Boulder’s Secret Sauce

benbuie | 3/9/13

When deciding where to get an MBS, I had a clear set of criteria: (1) the area and program would help me start a business upon graduation, (2) the MBA program would give me a good return on investment, (3) the area had to be somewhere my wife and I could stay, and (4) the Read More >>

Marketing For Startups

benbuie | 2/27/13

Unfortunately, the MBA program rejected my appeal to attend the BDW startup class for class credit. Fortunately, with the help of Sharon Matusik, I created an independent study class where I’m going to write a paper on entrepreneurial curriculums. Part of the research includes attending the BDW startup class and interviewing the students and teacher. I Read More >>

Space For Startups At CU

benbuie | 2/26/13

I’m way excited about a recent article on a space for entrepreneurship at CU, a project I’ve worked on for about a year and a half. Here is the back-story: No Space At CU When I was trying to decide which MBA program to join, I got a call from the Dean of Babson informing me of a Read More >>

Innovators Advantage

benbuie | 2/23/13

Is it just me, or does anyone else in b-school really hate talking about sustainable competitive advantage? In a startup context, sustainable competitive advantage is impossible. Some argue that patents, contracts, or team could give you the upper hand on the competition. But patents become public and can be innovated around (not to mention the Read More >>

Caffeine-Free Liberty

benbuie | 2/20/13

It is now 1:07 am and I’m still wide awake. I laid in bed for two hours and then decided I couldn’t do it anymore. For the first hour I was thinking about StartupCU tomorrow and about potential pivots for HappyFreebie. I wasn’t surprised to be awake because it can take me up to a hour to sleep Read More >>