A healthy obsession, combined with a process to cultivate ideas, can lead you to establishing a successful startup company. Before Walt Disney became famous and produced the first-ever full-length animated musical feature, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” Disney began drawing patriotic pictures about World War I in high school to show his support for […]
Is business school the best place to prepare veterans for startups?
FeaturedOver the years, there have been countless studies investigating and discussing the rate of return on attaining a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). For most, the decision to pursue an MBA is about acquiring the skills and knowledge obtained through an MBA program for career upward mobility. For others, it’s to join the next great […]
Military Entrepreneurship 101: Successes and failures
FeaturedMilitary entrepreneurship takes patience. Several years ago, I had the pleasure of managing the Bunker Labs Washington, DC program. Bunker Labs’ mission is to integrate military veterans into the greater business ecosystem by launching sustainable and scalable startups. We offered three primary components over a 21-week program: education, mentorship, and access to capital. We built […]
Why veterans are uniquely equipped to be great entrepreneurs
Veteran Startup 101Veteran entrepreneurs get shit done. At the foundation of a successful business or technology startup is the story of survival and beating the odds. Business, like life, is not a math test–it’s an undertaking where grit and determination defy logic every single day over an extended period. No group identifies with these qualities more than […]
