Comments on: Comments on “The Start-Ups We Don’t Need” http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2009/comments-on-the-start-ups-we-don%e2%80%99t-need Locally owned and operated from Cleveland, OH since 2002 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:07:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Ettorre http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2009/comments-on-the-start-ups-we-don%e2%80%99t-need/comment-page-1#comment-2956 John Ettorre Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:55:19 +0000 http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/?p=911#comment-2956 Whenever I think about Scott Shane and his research, I'm reminded of why the Kaufmann Foundation, the world's leading supporter of all things entrepreneurial, insists on directing any money it gives to higher education not to the business school, but to the Arts & Sciences side of the institution (as they recently did with six schools in this region). Why? They know what anyone who has worked at a university knows, that business schools don't know much and probably care even less about entrepreurship. Sometimes, they can even be downright hostile to the idea. Whenever I think about Scott Shane and his research, I’m reminded of why the Kaufmann Foundation, the world’s leading supporter of all things entrepreneurial, insists on directing any money it gives to higher education not to the business school, but to the Arts & Sciences side of the institution (as they recently did with six schools in this region). Why? They know what anyone who has worked at a university knows, that business schools don’t know much and probably care even less about entrepreurship. Sometimes, they can even be downright hostile to the idea.

]]> By: Rick Bohan http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2009/comments-on-the-start-ups-we-don%e2%80%99t-need/comment-page-1#comment-2955 Rick Bohan Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:42:48 +0000 http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/?p=911#comment-2955 Regarding Scott Shane's paper, it's like telling us it can be shown that established, experienced MLB ballplayers are better than are new draftees. Well, duh. If someone were then to argue that the Indians should only sign free agents and not bother with drafting high potential youngsters (most of whom will, by anyone's admission, be failures), knoweldgable folks would correctly assume that the someone didn't know much about baseball. Regarding Scott Shane’s paper, it’s like telling us it can be shown that established, experienced MLB ballplayers are better than are new draftees.

Well, duh.

If someone were then to argue that the Indians should only sign free agents and not bother with drafting high potential youngsters (most of whom will, by anyone’s admission, be failures), knoweldgable folks would correctly assume that the someone didn’t know much about baseball.

]]> By: Mark Batson http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2009/comments-on-the-start-ups-we-don%e2%80%99t-need/comment-page-1#comment-2954 Mark Batson Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:02:18 +0000 http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/?p=911#comment-2954 I don't see why anyone in this region would want to discourage start-up businesses. The evolution of American business has always been pioneering individuals willing to take risks in challenging environments. The frontiersman, the pioneers the 49ers, the sooners, the carpetbaggers, the industrialists, the auto manufacturers, the entertainment industry, the technologists, just to name a few have contributed greatly to the economic develop of their regions by going it alone and "starting businesses in mass". Ironically, now booms can happen anywhere because business can be performed in this technologically advanced, globally connected world from anywhere. What we are lacking here in this region is the will, capital, and spirit to join in the global and technological boom "in mass" to create "boomtown" right here, and we are a prime location for it I don’t see why anyone in this region would want to discourage start-up businesses. The evolution of American business has always been pioneering individuals willing to take risks in challenging environments. The frontiersman, the pioneers the 49ers, the sooners, the carpetbaggers, the industrialists, the auto manufacturers, the entertainment industry, the technologists, just to name a few have contributed greatly to the economic develop of their regions by going it alone and “starting businesses in mass”. Ironically, now booms can happen anywhere because business can be performed in this technologically advanced, globally connected world from anywhere. What we are lacking here in this region is the will, capital, and spirit to join in the global and technological boom “in mass” to create “boomtown” right here, and we are a prime location for it

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