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Russian Students Visit the Russian River!

Russian Students Visit the Russian River!

THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We recently had the honor of hosting 40 graduate entrepreneurship students from Skolkovo Moscow School of Management. They were here to tour Silicon Valley and gain knowledge from the shrines of American Entrepreneurship. At the end of their tech tour, we invited them...
The Soft Skills That Boost Entrepreneurial Success

The Soft Skills That Boost Entrepreneurial Success

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article

Silicon Valley has become Main Street Disneyland for international technopreneurship worldwide. The top international universities that teach entrepreneurship in its various forms all pay homage to Silicon Valley. They want to immerse their students in this wondrous...
Solve Business Problems with What You Have at Hand

Solve Business Problems with What You Have at Hand

EMPATHY IS THE GOLDEN THREAD

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We recently had the opportunity to speak to the Aalto Fellows, a group of the top students from Aalto University in Finland. They were in Silicon Valley for the entrepreneurial tour and we caught up with them at Stanford University. What was most impressive about this...
​How the Right ‘Spirit’ Can Help You Start a Business without Venture Capital

​How the Right ‘Spirit’ Can Help You Start a Business without Venture Capital

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Blog

These days, it seems like most people believe that you can’t start a business without some sort of venture capital financing. “Shark Tank,” Silicon Valley and most of the business publications on the market underscore this popular premise. In fact, the business plan...
Independent Filmmakers Celebrated and Showcased at Cinequest

Independent Filmmakers Celebrated and Showcased at Cinequest

Encore! Encore!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

We recently enjoyed watching several movies at Cinequest, an annual film festival that took place over several days in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. Cinequest was voted the “Best Film Festival” in the country by USA today, and after witnessing it...
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