Episode 295: Entrepreneurship Perspectives

Episode 295 originally broadcast on January 29, 2011

The BusinessMakers interview Ken Jones, the new Director of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston. Russ conducts an eye-opening discussion of topics being taught by one of the nation’s top programs. Then, we’ll flashback to a discussion of Idea Triggers from three of our favorite BusinessMakers interviews.

School of Business 01/29/11

Russ and John present the show that champions entrepreneurship and features innovators in The Full Monty. Includes: the BusinessMakers Quote of the Week—a patriotic truism from P.J. O’Rourke. This Week in Business History includes the “birth” of Mark Twain, the birth of the Oxford Dictionary and ; the Jargon Challenge Round—trendy technospeak that YOU should know; and Dumb Moments in Business History—Taco Bell’s tacos have fillers.

Ken Jones - Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship

Russ visits with the new Director of the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Houston, currently ranked No. 1 by the Princeton Review among undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. Ken talks about the growth of the program at UH, the importance of understanding your scorecard and the realities of “monetizing your craft.”

Flashback - Idea Triggers

We’re convinced that most entrepreneurs have an “AHA!” moment when they get the idea to develop an alternative process, pursue a solution, to take the leap and start a company. Russ revisits “the moment” with genealogy buff Bennett Greenspan, founder of FamilyTreeDNA.com; with attorney Brian Liu, co-founder of LegalZoom, a “do-it-yourself” online legal documents service; and with Farouk Shami, former hairdresser and founder of Farouk Systems Group, who created a line of ammonia-free haircare products.

PKF Texas: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook® - Company Information

Do your employees know everything about your company that they should know? Greg Price offers food for thought that could be critical to your success.