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Entrepreneurship and Start-up

Oct 3, 2023

Necessity is the Mother of Invention: Universal Standard and Warby Parker Stories

Often, the seeds of entrepreneurship are not sown from grand ideas but rather from simple, daily life problems. Entrepreneurial journeys frequently begin with an individual’s personal challenges. Absence of products or services that help solve their challenges and their subsequent desire to solve them serve as strong motivation to embark on a brand. 

Nov 4, 2022

Consumer Reactions When a Startup Brand is Acquired by a Big Company

How might some details of the acquisition deal impact consumers’ intentions to shop from the startup brand? Here is what we learned from an online survey of 255 U.S. consumers. 

Jul 16, 2022

What are Business Model Innovations?

Business model innovations make radical changes to one or more of the three components of business models. A company can offer novel value to consumers and/or change how they capture or deliver value.