When Kennedy said “By the end of this decade, we will land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth,” he should be: Concrete. Goal He could have said “We should aim to dominate the space race.” But what would that mean? Sending a monkey to...
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A couple of weeks ago I found myself in a situation that we all fear and try to avoid as much as possible: I was lying in a chair while a complete stranger poked around in my mouth with instruments that seem to have their origin in a medieval...
This is a cautionary tale from my very first startup, SunnyBrook Technologies. The company was about 2 years old when we happily found ourselves in serious acquisition discussions with a European company. We were at a very advanced stage of the deal, with all of the key deal terms...
Are you a startup entrepreneur, have a great product, and want to sell it to the ‘big boys’? Selling to a Fortune 500 company is obviously not a walk in the park, but having one or more of them as your customers could be very rewarding and key to...
Five Essential Courses for Technology Entrepreneurs Students who are interested in technology entrepreneurship are likely taking plenty of engineering, physical sciences, or computer science courses. But there are a few non-technical courses that I would strongly recommend to anybody aspiring to be an entrepreneur. Even as a technical founder,...