Vivek Wadhwa

Janean Chun

Why More Boomers Are Starting Businesses

HuffingtonPost.com | Janean Chun | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Steve Strauss, Baby Boomers, The Post 50 Entrepreneur, Starting a Business, Starting a Business After 50, Small Business News and Trends, How to Start a Business, Boomer Entrepreneurs, Vivek Wadhwa, Rieva Lesonsky, Boomer Trends, Boomer Business, Small Business News

Don't be fooled by baby-faced Mark Zuckerberg: Contrary to popular opinion, 20-somethings aren't the only ones responsible for successful startups the...

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Professor: U.S. Immigration Policy Will Render U.S. Universities Obsolete

Posted 05.25.2011

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According to tech entrepreneur and academic Vivek Wadhwa, a prohibitive U.S. immigration policy will lead to increased global competition in higher ed...

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Innovation: Leading The Great American Comeback

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Shapiro

If we want a strong economy we need to do something about it. We need to reverse course and try another strategy. I suggest one based on innovation of entrepreneurs, rather than new federal spending on government jobs.

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Time to Think Like an Immigrant

Richard Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, New Economy, Jobs, Immigrants, Immigration, Entrepreneur, Recession, Vivek Wadhwa, Venture, Omid Kordestani, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Company, Business News
Richard Herman

In learning immigrant stories, we found that the high-achievers typically parlayed immigrant skills into entrepreneurship skills.

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Entrepreneurs: Not Who You Think They Are

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Morra Aarons-Mele

If I say "entrepreneur," whose image flashes into your head? The obsession with venture capital funded entrepreneurship, the big exit, the genius nerd working 24-7 on code is misplaced, and it's really holding women back.

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Debunking the Entrepreneurship Myth

Krisztina Holly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Krisztina Holly, Myth, Raj Aggarwal, Vivek Wadhwa, Entreprenuership, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Business News
Krisztina Holly

My colleagues and I decided to investigate the folklore of entrepreneurship, and ended up debunking some of the more pervasive myths surrounding it.

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