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This post is a copy of my article on Fair Observer. The original post can be seen here: http://www.fairobserver.com/business/can-entrepreneurship-be-taught-31016/ Studying at university provides students with the necessary tools to become an entrepreneur and overcome common startup problems. There has always been a fierce debate of whether entrepreneurship can be taught or not, and if an entrepreneur …
Six months ago, in the beginning of Michaelmas term, my housemate once commented when I told him that I study Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “Innovation? What are you studying about? Something like—how to innovate?” I just laughed to that sarcasm, though deep down, yes, it got me thinking. He’s studying Finance, something very clear and concrete …
I just read an interesting article on last week’s The Economist, and tingled by this idea of how disruptive start-ups like Uber, AirBnB, and Amazon Cloud Drive reinvented not only how the business works, but also how the company made. Today there is this start up’s privilege: “go global without being big themselves”. As a small entrepreneur, you …
Everybody loves nice people. Nice people won’t hurt you. Nice people will always help you. Nice people can even be the vehicle you use when you need to go further. Oh and everybody likes to be liked. Even before Facebook invented the ‘Like’ button and utilised this as psychological tool to deepen its users engagement. And it is so understandable …
Time flies, so does technology. From the era of Netscape until Chrome, from mIRC until WhatsApp, internet does drastically evolve. Ten years ago we can still find many choices for the same service provided on Internet. However, it’s undeniable that most of Internet service we find now are provided and owned by these two companies: Google …
What comes to your mind when you hear those words of ‘social business’, ‘corporate social responsibility’, or any other noble things that seem too idealistic to do? The middle line between business and social charity?The marriage between capitalism and socialism? Since CSR term coined years ago, it suddenly became such a ‘happening trend’. Corporations started …
“Ya mungkin itu yang terbaik, kamu ditakdirkan untuk menjadi orang profesional.” Begitu SMS dari Bapak saat saya kabari tentang kegagalan dalam seleksi awal beasiswa ADS. Sejujurnya saya juga enggak terlalu berharap untuk langsung memperoleh beasiswa dalam usaha pertama mencoba–I’m pretty sure that it’s gonna be difficult. Apalagi full scholarship dari pemerintah negara yang sudah populer, …
“Do not SAVE what is left after SPENDING; SPEND what is left after SAVING.” – Warren Buffet Saat ini menabung di bank bukan lagi merupakan pilihan investasi yang tepat. Meskipun uang kita tersimpan dalam brankas baja bank, tapi kita punya kartu ATM yang bisa mengeluarkannya dengan mudah kapan saja di mana saja. Pasti hasrat konsumtif …
Beberapa minggu yang lalu ada tayangan di TVRI tentang para perempuan pengusaha telur bebek di Lamongan, Jawa Timur. Pada umumnya, perempuan itu adalah ibu-ibu rumah tangga yang awalnya ingin menambah penghasilan keluarga sambil mengisi waktu luang di rumah. Mereka pun memutuskan untuk beternak bebek dan menjual telurnya. Usaha itu kini telah berkembang pesat hingga menjadi …
Laptop Si Unyil adalah program reguler Trans 7 yang meliput sesuatu yang kreatif dan inovatif untuk menambah pengetahuan pemirsa. Kali ini, kru mereka mampir untuk meliput “Brownies Beton“, usaha rintisan kami salah satu kelompok Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa (DIKTI)Â Universitas Ma Chung. Seminggu sebelum hari liputan, saya dihubungi Mas Andi dan Mbak Nunu untuk dimintai kesediaannya. …