The Entrepreneurial Effect: Waterloo

by James Bowen (Editor), Feridun Hamdullahpur (Contribution by), Robert Pavlis (Contribution by), Dan Mathers (Contribution by), Robert Tong (Contribution by)

Overview

Every entrepreneur wants to know more and to able to do more, learning from those that have succeeded is one of the best ways to accomplish that. The entrepreneurs in this book discuss the skills needed to be successful in starting, growing and managing technology-based business in the 21st century. Lessons include being an entrepreneur, marketing, strategy & planning, people, sales, growth, technology, investors, financing, operations, corporate culture and a test of your entrepreneurial capability. When you want to be the best, learn from the best, and here is your opportunity with 25 of the best lessons in entrepreneurship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780776638720
Publisher:	Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Publication date:	08/10/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	1 MB
Language:	French

Table of Contents

List of Sponsors and Ads
Acknowledgements
Foreword – Feridun Hamdullahpur
Introduction – James Bowen
Recognizing if you are an Entrepreneur – Robert Pavlis
Lessons for Entrepreneurs – Dan Matthews
Entrepreneurs and Creativity – Robert Tong
Fifteen Points for Entrepreneurs – Roger Skubowius
Ten Keys To Business Success – Jim Estill
Step, Step, Wow: My Philosophy on Business and Entrepreneurship – Dan Latendre
Random Nuggets: Trust and Adaptation – Steven McCartney
A Systems View of Business Plans – James Bowen
Codifying Innovation, Sharing Success – Iain Klugman
Entrepreneurship: an Eastern European Lesson – Vita Gasima
Learning Lessons the Hard Way: The Market, Finances and People – Carol Leaman
How To Build a Great Product – Larry Borsato
Creating Hi-Tech Success Through Market Failure – Steve Carkner
Market and Sell for Results – Kevin Hood
Think Big! Build Your Sales and Marketing Processes Properly – Right from the Get-Go – Rick Endrulat
Managing Growth – Randall Litchfield
Ten Common Legal Pitfalls for Technology Entrepreneurs to Avoid – Tom Hunter
People – Rod Foster
Outsourcing made Possible – Cameron Hay
The Innovation Centre and Entrepreneurship Development in Waterloo – Josie Graham
The Keys to Social Entrepreneurship – Mike Morrice
Lessons Learned Along the Way: You have to Care – Ted Hastings
Time Management – Adam Zimmer
Strategizing for Maximum Value – William M. Tatham
It’s All About the Value Proposition – Ray DePaul
Angel Investors: From Possibility to Probability – Yvan Couture
How to Tame a Dragon – Andrew Maxwell and Moren Lévesque
A working couple’s guide to reducing stress – Ann Zimmer
Corporate Culture: Finding Your Epic – Brydon Gilliss
The importance of workplace culture – Dave Caputo
The Shopify Case – James Bowen, Aurélien Leftick and Harley Finkelstein
Index