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What inspires people to leave behind certainty to pursue their vision through creativity and entrepreneurship? Sharda S. Nandram and Karel J. Samsom, entrepreneurial researchers at Nyenrode Business University, explore entrepreneurship through the lens of human behaviour. Creative vision, drive, reflection, action, passion, teamwork, achievement, commitment and, significantly, personal values are some of the major elements. Personal stories of 60...

This is the story of Mobileye - Israel's largest IPO and then sale to an American Company. Amnon Shashua, Founder sold Mobileye to Intel for 15 Billion Dollars. Amnon shares how he started and grew the leading company in the world to provide vision and warning systems in the automobile market serving many of the leading car manufactures. Now, Mobileye is working with Intel to create autonomous driving vehicles. Also told is the spark that led Amnon...

"Drawing from extensive primary research conducted with entrepreneurs in a variety of fields, Sun dispels common myths and misconceptions about entrepreneurship and identifies eleven core beliefs, behaviors, and qualities of successful individuals, including technical proficiency, team-building skills, and the ability to make decisions without complete information. Moreover, through numerous illustrative examples, diagnostics, and other interactive...

A young girl, Noa, experienced failure, being isolated and uninvolved meets with a lower school principal sharing the notion of "Failing Forward" and changed her life. Noa took that inspiration at 12 years old and built a world class Nanny Agency servicing NY City and the Hamptons. This is an entrepreneurial study that can change anyone's life, whether in middle, graduate school or a seasoned entrepreneur.

Illustrates the history of business in the United States from the point of view of the enterprising men and women who made it happen. Schweikart recounts successes and failures, including: how Eli Whitney changed the shape of the American business landscape...the impact of the Civil War on the economy and the subsequent dominance of Andrew Carnegie and J. P. Morgan...the rise of the consumer marketplace led by Asa Candler, W. K. Kellogg, Henry Ford,...

In this work, a chronological history of entrepreneurship is presented and analysed by examining the treatment of the subject throughout the history of economic thought, illustrating the tension that often exists between theory and practice.

The contributors to this book provide some of the best examples of the entrepreneurial spirit that is necessary for community colleges to thrive in turbulent economic times. They present case studies of 11 colleges that have been transformed into entrepreneurial enterprises: Brazosport College, Texas; Florida Community College at Jacksonville; Greenville Technical College; Guilford Technical and Community College, North Carolina; Humber College Institute...

Forget saving money, You don't get wealthy by putting your money away in a bank account, nor do you become poor just because you bought yourself an extra latte. You get rich by making money ... and America's leading money-making expert Loral Langemeier can show you how.

Using lessons drawn from entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial companies, the authors present a set of practices for capitalizing on uncertainty and rapid change. This book provides simple but powerful ways to stop acting by the old rules and start thinking with the discipline of habitual entrepreneurs, in order to succeed in an unpredictable world.--adapted from jacket.

Machiavelli wrote that there are three different ways to deal with a republic that has been living by its own laws: allow it to continue undisturbed, establish a strong presence there, or ruin it. In this program, business leaders discuss strategies for successfully managing a newly acquired company, while acknowledging the difficulty of a smooth transition. With Professor Lars Håkanson (Copenhagen Business School), who advises balancing autonomy...