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11.02.16
What makes an expert?
By: Karl R. Lapan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center What makes you an expert? Today, there is a really low threshold for self-proclaiming your awesomeness in any field, especially on the web. By blogging, I might be considered a journalist. By taking an online, DIY course in drywalling, I might be construed as […]
Read More10.26.16
Growing Beyond a Solo Entrepreneur
By: Karl R. LaPan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center In a recent Kauffman Growthology Report on proposed visa changes called “the international entrepreneur rule”, Kauffman opined “Many entrepreneurs use revenue as their investment capital, yet bootstrapping is not recognized in the proposed rule as a legitimate way to finance business growth.” While this […]
Read More10.20.16
How to Weather Economic Ups and Downs
By: Karl R. LaPan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center Highs and lows are part of life—and business in no exception. No enterprise is immune to the fickle and unpredictable nature of a competitive marketplace. The truth is that all business climates are entrenched in cyclical patterns, that business leaders must accept in exchange […]
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Lean Into Failure with These Tips
By: Karl R. LaPan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center As humans, we are inclined to bury and forget our failures. That’s because failure hurts and recalling past mistakes in our personal or professional lives can conjure up some painful or unpleasant memories. Despite all that, each of us needs to lean into failure […]
Read More10.05.16
F.L.O.P. — Failure in Launch, Operations or Premise
By: Karl R. LaPan, President & CEO, Northeast Indiana Innovation Center This is my second of a series of blogs on failure. This week I am focusing on marketing flops and the lessons learned. For every “win” out there in the marketplace in terms of innovation, there are likely at least nine other failures. It’s […]
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