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Posts tagged "Harvard University"

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Don’t Underestimate Your Competition

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Kevin D. Johnson in Business Plan, Competition, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Landscape, Fear, Harvard University, Misconceptions, Risk, Strategy

I hate competition. —Marat Safin, tennis champion, Russian politician When entrepreneurs approach me to invest in their companies, I naturally want to know who their competitors are. It’s a basic question that any investor would ask. Some entrepreneurs answer the question thoroughly and confidently. They are not afraid to acknowledge what the competitive landscape looks […]

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An Idea’s Execution, Not Its Uniqueness, Yields Success

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Kevin D. Johnson in Accomplishment, Business Plan, Calculated Risk, College, Competition, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Landscape, Courage, Creativity, Dreams, Facebook, Harvard University, Marketing, Mavericks, Patent, Productivity, Risk, Serial Entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley

Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats. —Sue Grafton, author I hate to rain on your parade, but your idea is not special. There are likely other entrepreneurs or companies with “your” idea, equally inspired to dominate the business world and to make millions. And when your […]

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All Risk Isn’t Risky

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Kevin D. Johnson in Bill Gates, Calculated Risk, College, Failure, Harvard University, Kauffman Foundation, Microsoft, Risk, Saratoga Venture Finance, The Great Recession, Warren Buffet

Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing. —Warren Buffett, businessman, investor, philanthropist. Among the several definitions of an “entrepreneur,” some are pretty good while others are downright terrible. Regardless, a common word among them seems to be “risk,” which is what truly defines an entrepreneur. The following simple definition by Merriam-Webster is one […]

View Post 401(k), Bill Gates, Calculated Risk, College, Failure, Harvard University, Kauffman Foundation, Michael Masterson, Microsoft, Risk, Saratoga Venture Finance, The Great Recession, The Reluctant Entrepreneur, Warren Buffet

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