The Best Time to Start a Company is When Nobody Thinks it's Possible

Lecture Description

Kaplan talks about how most people will work on an idea for a company for 2-3 years before they get the money. The best time to start a company, he notes, is when everybody thinks it is impossible.

Course Index

1. Five Biggest Mistakes That Entrepreneurs Make
2. What are the Best Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs?
3. Five Critical Skills That Entrepreneurs Need
4. Companies Have Personalities
5. Recruiting People to Sell for You
6. Timing is Important: The Same Idea Can Have Different Fates
7. Types of Risks
8. Story of Startup: The Book
9. The Best Time to Start a Company is When Nobody Thinks it's Possible
10. Who Are Your Top Leaders?
11. Personality of a Company: Establishing Culture and Values Early On
12. Envisioning the Future: Microsensor Technology
13. Transitioning from R&D