You just graduated from college, where you worked very hard to acquire a technical degree, be it information technology, biology, physics, engineering, or something else. You may also now be entering the workforce with significant debt. A recent estimate made by the government suggests that the average debt for graduating students today is nearly $30,000. This is a huge burden given a slowly growing economy and wage stagnation. Your first priority is finding a decent paying job that can lead to a financially successful career. None of the courses you took prepared you for a career in...

A casi todo el mundo le gustaria ser mas innovador, y sin embargo se considera que es algo asi como un rasgo de nacimiento que se tiene o no se tiene. Nada podia estar mas lejos de la verdad. La innovacion es una habilidad que se puede aprender y dominar. Este libro ofrece diez ideas esenciales que liberaran su creatividad y le ayudaran a convertirse en una persona mas innovadora."

Financial capital is the lifeblood of any new venture. Without it, the startup will crash and burn before it even has a chance to fully launch. Far too many great ideas never reach the marketplace because innovators, entrepreneurs, and founders fail to raise the money needed for creating and sustaining success. VentureForge captures the essence of the work that goes into starting and financing a new business venture. It is not unlike what the blacksmiths of bygone years did when shaping metal in a forge. You begin with an unshaped lump of an idea you think might be viable, but a whole lot of...

Intellectual Property (IP), while critically important to startups, is often not high on the agendas of founders and can be lost in the chaos of other activities. This handbook helps startup founders and their leadership teams make IP the priority it must be by utilizing a well-honed approach in protecting their firms from losing early successes to competitors.