Daniel Forbes
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Family Business Editor
Interest: Venture Capital Leadership Teaching Methods Product Development Strategy Technology Commercialization
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Authored Resources
Managing Conflict in New Ventures
63950 viewsPoorly managed conflicts can derail a company. How to manage disagreements with co-founders, investors and others.
The Changing World of Entrepreneurial Learning Resources
14026 viewsBlogs, online communities, formal programs and a few intangibles are helping us share ideas and strategies.
RX for Success: Former MinuteClinic CEO Linda Hall Shares her Stories
170832 viewsThrough tenacity, a thick skin and an outsider's perspective, she helped this now-ubiquitous company secure its early financing.
YOXO Founder Discusses the Serious Business of Play
11411 viewsJeff Freeland Nelson shares the inspiration behind his environmentally friendly toys.
How Can We Define 'Innovation'?
26778 viewsEverybody wants it. But will you know it when you see it?
Teaching Innovation with the Film 'Objectified'
6957 viewsThe film examines the role of tangible, non-living everyday objects - from chairs to computers to toothbrushes - and the people who design them. I'd like to recommend the film Objectified as a useful
Innovation in K-12 Education: One District's Journey
12141 viewsThis suburban Minneapolis school district fostered employee-enabled, school-based innovation.
Entrepreneurs Can Benefit Society
4845 viewsBig companies often are too busy or disinterested to develop beneficial products and services.
Teaching Students to Design and Commercialize New Products: A Journey in its Third Decade
8198 viewsMany schools want entrepreneurship classes that are “cross-campus” and “experiential.” This class at University of Minnesota does both.
When Do Scientists Commercialize Their Inventions? Insights From the Theory of Planned Behavior
54895 viewsUniversity administrators, tech transfer offices, and others can encourage more scientists and researchers to become more entrepreneurial.
Startups Can Attract Employees and Financing Through 'Borrowed' Reputations
11004 viewsStartups need people and money. Their first venture capital partner can shape how future investors and employees perceive them.
Remembering Clay Christensen
11875 viewsHis idea of “disruptive innovation” described how entrepreneurs displace established, market-leading firms.
Online Teaching Resources from EIX
5223 viewsWe have many free and peer-reviewed resources that can easily be used in an online course. Check them out here.
Virtual care startup Zipnosis aids the fight against the coronavirus
9065 viewsThis company has given health care systems a way to quickly reach large numbers of patients seeking answers about their respiratory health.
How MIT Helped Cultivate Generations of Entrepreneurs
39185 viewsEIX talks with Prof. Ed Roberts about his new book, the genesis of blockbuster companies founded by MIT graduates, and how entrepreneurship can thrive around the world.
My Life as a Globe-Trotting Solo Entrepreneur
6167 viewsSarah Lempa discusses how she became a "company of one" and has spent the last several years building a career for herself as a freelance writer and creative media strategist.
Making Entrepreneurial Decisions in an Age of Disruption
36164 viewsEntrepreneurs are accustomed to making decisions amid uncertainty. But sometimes that uncertainty can be compounded by prolonged, disruptive changes in the business environment.
Back to School: Resources for an Uncertain Time
4722 viewsColleges and universities everywhere are grappling with how to teach in fall of 2020: online only, on campus or a hybrid. These articles will help entrepreneurship educators be prepared for whatever happens.
Starting a Company When You Have a Day Job
10581 viewsConsultant and author Todd Connor provides wise advice about leaving salaried work and keeping an eye on tomorrow, without jeopardizing your financial future.
A Road Map for Resurgence
6269 viewsWith a vaccine on the way, we feel the best advice for 2021 is to focus on what comes next. These articles from the past year can inform your game plan for the post-Covid world that will dawn in a few months.
Colleagues Celebrate a Leader Who Empowered Others
5503 viewsWhat makes for a great leader, whether it's of a startup or a giant company? These tributes to Best Buy Founder Dick Schulze can point the way.
Learn From Leaders: Developing an Idea
419024 viewsThe founders and CEOS of Best Buy, Minute Clinic, LegalZoom and other successful companies share their advice for early-stage entrepreneurs in our exclusive video series.
Learn from Leaders #2: Getting the Financing Your Venture Needs to Survive
44957 viewsIn Part 2 of our exclusive video series, celebrated entrepreneurs discuss how they convinced early investors and lenders to take a chance on them.
Learn From Leaders #3: Advisors and Mentors
41362 viewsMentors and carefully chosen advisors can help founders make sound decisions. Watch and learn how these advocates helped shape MinuteClinic, LegalZoom and other firms.
Learn from Leaders #4: Building a Team
25898 viewsAs part of our exclusive video series, leaders of celebrated companies discuss how to attract and incentivize your startup team, and how those teams can evolve as the company matures.
Learn from Leaders #5: Growing the Business
27742 viewsOnce you've established a new company, how do you get it to the next level? Founders of celebrated companies share their experiences in our exclusive video series.
Learn From Leaders: Famous Founders' Best Advice for New Ventures
15619 viewsThese five exclusive videos focus on the critical steps in launching a company: developing an idea, getting financing, advisors and mentors, building a team and growing the business.
The New Normal: Overcoming Post-Pandemic Challenges to Survival and Growth
6579 viewsHow to power through this new phase of supply chain problems, labor shortages, frozen networks and the "great resignation."
Challenge for 2022: Innovating Despite Uncertainty
9098 viewsOur best-read articles in 2021 overwhelmingly fell into two themes: survival, and bringing a great idea from concept to market.
Bringing Research-Based Insights to a Wider Audience: Our Partnership With Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
8465 viewsOur longest partnership has brought research-based practical takeaways to practicing entrepreneurs.
A Life Linking Science and Practice: Remembering Andy Van de Ven
4654 viewsThis professor, author, teacher and mentor worked to build stronger partnerships between researchers and practitioners, and more supportive environments for innovators.
EIX's Editorial Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI Tools
23898 viewsYou are welcome to use these tools to help draft, revise, and/or expand on submitted articles -- but make sure you understand our rules.
How Scientist-Inventors Move Ideas From Lab to Marketplace
3281 viewsAt universities, some of the earliest and most important commercialization efforts are undertaken by the individual scientists who come up with new inventions.
Small Businesses and the Social Fabric of Urban Neighborhoods
9984 viewsMany businesses must overcome operational and cultural challenges and find partners and advocates in the public and private sectors.
Top 10 Articles From 2024 Focused on Early-Stage Challenges
61401 viewsOther popular themes were the challenges of AI, when to hire an attorney, and how to think strategically and communicate better.
New Partnership Will Share Research-Based Insights from Academy of Management Discoveries
3394 viewsPart of our mission at EIX and FamilyBusiness.org is giving entrepreneurs access to new knowledge generated by top-notch academic research. As part of that mission, we have partnered with Academy of
Editors’ Picks
Capturing Kahneman's take on entrepreneurs' biases
Nobel Prize-winner Daniel Kahneman, who died March 27, was well-known for his pathbreaking work at the intersection of economics and psychology, which has shed light on how people make decisions in a wide range of circumstances. In this blog post (see link), executive coach Richard Hughes-Jones captures what Kahneman has to say about the cognitive biases of entrepreneurs in particular.