Description: Komisar explains that there are different types of entrepreneurs for various stages in a company using an analogy from his book, The Monk and the Riddle. Early stage entrepreneurs, like a bloodhound, seek out resources to get the company off the ground. To grow the company, an operation leader is needed, like a husky that is willing to pull the sled and get the company to a public market liquidity. If the company ever faces difficult situations, a rescuer, like a St. Bernard, tries to save it.
Just across this short speech of Randy Komisar – Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. I think he has made some clear points on Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship. What do you think?
Different Entrepreneurs Excel in Various Company Stages
I have started Lap project with Vietnam Professional and Business Women Blog also on wordpress. This is a blog to test out targeted markets and marketing strategies for my MA Project. The blog will be written mainly in Vietnamese but I will post selected blogs in English and share on this web as well.
It would be great if I could have your comments, recommends and/or advices in design, content, management etc. for this blog:
VNPBW Blog
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and regards,
Hai Nguyen
hainguyen@eventnet.asia
I’ve started a blog for the MA programme Production Lab module, to help me keep a log of what I’ll be doing. I’m acting upon a live client brief by theVine magazine, who have asked me to produce a marketing plan for them.
The blog is here.
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My house mate has recently been accepted on to Flying Start’s ‘Make it Happen’ programme, which is an online business start up service. You get free business advice, mentoring and access to a funding database. You can get more details and apply at http://makeithappen.flyingstartonline.com/.
Even if you don’t get a place on Make it Happen, it is worth registering with Flying Start anyway. They provide access to hundreds of online mentors and run business training programmes and workshops. You can also become a member of various societies where you can interact with fellow student entrepreneurs.
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“In the real world, there are more ‘good’ deals than there is money. However, there is much, much more money than ‘great’ deals”.
“A well-articulated Elevator Pitch is ultimately more important than a well-written business plan. Your sale occurs when you are presenting your opportunity to your prospective investors, not later when they read your plan”
Ran across this article and found it very interesting and useful for myself. Hope you also find some good experiences thru Mel Pirchesky’s POVs too.
The All-Important Elevator Pitch
Happy New Year to All!
Run across this post and think it’s interesting topic to discuss before coming semesters. Looking forward to hearing your opinions on these POV. How and Why to Impress Your Instructors
On December 18th (the festive season meant a short break from blogging – sorry) myself and fellow student Hai attended the Procuring Social Media event held at Coffee Lounge, Birmingham. The main point of the event was to discuss what social media is and how it can be used for the benefit of businesses. There were many social media experts on hand to speak and provide advice and guests were required to move between them.
The speakers were:
It was interesting to see how each speaker approached their discussions. Anthony Tattum gave an overview of social media and its marketing potential, and James Robertson gave a similar talk in addition to tips on the best social media tools to use (such as TweetDeck). Mark Brill (pictured speaking below) focused more on mobile marketing, and I found his ‘do’s and don’ts’ of mobile marketing particularly relevant to my own business.
It seemed to me however that the event was aimed primarily at social media beginners – people and businesses that want to use social media as part of their marketing but are unsure about how to use it. I already had a good knowledge of social media and so for me I didn’t learn a great deal from this event, but it was good to see a great deal of people in attendance that were willing to learn about twitter etc, and the benefits it can bring.
Pictures by Hai Nguyen
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On Wednesday in our final lecture for Creative Industries and Cultural Policy, we were given a talk by Lauren Amery from the West Midlands Cultural Observatory. Lauren (pictured below) carries out research into the social and economic role of culture in the West Midlands. Her department is a subset of the West Midlands Regional Observatory which is overall a hub of information and statistical data about the region. Lauren was a particularly interesting guest for us because we wanted to know what part she has to play in policy making. Her main concern is with collating data and research with regards to the role culture has to play in the West Midlands; one example she provided with us was a survey of cultural participation (i.e. which percentage of the population in the region takes part in cultural activities such as sport, visiting art galleries and so on). Lauren’s working definition of ‘culture’ is the same as that of the DCMS.
She presents her research to policy makers, and makes suggestions for new policies and initiatives. We thought Lauren would be more involved with policy making, but ultimately the decision is out of her hands. An interesting fact she did tell us about was that the only cultural service local authorities have to provide by law is a library – nothing else. I found this astounding, and it made me think whether this could be changed to foster more cultural participation. A large concentration of cultural activities in the region are in the urban areas such as Birmingham and the Black Country, whereas more rural areas such as Hereford are short on the provision of culture. Would making art galleries a legal requirement in all local authorities help increase cultural participation? I suppose the appropriate answer for this is: how long is a piece of string?
What I also found interesting was Lauren’s methodologies, especially her use of online surveys. With my second assignment for this module involving primary research, I was interested to see how people such as Lauren approach research on a large scale. Overall it was an interesting talk, and it made me think about how influential research is in the policy making process.
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Interesting debate at Creative and Cultural Policy class this week. What is education?
Was born in a difficult time of Vietnam when the war has just finished, I grew up in a countryside area in the centre region of Vietnam, a place with its famous severe weather and poor conditions. My parents worked very hard to make sure four of us able to join schools. We took schools as duty, as proud of family and as it was the only one way we could do to brighten our future. Question of “what is Education” would never been asked in Vietnam because Education is as naturally part of your life schedule except you do not have condition to go to school. You might not believe this fact but “Bill Gates” phenomenon is rarely happened in Vietnam until you have a strong family background with enough supports. I have been experienced Vietnamese old education system in my time, new education system (a bit new I think) thru my nieces and nephews and European education system which is completely different. There is always advantages and disadvantages in each system, however, they are all benefitable if we know how to enhance the best side of each system. Read more »
It was very interesting and useful session this afternoon with Enterprise group. I walked out Annette’s office and it was in my head all the way home the question of “How I can sell myself and my project concept better to sponsors/business partners?”. Interestingly I found this post from a tweeter and thought it would be interesting for you as well. Would love to see your opinions regarding how do you think personal branding will impact to your business projects…
Personal Branding – The Perfect Storm<
Enterprise | Hai Nguyen | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 
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