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Materials - No textbook is required but these resources may be helpful to consult:
Steve Blank and Bob Dorf. The Startup Owner's Manual (2012). Langson Library HD 62.5 B57 2012
Richard C.Dorf and Thomas H.Byers. Technology Ventures, 3rd ed. (2011). Langson Library HC 79 I55 D674 2011
Clear and Concise Communications for Scientists and Engineers
Social Media for Engineers and Scientists
What Every Engineer Should Know
eBook series including titles like: What Every Engineer Should Know About Starting a High-Tech Business Venture
Inside the mind of the entrepreneur : cognition, personality traits, intention, and gender behavior. 2018
The Habitual Entrepreneur, 2017
The Global Entrepreneur. 2017
The Reflective Entrepreneur. 2017
Funded : The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Your First Round, 2017
Engineer to entrepreneur : success strategies to manage your career and start your own firm. 2016
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Across Cultures : Theory and Practices, 2016
Learning from Entrepreneurial Failure : Emotions, Cognitions, and Actions, 2016
Entrepreneurship as Organizing: Selected Papers of William Gartner, 2016
Entrepreneurial Process and Social Networks, 2016
The Economics of Creative Industries, 2016
Business Innovation and the Law, 2013
Major publishers that release titles about entrepreneurship and innovation include Edward Elgar, Routledge, Springer, and many other trade publishers.
"The cost of making something should be about 34% of what you can sell it for. Look hard at the competition and seek out legal and accounting advice right at the beginning." Mike Bertelsen, Founder, Cowboy Cauldron Co, AARP Bulletin, Jan/Feb 2018)
In response to, "What sets great entrepreneurs apart from everybody else?" Barbara Corcoran, former owner of Corcoran Group and now a star on "Shark Tank" replied, "They don't feel sorry for themselves. I've bought in 40-odd businesses, and the best entrepreneurs all have that trait. They may not be really high IQ people, but they're extremely good at taking a hit." (AARP Bulletin, Jan/Feb 2018, p. 12)
