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Entrepreneurship Across The Curriculum
(156 clips)

Advertising and Graphic Design (1 clips)
Art (5 clips)
Computer Science and Technology (20 clips)

Technology Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship (20 clips)

Education (5 clips)
Engineering - General (32 clips)

Engineers As Entrepreneurs (32 clips)

Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business?

Environmental Studies (3 clips)
Fine Arts (20 clips)

Fine Arts Entrepreneurs (20 clips)

History (1 clips)
Journalism and Creative Writing (2 clips)
Life Sciences (6 clips)

Scientists As Entrepreneurs (18 clips)

Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business?

Music (1 clips)
Psychology (2 clips)
Textiles and Apparel Design (52 clips)

Designers As Entrepreneurs (52 clips)

Theatre (6 clips)

The World Is Flat
(380 clips)

International Topics (380 clips)

Brazil (244 clips)
China (46 clips)
Globalization (14 clips)
India (25 clips)
International Topics - General (51 clips)

Career Corner
(1048 clips)

Education -Thoughts on Value of Undergraduate, Graduate and Continuing Education (192 clips)

Balancing Academic Life and A Startup (27 clips)
Continuing Education (5 clips)
Experience Can Be The Best Teacher (7 clips)
Making the Grade - Is A High GPA Important? (15 clips)
Pros and Cons of Getting A MBA (65 clips)
Skills To Take Away From the Undergraduate Experience (56 clips)
Thoughts on Pursuing a Law Degree (17 clips)

How Can I Look At The Want Ads When I Don't Know What I Want? (304 clips)

Choosing a Career (41 clips)
Choosing a First Work Experience (42 clips)
Entrepreneur Path Versus Corporate Path (22 clips)
Internships Can Open Your Eyes (27 clips)
Listening To Your Inner Voice (6 clips)
So You Want A Career In Investment Banking? (38 clips)
So You Want To Be A Consultant? (41 clips)

Thoughts on Consulting

So You Want To Be A Lawyer? (12 clips)
So You Want To Be A Young Entrepreneur? (48 clips)
So You Want To Be In Marketing? (18 clips)
So You Want To Work In An Accounting Firm? (9 clips)

Landing a Job (191 clips)

Best Foot Forward - Writing a Strong Resume (14 clips)
Creative Job Search Strategies (21 clips)
Dress For Success (23 clips)
I Love New York? - Choosing To Live In NYC (5 clips)
Internships Can Open Your Eyes (27 clips)
Interviewing Strategies (48 clips)
Making the Grade - Is A High GPA Important? (15 clips)
Mind Your Manners - Surviving Business Meals (38 clips)

Managing Your Career (361 clips)

Advice For Your First Job (11 clips)
Coaching Advice For Your Career (32 clips)
Entrepreneur Path Versus Corporate Path (22 clips)
Internships Can Open Your Eyes (27 clips)
Mentors - Entrepreneurs Discuss Role of Mentors (55 clips)
Networking - Building and Using a Network of People (81 clips)

Examples of Networking In Action (11 clips)
How To Develop A Network (31 clips)
Importance of Networking (31 clips)
Maintaining Your Network (8 clips)

Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It (23 clips)
Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business? (24 clips)
Women In Business - Special Considerations (86 clips)

Acting Like A Man Doesn't Really Work (7 clips)
Barriers - Are They Still There? (14 clips)
Be Ready For the Workplace - Stories of Stereotyping (8 clips)
Can You Have It All? : Balancing Work Life with Family (22 clips)
Strategic Career Advice for Women (21 clips)
What Skills /Behaviors Can Help You in the Workplace? (14 clips)

General Business Topics
(2076 clips)

Accounting, Economics and Finance (280 clips)

Boycott Theory (15 clips)
Breakeven (6 clips)
Cash Flow - Show Me The Money!!! (63 clips)

Cash Flow Is More Important Than Your Mother (31 clips)
Real-life Examples of Cash Flow Challenges (32 clips)

EBITDA (3 clips)
Economic Concepts (17 clips)
Executive Compensation (6 clips)
Fixed Costs (7 clips)
Fund Management (19 clips)
Goodwill (4 clips)
How To Bridge The GAAP And Understand Accounting (31 clips)
Interpreting The Crystal Ball - Projections and Forecasts (9 clips)
IPO (Initial Public Offering) (38 clips)
Joint Ventures (9 clips)
Overhead (13 clips)
Payroll - Challenges of Cutting The Checks (8 clips)
Sarbanes-Oxley - Pros and Cons of SOX Rules (13 clips)
Taxes (12 clips)
Variable Costs (7 clips)

Intellectual Property (158 clips)

