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Learn to Think Like an Entrepreneur

Published: Tues., March 23, 2021 If someone were to ask you to describe an entrepreneur, you’d probably think of someone in a suit making high-stakes deals, or a tech guru in Silicon Valley developing the latest app and getting it out on the street. Or maybe you stayed closer to home and thought of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who founded the wildly successful sports start-up, Hudl. You probably didn’t think of a scientist in a lab coat, someone writing a grant proposal, or a teacher working with undergraduates. That’s because we tend to think of academics as solitary thinkers who are tucked away at the bench or in the library, working long hours on a small part of a problem. This imaginary academic discovers information that other people apply to solving real-world problems. You may think that you have to choose to be one or the other, when you can take some of the positive characteristics of the entrepreneur and apply them to being a graduate student. Successf...

How to Think Like a Successful Entrepreneur

March 22, 2021 5 min read  Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurship is about treading new ground. It is about taking a step no one has taken before, at least not in that same way or in the same place. So it should not be surprising that much of the scholarly literature on entrepreneurship, since Richard Cantillon in the early 1700s, has focused on entrepreneurship as uncertainty-bearing. Although “bearing uncertainty” might be what entrepreneurs do in the economy from a theorist’s point of view, it is not — and should not be — the rationale for starting a business. After all, uncertainty means the outcome is unknown, which, in turn, means it could end up ugly. In other words, uncertainty is a cost — it is a burden on the entrepreneur’s shoulders. Entrepreneurs are right to attempt to avoid the uncertainty. The fact is that theorists have it both right and wrong. Yes, entrepreneurs bear uncertainty because they are the ones getting the...

How to Increase Online Sales

The Internet has changed the way we do business. Looking to increase sales and get great deals with technology and creative experiences Think of your own solution. When did you close the deal? Find a solution to the problem of how weak sales can be done offline or online with better visibility. Growth requires an authentication strategy but when sales fall significantly there are several factors to consider: - ✔️There are new competitors entering the market ✔️Technology is changing rapidly ✔️The market will be a new shape ✔️Price is not competitive ✔️Customers are not satisfied with the service ✔️Lack of training activities to educate end users ✔️Marketing campaigns are not detectable ✔️Income decreases Less exposed to the latest productivity tools, knowledge and technology experience. It's time to successfully integrate UI Development into your organization. Continue to improve your knowledge by learning from your mentors, reading the right books and getting cer...