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Is California Still the Golden State?

November 30, 2009, General Thoughts, Total Entrepreneurial Activity
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/is-california-still-the-golden-state/

Where would you rather start a new business, California or Texas?  California certainly wins for the coolness factor.  Hollywood, movie stars, Sonoma, wine, Route One.  HP, Cisco, Apple, Genentech, Google, eBay, Amazon, venture capital.   When you think places where entrepreneurship live, California wins.  Hands down. But California is $26 billion in the hole and is [...]

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The Louvre – From Da Vinci to Pei to Brown

November 27, 2009, Creativity and Ideation, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/the-louvre-from-da-vinci-to-pei-to-brown/

How the Louvre grew due to the influence of IM Pei and Dan Brown.

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Dubai Debt Default Proves Entrepreneur School Is Right

November 27, 2009, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/dubai-debt-default-proves-entrepreneur-school-is-right/

I went to Dubai about a year and a half ago, at the apparent height, we now know, of their bubble.  This week they crashed, and it is almost fun to watch.  Do you remember the story of Icarus, the character in Greek mythology that built wings of wax to fly?  His ego allowed him [...]

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So Much to Be Thankful For!

November 26, 2009, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/such-much-to-be-thankful-for/

Turkey!  Pecan pie!  Wife!  Kids!  Mom and dad!  Brother and wife and nephews!  Fireplaces!  Christmas lights!  Cuddling on the sofa!  Santa at the end of the Macy’s parade!   Snow (yes, we will have snow this winter!).  Trips to Disney!  Drugs that keep us healthy!  Jobs that support us!  Friends that email you on your [...]

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Twitter Business Idea

November 23, 2009, Marketing, Social Media for Entrepreneurs
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/twitter-business-idea/

How to make money by using Twitter.

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Most Entrepreneurial Countries

November 23, 2009, International
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/most-entrepreneurial-countries/

There are so many ways to measure which countries are the most entrepreneurial.  Of course, the Global Entrepreneur Monitor (GEM) reports by Babson University study this extensively every year. Their results are reported here. Another way is to study the number of people researching entrepreneurship from around the world. We operate the website www.InternationalEntrepreneurship.com, which [...]

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George Will Is Copying Me!!

November 22, 2009, General Thoughts
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/george-will-is-copying-me/

Just a quick note to point out an article George Will posted today….  It seems to me he got all his data from the oil series I did last week…..

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Worldwide Corruption Numbers

November 21, 2009, International, Total Entrepreneurial Activity
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/worldwide-corruption-number/

The correlation between corruption and entrepreneurship within a country.

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The Entrepreneur School Answering Questions on Video

November 20, 2009,
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/the-entrepreneur-school-answering-questions-on-video/

The Entrepreneur School’s teachers, Jim and Chris, are in the process of answering entrepreneurship questions. It is great as they are using their experience and stories to address the questions. We’ll keep you updated as the questions come in. Thanks, The Entrepreneur School

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"He's good at wearing t-shirts too."

November 19, 2009, Creativity and Ideation, Entrepreneurship Stories
http://www.schoolforstartups.com/hes-good-at-wearing-t-shirts-too/

Ok, so I ran across a great, great, stupid business.  This may be the dumbest thing I have ever heard of, but I respect it! It is a great idea, and shows you how many business types can work. Jason Sadler created a website called www.IWearYourShirt.com.  On the site, he promised to wear your promotional [...]

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