tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:36:34 +0000creativityinnovationeducationstudent entrepreneursingenuityentrepreneurial mindsetanswers in the everydayInventionyouthentrepreneurial strugglesspotting opportunitiesteachingwonderingperseverancesolving a painCSUSMbrandingtinkeringfamily innovation"what if?"San DiegoconfidencefailurepresentationrepurposedstoriesCIE courseentrepreneurial spouseshumilitytrustcorporate creativitycreativity contestsentrepreneurial backgroundexposuregreen techprinciples of innovationventure capitalEdge of EntrepreneurshipEducators Cornerdisappointmentservice delivery strategieswhimsyCommunityPreziTechShopTinker Toyschoicecompetitioncuriositydaydreamnew venture creationserious playsocial networkingstop motion videosvideosEllen ShowHawaiian Bath and BodyIsland entrepreneursSenior ExperienceTaylorMadeWATAcharacterconflictcreative destructioncrowdsourcingguest author seriesmaking the pitchphotographyrisk-takingsolarInterviewsJibbitzPurposeShark TankStanford UniversityWaialua Soda Worksacquisitionbusiness incubatorclickersdog washhalfbakery.comintegritylack of creativitypodcastingspaceuse the pasthttp://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/noreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)Blogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-185177261110627984Fri, 09 May 2014 21:48:00 +00002014-05-09T14:49:56.410-07:00brandingcreativityCSUSMeducationSenior ExperienceI should have titled this "What happens when you get out of the way of your students and let them create." Here's what resulted when I stepped aside and simply encouraged my students to create. As part of the Senior Experience program at Cal State San Marcos, my five students were tasked with building awareness and increasing outreach for the Temecula campus of CSUSM. While their project http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2014/05/evidence-of-creativity-among-college.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-3235493075605949383Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:36:00 +00002013-02-01T08:36:08.483-08:00entrepreneurial backgroundentrepreneurial mindsetstudent entrepreneursToday has been a good day for two very important reasons: 1.  I received by express mail the next product iteration from one of the entrerpreneurs (and CSUSM alums) with whom I keep in close contact, Erik Groset at Zipbuds.  These guys at Zipbuds never stop innovating.  The newest Zipbuds keep all of what was good of the past generations of 'buds (crystal-clean audio quality, http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2013/02/indication-of-good-day-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-4842399334880714073Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:53:00 +00002013-01-18T13:53:28.975-08:00educationfailurenew venture creationPrezisocial networkingsolving a painspotting opportunitiesstoriesstudent entrepreneursteaching I presented this Prezi at the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences held at the Grand Wailea, Maui in January 2013. Click on through it, if you're interested...and let me know what you think of it. In this presentation, I highlight three IT-based entrepreneurial startups and discuss how each have hitched their wagon to a tech star.  The founders of the exemplar startup, http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2013/01/hitching-your-wagon-to-star.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-507261233198882865Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:49:00 +00002012-09-01T01:57:07.536-07:00educationentrepreneurial mindsetstoriesteaching I've been fortunate to have met dozens of entrepreneurs over the past six years. While I'm employed as an educator, you have certainly been the educator to me. Here's what I've learned from my interactions with you, the entrepreneur: you don't accept the status quo you believe in a better way you work tirelessly on your craft you created something from nothing you are a nobody to the http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2012/09/youve-welcomed-me-youve-taught-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-2586303072702494371Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:10:00 +00002011-10-24T15:21:32.960-07:00"what if?"characterconfidencecorporate creativitycreative destructioncuriosityentrepreneurial mindsetentrepreneurial strugglesinnovationspotting opportunitiesstorieswonderingIt's been a few days now since Steve Jobs passed away and his legacy continues to occupy my thoughts throughout my week. I recently watched the video of his memorial service from Apple's Cupertino campus and wanted to share a few items with you, in the hopes that you'll be encouraged by this.The service began with a moving introduction from Apple CEO, Tim Cook. While all of his remarks were http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/10/learning-from-steve-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-8616595522586646243Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:34:00 +00002012-09-01T01:59:12.426-07:00creativitycuriositydaydreamguest author seriesspotting opportunitiestinkeringwondering [This article is an excerpt from Creative Thinkering, a book that I've been reading lately. I asked the author if I could include it on my blog as part of my guest author series. He agreed. I hope you enjoy reading his thoughts on intention boards.] Guest Author: Michael Michalko, bestselling author of Thinkertoys Experimental social psychologists have conducted numerous experiments that http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/09/this-article-is-excerpt-from-creative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-7423971999926738444Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:54:00 +00002011-09-19T14:57:39.953-07:00answers in the everydaycreativitygreen techingenuityinnovationrepurposedsolarsolving a paintinkeringOh, yes, I now remember that Necessity is the Mother of Invention. Sorry, Plato, I had to borrow your quote here as I was reminded today by a former student that simple innovations are often the best innovations. See for yourself by watching this short video. http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/09/who-is-mother-of-invention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-6198379101304130149Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:15:00 +00002011-04-29T17:27:30.647-07:00creativitypresentationPreziWATAI presented this Prezi at the Western Organization and Management Teaching Conference (WOMTC) held on the campus of the University of Redlands in April 2011. Click on through it, if you're interested...and, let me know what you think of it.As you might imagine, the presentation is better heard than clicked through, so if you'd like to learn more about the WATA concept and how I created it in http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/04/wata-encouraging-regularized-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-1049172926814956457Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:17:00 +00002011-04-22T08:23:33.340-07:00creativityeducationEducators CornerpresentationPrezistudent entrepreneursMy student, Chad Haertling, and I created this Prezi to inform the Marketing Educators Association on the use of Prezi in an academic setting. Check it out, if you're interested...and, let us know what you think of it. .prezi-player { width: 550px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; }Using a Non-Linear Presentation Tool in an Academic Setting MEA Conference 2011 on Prezihttp://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/04/using-prezi-in-academic-setting-mea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-1610367471175732143Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:53:00 +00002011-04-07T11:21:30.085-07:00entrepreneurial mindsetgreen techPurposevideosIn my reading today, I came across two terrible rap videos that I'd like to share with my readers. Now, before you check out (as in, stop reading) hear me on this. These rap videos are terrible...I mean really terrible. In fact, they are so bad that they are likely even more effective because of how bad they are. You see, these videos were put together by two leaders of two companies that I http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/04/founders-purposerapping-it-all-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-6228264102816636924Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:19:00 +00002011-04-01T14:32:36.706-07:00characterentrepreneurial mindsetintegrityInterviewsnew venture creationShark TanktrustIn preparation for my upcoming interview with Barbara Corcoran--"Queen of Real Estate" and one of the "sharks" on ABC's Shark Tank--I'm reading her book Shark Tales. The book reads quickly and with sufficient detail to provide relevance and currency for any entrepreneurially-minded person. Although I haven't finished the book, she makes some excellent points about the importance of character, http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/04/on-choosing-your-new-venture-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-3566172202480093307Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:51:00 +00002011-03-24T08:25:26.635-07:00business incubatornew venture creationventure capital"Y"s are all the rage these days in business incubator naming. Since the launch of Y Combinator in 2005, and the resulting success of many of its incubated creations, Y Combinator has caught the attention of the new venture creatorati [yes, this is a word that I just created]. Some of Y Combinator's most notable successes have included scribd, justin.tv, weebly, Dropbox, and reddit. Let me behttp://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/03/new-y-incubator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-2009958346107408362Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:20:00 +00002011-03-05T06:36:20.635-08:00humilitystoriestrustIn my blog-reading today, I came across an interesting article at TUAW (aka "The Unofficial Apple Weblog") written by Mike Schramm about the exceedingly-popular Angry Birds franchise. If you're unfamiliar with Angry Birds, it's likely that at least one of these two conditions are true for you: you don't have a mobile device of any type (iPhone, iPad, Droid, etc.) and know no one who does, ORyou http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/03/angry-birds-and-remembering-your-peeps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-1347124170116479356Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:26:00 +00002011-02-25T07:51:39.679-08:00answers in the everydaycreativityCSUSMeducationgreen techguest author seriesrepurposedWATA[This article--written by one of my students who is a blogger in his own right--serves as the first in a series authored by fellow entrepreneurship bloggers. If you are interested in being a guest author, please contact me. Enjoy your reading.] Guest Author: Steve Zigray of the CSU San Marcos Entrepreneur Society The CSU San Marcos Entrepreneur Society has been building momentum on and off http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/02/bottlehoodsteve-z-writes-about-steve-c.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-5366798004830778461Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:41:00 +00002011-02-24T14:24:40.466-08:00confidenceentrepreneurial mindsetentrepreneurial strugglesexposurehumilityperseverancesolving a painspotting opportunitiesstoriestrustventure capital60mo (pronounced “sixty moe”) is a startup that aims to “to help business owners sleep better at night.” I recently had the privilege to speak with Ed Buchholz, CEO and co-founder, and learned of his own entrepreneurial journey and the mandate that drove he and his two partners to launch into a new market with their new idea.The Founding StoryTo understand what fueled Ed Buchholz to launch 60mo,http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/02/take-60mo-so-you-can-sleep-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-1243111168886282572Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:59:00 +00002011-01-27T14:30:34.133-08:00acquisitionstudent entrepreneursIt has been announced via Twitter and a few tech outlets that Plixi (formerly known as TweetPhoto) has been acquired by Lockerz, an upstart community rewards site targeting 13-30 year olds. With more than 17 million users in the first year, Lockerz looks to be adding to its coffers the millions of eyeballs garnered by Plixi traffic. While the exact details are not yet known, I can say that I