Blog Posts in Trends

EO: 8,000 Members Can't Be Wrong

May 17

By Raman Chadha

Over the years, not only has the rate of entrepreneurial activity in America risen but so has the kinship of business owners. In my career working with startups and small firms, I’ve witnessed first-hand (and participated in) the launch and growth of dozens of entrepreneurial organizations. One organization seems to have taken a stronger foothold – worldwide, no less – in not just connecting entrepreneurs but helping them help each other.

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Your CEO Should Twitter

Apr 18

By Ed Scanlan

CEO’s can find great value in using twitter.

Twitter allows CEO’s to connect with employees, potential employees, clients, vendors, and competitors, in a very efficient manner.
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Overthrow a government or become an entrepreneur? It's all the same.

Apr 04

By Jeffrey Weber

It struck me, listening to the latest reports on each Middle Eastern domino erupting into civil protest, that revolution closely parallels the efforts of entrepreneurism.  The traits, purpose and path of a successful, well conceived revolutionary mirror many of the same qualities found in an entrepreneur.  In my book, I.D.E.A. to Exit: An Entrepreneurial Journey, I discuss how the idea is the central building block for the genesis of any new venture.  I convert idea into an acronym to describe those entrepreneurial qualities and compare them in this article to the birth of a revolution.

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Reinvent the Day Job for Generation X & Y

Feb 07

By Ed Scanlan

Start working on reinventing the day job for Generation X and Generation Y.

A new generation is starting to establish leadership positions in companies all over this country. They are driving change. They are driving innovation. You should want them driving in your company!

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2011 Forecast: Mobile Technology, Social Media & Engaged Healthy Behavior Converge

Jan 10

By Kevin Masi

Now that the decade is coming to a close we’re inspired by trends we see emerging in 2011 that may affect the nation’s health. Each December trendwatching.com publishes its list of trends for the upcoming year. One of these is the increase of health-related lifestyle products and technology. With such products as mobile devices and applications, social media websites as well as consumer goods aimed at heath and wellness, we think there is a compelling reason to believe that key factors are aligning, which promise to have a significant, lasting impact on peoples’ health.

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2010 In Review: Second-Stage Trends

Dec 14

By Raman Chadha
Executive Director & Clinical Professor, Coleman Entrepreneurship Center

Through the Coleman Center’s interaction with second-stage firms, here are three trends we observed in 2010. And in the spirit of delivering insights and experiences from those who have “been there, done that”, we also offer strategies and tactics being employed by those business owners who are trying to stay ahead of the trends.

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Two new American Dreams

Dec 02

By Jeffrey Weber

I see two new American Dreams emerging as stronger and stronger influences on individuals both young and old. The American Dream used to be embodied with home ownership, but I think for most that has become a very achievable dream. True, foreclosures have hit record highs and headlines. However, housing stocks are plentiful and the market has adjusted what were once rocketing valuations that were as staggering as the percentage increases found in college tuition and health care.

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In Praise of a Virtual CIO

Oct 19

By Brian Sutherland

Running a business well takes specialized knowledge. Not only in the core service and marketplace of your business but increasingly in law, human resources, technology and more.

Most businesses don’t have the need to maintain a full-time lawyer, HR administrator or CIO. Typically these roles have either been outsourced or simply neglected.

In the last few years, this approach has changed, moving from “outsourcing” law or technology advice to retaining “virtual” advisors.

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