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A College Degree and Entrepreneurship in the Millennial Generation

A College Degree and Entrepreneurship in the Millennial Generation

Recently, I was speaking at a local community college about the value of an entrepreneurial mindset. While there, one student asked me, “How important do you think a college degree is to becoming a successful entrepreneur?” The question was a bit awkward since I was the guest speaker with no college education and there were

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Critical Thinking About Macroeconomic Forces

Macroeconomic Forces and the Business Model Canvas

The next and final environmental forces block is “Macroeconomic Forces.” This section is used to determine if your business model can adjust to macroeconomic shifts. This is where keeping up with current events is important. In addition to watching the world and local news programs each day, I use an internet news aggregator that searches

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Academic Education Overrated

Is Academic Education Overrated?

Many successful entrepreneurs know that being successful is not about academic education. Instead, they know that being successful is about focus and persistence. Many successful entrepreneurs are high school and college dropouts. They quit school because they didn’t see the purpose of what they were learning. Many school curriculums are too narrow or too broad

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An Entrepreneur's Perspective on Education and Success

An Entrepreneur’s Perspective on Education and Success

As you might imagine I have the occasion to speak to lots of successful business people and spend much of my time trying to understand what attributes make for a successful entrepreneur. One difference I see is how non-entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs approach education. The vast majority of my friends that have successful jobs working for

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