Northeastern University, started his entrepreneurial career at age 12 selling herbs from his parents’ garden to neighbors. […]
Forbes Turning Trash Into Skateboards Procuring the resources needed to make products is a pillar of any business. How much easier would it be if you could simply find them washed up on a beach? Three American entrepreneurs operating in Chile are, apparently, doing just that. With their fledgling business, Bureo Skateboards, Ben R. Kneppers, David M. Stover and Kevin J. […]