Best Entrepreneurship Books

[This post, with a shorter list, was published earlier. An updated version is being published today.] As a self-taught entrepreneur, I have done my own digging into entrepreneurship literature. When I started writing my book series, Entrepreneur Journeys, I did a lot of thinking on what is it that I am looking for in an

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Career Roundtable For Students And Recent Grads

I have been interacting with a lot of students and professors lately. One sentiment that is becoming resoundingly clear is that the current economic condition makes job search very, very difficult. As you know, I started my first company as a graduate student at MIT in 1994. I believe that early on in your career,

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Meet Four Great Bootstrappers Thursday Evening In Palo Alto

As we prepare for the launch on Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume Two): Bootstrapping Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction on June 1, I am moderating a panel this Thursday for the MIT Club of Northern California called The Art and Science of Bootstrapping. Panelists include Sridhar Vembu, Michelle Munson, Beatrice Tarka, and Paul Kocher. Please come, and introduce

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Forbes Column 2009: An Entrepreneur Stimulus Plan

After quite a bit of thought, I have come to the conclusion that the problem with President Obama vis-a-vis entrepreneurship is that he doesn’t have any entrepreneur on his advisory council. This column pushes the issue further: An Entrepreneur Stimulus Plan.

Stimulus Package For Entrepreneurs?

I wrote a Forbes column before the elections called Stimulus Package For Entrepreneurs. As we have started discussing bootstrapping as a weapon for mass reconstruction, we should also revisit the tax policy and stimulus issues. Here are the nuggets.

Forbes Column 2009: India’s Innovation Gap

Here’s the first of a series of Forbes columns on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India: India’s Innovation Gap. In our previous discussion, we tackled Entrepreneurship and Innovation together, but I think they’re two separate issues. This article addresses that. And India needs to address both from a ecosystem/framework point of view. Let’s continue the discussion.

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Book Reviews: No Luck Without Discipline

I really got a kick out of this review by MIT freshman Tong Chen on Amazon: “Entrepreneur Journeys condenses the aspirations of a dozen of entrepreneurs and present them in such clear and intriguing ways that everyone–even those with no background in business or entrepreneurship–can learn a great deal. As a freshman at MIT, I

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Forbes Column 08: An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley

Zero-in on this week’s Forbes issues An S.O.S. To Silicon Valley. Readers: Do me a favor, and email this article to everyone you know in Silicon Valley. Who knows where the next Brian Jacobs, Marc Andreesen, Jeff Bezos and the rest are hiding? We need to find them.