Sunday, November 25, 2007

The Entrepreneurial Way

Risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
- Manny Villafana

Tippie has some of the best resources for future entrepreneurs. The initiatives taken by JPEC are simply astounding - interaction with VC firms, links with successful entrepreneurs and alumni, entrepreneurial labs, incubation centers etc the list goes on.
Lots of MBA students work with JPEC in various capacities - making investment recommendations for VC firms, providing management consulting to start-ups, creating business plans, financial forecasts etc.

The course in Entrepreneurial Business Consulting involves student teams completing advanced business projects for early-stage companies. The projects typically involve market assessments of new technology products or services, strategic planning, financial forecasting etc.

My personal favorite would be the lecture/speaker series hosted by JPEC. I think that, given a short time frame, you can learn more about business and leadership through close interaction with successful entrepreneurs than anything else.

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