Innovation
Sure, Industry Outsiders Can Bring Fresh Ideas. But Are They Better Entrepreneurs?
New insights from a definitive study on what successful startup founders have in common.
Innovation
Why Family Businesses Sometimes Make Decisions That Seem Bad for the Family
Even non-family firms can benefit when they think beyond their immediate self-interest.
Entrepreneurship
4 Qualities Venture Capitalists Look for in an Entrepreneur
A serial investor explains why you need more than just a cool idea.
Entrepreneurship
Podcast: Why It’s Crucial for Startups to Define Their Identity Early
Plus, dispelling a pervasive myth about successful entrepreneurs.
Innovation
Buying a Company for Its Talent? Beware of Hidden Legal Risks.
Acquiring another firm’s trade secrets—even unintentionally—could prove costly.
Entrepreneurship
Three Questions All Aspiring Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves
Running your own business isn’t for everyone. Here is how to tell if it is right for you.
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Innovation
Take 5: Make Your Big Idea a Success
Kellogg faculty share what it takes to find, foster, and sell innovation.
Innovation
Tips for Established Companies to Keep Innovating
Intrapreneurship requires you to “think like a disruptor.”
Entrepreneurship
Waiting to Protect Intellectual Property Could Doom Your Startup
Patent attorneys offer four tips for entrepreneurs on safeguarding ideas from the get-go.
Entrepreneurship
Finding the Right Partner Can Make or Break Your Startup
A Q&A on why you should “date before you marry” with an entrepreneur who took the plunge.
Innovation
Four Ways Innovators Can Use Time to Their Advantage
For creative success, here’s when to hustle and when to reflect.
Entrepreneurship
How to Make Your Startup Tech-Savvy
No matter the industry, it is important for entrepreneurs to be able to talk tech.
Entrepreneurship
Three Tips for Designing a Startup’s Marketing Plan
Even in R&D-focused industries, you don’t need to rely on a heavyweight to swoop in and buy your innovation.
Entrepreneurship
Can Your Invention Take the Heat?
An infant HIV test offers lessons for entrepreneurs designing for tough conditions.
Entrepreneurship
Podcast: What Does It Take to Bring an Ambitious Product to Market?
Tips for entrepreneurs on when to shift the finish line.
Entrepreneurship
Keeping the Angels at Bay
Startups should be wary of accepting too much money from angel investors.
Entrepreneurship
How to Foster Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
A Q&A with four entrepreneurs about the global startup landscape—and what governments can do to help.
Entrepreneurship
Keeping the Angels at Bay
Startups should be wary of accepting too much money from angel investors.
Entrepreneurship
How to Foster Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
A Q&A with four entrepreneurs about the global startup landscape—and what governments can do to help.
Entrepreneurship
Discovering the Value of the “Corporate” Entrepreneur
How one established company benefited from a dogged intrapreneur.
Entrepreneurship
Growing a Company from Startup to Sale
A three-part podcast details how Enjoy Life Foods thrives in a market it helped create.
Entrepreneurship
When to Pass the Hat
Strategic timing can help startups get the most from their fundraising.
Entrepreneurship
A Crowdfunding App that Pays the Bills
A startup in Kenya captures an underserved market.
Innovation
How To Tango With Startups
Kellogg’s BrandVoice partnership with Forbes looks at how venture thinking can spur innovation in corporate settings
Entrepreneurship
Building the Right Team to Scale a Startup
Three crucial elements to growing your business.
Entrepreneurship
Overcoming the “Buzzsaw of Quiet” around Your Startup
Tips for how to optimize the product engine.
Data AnalyticsStrategy
A Leader’s Guide to Data Analytics
A working knowledge of data science can help you lead with confidence.
Innovation
What Does Not Kill Your Business Makes It Stronger
New ventures—and established companies—need a “killer experiment” to test their viability.
Entrepreneurship
How to Exploit Your Startup’s Constraints
Good entrepreneurs use their lack of resources to their advantage.
Entrepreneurship
Turning Problems into Profit
A transportation entrepreneur shows how to launch and grow a B2B start-up.
A Virtuous Mix Allows Innovation to Thrive
The right mixture balances conventionality, novelty, and collaboration
Is Entrepreneurship Missing in Shanghai?
The start-up spirit is surprisingly lacking in the Chinese megacity
Entrepreneurship
Not All VCs Are Created Equally
High-quality venture capitalists can improve financial management and reporting