Days 4 & 5: Shanghai
Day 1 is here. The next two days were all about getting acclimated. Days 2 & 3 are here. These days were pretty much spent as a tourist in Shanghai. Day 4 (January 5) The quality of the fitness center …
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Days 2 & 3: Shanghai
Day 1 is here. The next two days were all about getting acclimated. Day 2 (January 3) I woke up hungry with a plan of finding the breakfast buffet, heading to the gym, showering and then exploring. Instead I ran …
Day 1: Shanghai
A few months ago, Manuel Serapio who teaches International Entrepreneurship at the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship asked me if I was interested in participating in an program on Chinese entrepreneurship that the CIBER (Center for International Business Education & Research) he …
Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas! I hope that your 2009 was as joyful as mine. This is a scan of a card I sent to family and friends. Apologies if I don’t have your mailing address. Send it to me and you too …
Short Takes
I think twitter and text messaging are training me to think and communicate in short bursts of thought. I recently heard a DC journalist say that if you couldn’t capture the audience with your story or message in 25 words they …
Traveling Companion Needed
I went to the movie Yes Man at Christmas with friends. I do not normally go to movies of this kind, but I enjoyed it and think of it still. I find myself saying “yes” more often to things I …
Shameless Self-Promotion
I serve as the Executive Director of the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship at the Business School of the University of Colorado Denver. Each year we host an annual Business Plan Competition. This year we are making a number of important …
Alpha Men
A few weeks ago I read several books by women who have developed techniques to effectively work with dominant men. When I got those books, Amazon recommended that I also consider getting What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business: Opening …
Be Extraordinary
I love my job. Tomorrow I get to meet Gregg Vanourek, one of the authors of Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives. I’m hoping that Gregg will be able to inspire our students in the Fall. What is Life …
67 Myths of Entrepreneurship
I just finished The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By by Scott A. Shane a Professor of Economics and the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at the Weatherhead School of Management at …