Copyrights (15 clips)
Licensing, Ownership and Infringement (38 clips)
Patents (62 clips)
Secrecy and Safeguarding (19 clips)
Tradenames, Trademarks and Brandnames (24 clips)

International Topics (380 clips)

Brazil (244 clips)
China (46 clips)
Globalization (14 clips)
India (25 clips)
International Topics - General (51 clips)

Legal Corporate Structures (99 clips)

Board of Advisors (16 clips)
Board of Directors (14 clips)
Legal Structuring and Formation - Minimizing Liability and Taxes (19 clips)
Non-Profits and Charitable Organizations (50 clips)

Marketing (544 clips)

Advertising (92 clips)

Ad Campaigns and Strategies (24 clips)
Advertising Investment and Return (8 clips)
Internet Marketing and Advertising (15 clips)
Logos - When One Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words (22 clips)
Press, Publicity and Promotion (23 clips)

Branding (96 clips)

Logos - When One Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words (22 clips)
Managing A Brand (18 clips)
Real-world Brand Examples (35 clips)
What Is A Brand And Why Is It So Important? (21 clips)

Customer Interaction (79 clips)

Customer Service and Relationship Management (24 clips)
Finding and Understanding Your Target Customers (42 clips)
Importance of Customer Feedback (13 clips)

Sales (85 clips)

Challenges and Surprises in Selling (13 clips)
Importance of Developing Sales Experience (15 clips)
Pricing Strategies (26 clips)
Sales Strategies (31 clips)

Trade Shows (12 clips)
Marketing Strategies (180 clips)

Affinity Marketing (4 clips)
Direct Marketing (4 clips)
Focus Groups (11 clips)
Guerilla Marketing (2 clips)
Internet Marketing and Advertising (15 clips)
Market Research (20 clips)
Marketing Plans (8 clips)
Packaging (26 clips)
Real-world Marketing Strategies (32 clips)
Shelf Space and Slotting (15 clips)
Surveys (23 clips)
Target Markets (16 clips)
What Is Marketing? (4 clips)

Operations (83 clips)

Distribution (2 clips)

Shelf Space and Slotting

Franchising (7 clips)
Product Development (67 clips)

Innovation and New Product Development (10 clips)
Product Development Processes and Considerations (23 clips)
Product Liability (7 clips)
Product Mix (6 clips)
Real World Examples of New Product Development (11 clips)
The Customer Is Always Right When It Comes To New Product Development (10 clips)

Product Liability (7 clips)

People Issues (HR/OB) (485 clips)

Challenges of Being a Leader (11 clips)
Followership (4 clips)
Leadership - General (26 clips)
Leading a Team (15 clips)
Managing versus Leading (7 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Are Compassionate (4 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Are Self-Aware (6 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Care About The Team (17 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Communicate Well (6 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Have Courage and Take Risks (3 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Have Strength of Character (8 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Have Vision and Passion (18 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders See Mistakes As Learning Opportunities (4 clips)
Strong Leadership Qualities - Leaders Work Hard and Get Their Hands Dirty (5 clips)

Management and Leadership Differences: Men vs. Women (15 clips)
Managing People (153 clips)

Challenges of Being a Manager (34 clips)
Hiring Employees (35 clips)
Human Resources Issues (24 clips)
Investing in and Growing Employees (20 clips)
Managing versus Leading (7 clips)
Motivating and Retaining Employees (33 clips)

Negotiating (60 clips)

Hard Skills Needed For Effective Negotiating (18 clips)
Negotiating - Win-Win Versus Win-Lose (11 clips)
Negotiation - Does Gender Play A Role? (6 clips)
Soft Skills Needed For Effective Negotiating (25 clips)

Teamwork (67 clips)

Get the Right People On The Bus - Importance of Building a Strong Team (12 clips)
Leading a Team (15 clips)
No Man Is An Island - Arguments For A Team Approach (14 clips)
Team Building Strategies (26 clips)

Time Management (25 clips)

Strategy (40 clips)

Brainstorming (13 clips)
Porter's Five Forces Model (2 clips)
Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Alliances (8 clips)
Strategy and Strategic Thinking (13 clips)
SWOT Analysis (4 clips)

Technology (7 clips)

Virtual Worlds (7 clips)

Industry-Specific Issues
(434 clips)

Design Industry (89 clips)

Designers As Entrepreneurs (52 clips)
Fine Arts Entrepreneurs (20 clips)
Retail - Working In Retail Fashion (17 clips)

Engineering (32 clips)

Engineers As Entrepreneurs (32 clips)

Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business?