http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/01/good-good-dayone-of-my-students-venture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-2082632344010329959Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:30:00 +00002011-01-07T07:06:45.051-08:00Ellen Showexposurestudent entrepreneursvideosIt doesn't hurt to have lots of eyeballs (nearly 3 million sets of 'em) looking at your startup's newest product. And nothing is better than having an audience full of people going nuts since they just learned that you are giving them your newest product...for free with an iPod Nano to boot. Here's what happened when Ellen DeGeneres informed her devotees that they'd be the newest recipients of http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2011/01/zipbuds-giveaway-on-ellen-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-7334294340845260265Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:18:00 +00002010-12-06T13:43:13.570-08:00CIE coursecrowdsourcingInventionvideosIn class last week, my students and I discussed the current state of the art in rapid and early prototyping. While large corporations routinely use prototyping to accelerate product development, we also discovered how prototyping can help fledgling entrepreneurs to "fail fast" or, alternatively, "succeed quickly". One of my bright students dug a little deeper in his learning and exploration of http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/12/glif-via-kickstartercom-and-3d-printing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-3440913682048405571Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:40:00 +00002010-11-22T21:45:20.953-08:00Edge of Entrepreneurshipentrepreneurial mindsetentrepreneurial spousesfamily innovationingenuityInventionJibbitzspotting opportunitieswhimsywonderingyouthAs part of my sabbatical research project, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rich Schmelzer of Jibbitz. Check out Episode 5 from The Edge of Entrepreneurship video series. http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/11/edge-of-entrepreneurship-jibbitz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-7062918499928940270Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:32:00 +00002010-11-10T11:58:40.510-08:00confidenceingenuityinnovationperseverancephotographysolving a painstoriesstudent entrepreneursWhen students ask what it takes to get a product developed from concept to consumer, I now have another great example to share with them: ZipBuds, from Digital Group Audio (DGA).A little background would help, wouldn't it? Here's how it goes...Erik Groset, President and Co-Founder of DGA, has been a featured Guest Entrepreneur in my classes over the past 2 years and has done a masterful job of http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/11/zipbuds-short-story-in-product.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-725187807085841619Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:40:00 +00002010-10-05T16:00:29.292-07:00CSUSMeducationSan Diegostudent entrepreneursyouthI'm using this blog post to toot our horn a bit at California State University San Marcos. In just over a year ago, our university welcomed its first formal batch of Entrepreneurship students by creating an Entrepreneurship Track within the Management and the Global Business Management majors. In the span of the past year, the word must have gotten out about our program and the coursework. As http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/10/one-year-down-74-entrepreneurship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-6750401704138231562Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:16:00 +00002010-09-28T09:55:19.788-07:00answers in the everydayentrepreneurial mindsetrepurposedspotting opportunitiesstudent entrepreneursyouthMy students are regularly reminded (by me) that all around us are answers in the everyday. I coined this term 4 years ago after coming across story after story of people who solved a problem or found an answer in their everyday experiences and/or through everyday materials. The basic premise of the Answers in the Everyday concept is that all of us have, at our disposal in our everyday http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/09/another-answer-in-everydayliveproud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-9054743837072717656Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:54:00 +00002010-09-23T14:59:27.486-07:00creativitycreativity contestsingenuityphotographyspotting opportunitieswhimsyI came across this interesting photography contest today in my blog-reading. The contest was hosted by the crazy folks over at Gizmodo.com. The contest (and results) do a nice job of reminding us that we can compose mind-bending "reality" with a little creativity:Spoiler alert: the photo to the right is the winning "shot".http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/09/reality-through-eyes-of-creative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-6494182153380786794Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:17:00 +00002010-08-19T17:27:21.222-07:00competitionspotting opportunitiesstudent entrepreneursIf you're a regular reader of my blog, you're already familiar with TweetPhoto, a local startup founded by one of my former students. Check out this recent update on the 'Twitter Photo Sharing Horse Race' over at TechCrunch.It's stories like this that continue to show us that the First Mover Advantage is clearly a reality in business, but, so too is a Better Second Mover Advantage. Do somethinghttp://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/08/i-love-this-storytweetphoto-definitely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1424268209907670547.post-2278830573739481166Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:11:00 +00002010-08-16T13:43:11.002-07:00competitioneducationmaking the pitchyouthIn my inbox today, I received a notice about iStart, the latest program from the Kauffman Foundation to help universities better manage Business Plan competitions. According to the press release, "iStart makes it easy to administer business plan competitions through a single, integrated, web-based solution geared at addressing every part of the process, which will enable competition http://www.edgeofentrepreneurship.com/2010/08/istartsimplifying-and-consolidating.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Bennett Cherry, Ph.D.)0