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Venture Capitalists Are Looking for Failures

Women on Business

Did you know failure is one of the biggest indicators of future success in an entrepreneur? Let me first state that there are two types of failures, the first are those that do nothing and fail, the second are those that take a risk and end up failing. In other words, they are looking for… failures! But, no one WANTS to fail!

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Decide, Change: The Two Essential Risks for Ultimate Success

Great Leadership By Dan

I maintain that embracing what I call the "two essential risks" is necessary to achieve your ultimate success in business. Sure, you hope to avoid liability, investment, and market risks as you pursue your entrepreneurial dream, so you take steps to mitigate exposure. Execution makes a business happen.

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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business Review

Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. In 1968 an investor named Arthur Rock backed executives from Fairchild Semiconductor to start a new company, which would become known as Intel.

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Entrepreneurship: A Working Definition

Harvard Business Review

Entrepreneurs often perceive a short window of opportunity. Consequently, entrepreneurs have a sense of urgency that is seldom seen in established companies, where any opportunity is part of a portfolio and resources are more readily available. Financing risk relates to whether external capital will be available on reasonable terms.