Entertainment Industry (14 clips)

Face The Music - Challenges in the Music and Entertainment Industries (14 clips)

Hospitality Industry (51 clips)

Food For Thought - When Food Products Jump From Test Kitchen To Retail (27 clips)
Hospitality Industry Trends and Issues (12 clips)
Maitre D'emons - Challenges of Being a Restaurant Entrepreneur (12 clips)

Science and Technology (38 clips)

Scientists As Entrepreneurs (18 clips)

Will An Engineering/Science Background Help Or Hurt In Business?

Technology Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship (20 clips)

Case Studies (114 clips)

TerraCycle: Turning Poop To Profit (6 clips)
Wal-Mart: Box Store Bully or Gentle Giant? (22 clips)
Women In Business - Special Considerations (86 clips)

Acting Like A Man Doesn't Really Work (7 clips)
Barriers - Are They Still There? (14 clips)
Be Ready For the Workplace - Stories of Stereotyping (8 clips)
Can You Have It All? : Balancing Work Life with Family (22 clips)
Strategic Career Advice for Women (21 clips)
What Skills /Behaviors Can Help You in the Workplace? (14 clips)

Life Science Ventures (96 clips)

Biotechnology and Pharma From 30,000 Feet (24 clips)
I Should Have Taken Accounting - Building a Startup Despite a Science Background (16 clips)
Invention to Venture - Making the Transition From Academia To Business (20 clips)
The Ivory Tower of Doom - Navigating the University Tech Transfer Process (36 clips)

Invention To Venture (I2V) Series
(298 clips)

Cornell University Hosted I2V Series (49 clips)

March 9, 2007 (49 clips)

David Rickerby - Intellectual Property and Licensing (15 clips)
Mark Wilson - Broken Rules of Commercialization (15 clips)
Theresa Mazzullo - Finding The Money (19 clips)

Harvard University Hosted I2V Series (217 clips)

April 4, 2006 (123 clips)

Bryan Pearce - Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Life Science Report (9 clips)
Dana Callow - Validating Your Idea (19 clips)
Janice Bourque - Financing and Capital Structure (6 clips)
John Santini - The Entrepreneurs' Perspective (20 clips)
Kevin Jarrell - The Entrepreneurs' Perspective (13 clips)
Laurie Halloran - Trends In Life Sciences (17 clips)
Paul McManus - Building The Venture Team (11 clips)
Richard Ramko - Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Life Science Report (11 clips)
Saurabh Saha - Trends in Life Sciences (11 clips)
Susan Ward - Building The Venture Team (6 clips)

June 2, 2005 (94 clips)

Session 1 - Ernst & Young Life Science Report (20 clips)
Session 2 - New Opportunities (18 clips)
Session 3 - University Perspectives in Technology Licensing (9 clips)
Session 4 - Entrepreneurs' Perspective (9 clips)
Session 5 - Building the Venture Team (18 clips)
Session 6 - Planning the Capital Structure (12 clips)
Session 7 - Financing Life Sciences (8 clips)

University of Vermont Hosted I2V Series (32 clips)

April 21, 2006 (32 clips)

David Potter - Bringing Vermont Life Science Companies To Market (4 clips)
Helen Lockhart - Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing (11 clips)
John Abele - What Is Technology Entrepreneurship Anyway? (7 clips)
Larry Meier - Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing (10 clips)

Life As An Entrepreneur
(478 clips)

Challenges of Being an Entrepreneur (2 clips)

Being Jack-of-all-Trades and Then Having To Delegate (16 clips)
Enormous Amount of Sweat Equity Needed (7 clips)
Handling People Issues and Being Ultimately Responsible For the Business (9 clips)
Handling Risk, Worries and Setbacks (9 clips)
Loneliness and Isolation (3 clips)
Perpetual Pursuit of Funding and Developing Credibility (9 clips)

Defining An Entrepreneur (244 clips)

Defining Entrepreneur As Being Your Own Boss (13 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Creative, Adaptable and Flexible (18 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Creator, Builder and Visionary (33 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As One Who Takes Ownership and Control (15 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Opportunity Finder (13 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Passionate and Determined (38 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Risk Taker (37 clips)
Defining Entrepreneur As Set of Skills - Not A Career (6 clips)
Entrepreneurs - Are They Born or Made? (14 clips)
Intrapreneur - Defined (5 clips)
Social Entrepreneurship (52 clips)

Social Entrepreneur - Definition (18 clips)

Themes

Printable Listing of All Themes

Themes

Entrepreneurship Across The Curriculum

The World Is Flat

Career Corner

General Business Topics

Industry-Specific Issues

Invention To Venture (I2V) Series

Life As An Entrepreneur