Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values than simply economic ones.
ByHBR.org
Disruptive innovation has been praised by entrepreneurial and large, well-established organizations alike, including Intel and Salesforce.com. But According to Harvard Business Review, the theory increasingly stands in danger of becoming the victim of its own success. This, being due to the fact that it’s generally misunderstood and its basic tenets frequently misapplied. As it happens, many…
ByBBC.com
On the outskirts of Changsha in southern China stands a new tower, which, among other skyscrapers, is unlikely to win any kind of architectural beauty awards. The size of it is modest by Chinese standards. However, what is startling about this particular building, is the speed at which it was built. Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Yue, is…
For a guy who didn’t do well in any classes, Lowell Wood has certainly done well in breaking down stereotypical notions of intelligence and innovation. From often receiving the lowest score on exams, this guy went on to becoming an astrophysicist, a self-trained paleontologist and computer scientist, and, as of a few months ago, the…
Thirty years ago this month, in August of 1985, I started my first business, XONITEK Systems Corporation. It didn’t really dawn on me until I found myself at the David N. Deutsch Saratoga Weekend (aka “Camp David”), which is like a mini (very mini) World Economic Forum (aka “Davos” after the town in Switzerland where…
The president and managing partner of Google Ventures, Bill Maris, wants to invest $425 million in companies that are keen to slow aging, reverse disease, and extend life. In his view, technology has the power to enable us to live to be 500 years old. He predicts that in 2045, humankind will have its Terminator moment: The…
ByTED
Innovation strategist Navi Radjou helps businesses with limited resources discover unexpected problem-solving skills, by drawing inspiration from frugal innovators in emerging markets. The practice of frugal innovation, also known as “Jugaal”, has now caught on globally insofar as helping businesses get spectacular value from limited resources. In this inspiring TED talk, Radjou furthermore shares three principles for how we…
