The TikTok Test
March 28, 2024
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No Pain No Problem — Products Providing Passion & Pleasure What’s your problem? “What’s the big problem you are solving?” It’s probably the most predictable question thrown
Writing
I write Books. I Blog. I publish Research Papers.
I write about entrepreneurship and startups, and what makes them successful. I write about the future of entrepreneurship. Topics include:
- Entrepreneurs & Startups
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
- Innovation & Cutting Edge Technology
- Business Development & Marketing
- Mentors & Advisors (your Startup Brain Trust)
- Venture Capital & Angel Funding
- Crowdsourcing & Crowdfunding
- Startup Success in the Age of Metapreneurship
Books
I’ve written a couple of books on the entrepreneurship, innovation and related topics – with a few more in the hopper:
The Age of Metapreneurship – A Journey into the Future of Entrepreneurship
(Venture Point Press – 2017)
Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship (A University Textbook)
(Rebus Press – 2018) – A co-author.
The Startup Brain Trust – A guidebook for Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Experts who help them become Great. (Venture Point Press – Fall 2020)
Vanguard Entrepreneurship – Creating breakthrough products for brand new markets.
(Available Summer 2021)
Selected Research Papers
Entrepreneurial Competencies (in progress) –
A study on entrepreneurial skills/traits valued in the workplace versus those developed while in college.
Coauthored with California State University Colleagues.
(selected) Published Articles and Papers:
- Cornell, C.J., “The Metamorphosis of Business Plan Competitions”, NCIIA Conference Proceedings, March 2014
- Cornell, C.J., “Crowdfunding – Jumpstarting University Entrepreneurship”, NCIIA Conference Proceedings, March 2014 (For 2014 NCIIA Conference)
- Cornell, C.J.,Luzar, Charles “ Crowdfunding Fraud: How Big is the Threat?” – Crowdfund Insider, March 20, 2014
- Cornell, C.J. (2005, 2007). “8 simple rules” (on angel investing). (Distributed by Silicom Ventures, LLC, and published in various magazines and journals).
- Cornell, C.J., Salem, C., & Flick, J. (2004). Cable television VOD for learner-based instruction. In AECT: Proceedings of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology.
- Cornell, C.J. (2002, Summer). Activity-based VOD. CTAM Journal.
- Chaos Media Networks. (2002). VOD: Tapping deeper wells (industry white paper).
- C.J. Cornell. ABCs of VCs (University lecture slides – MBA venture finance course).
Perspectives of angel investing (University lecture slides – Entrepreneurial business course).
- Cornell, C.J. (2000, Summer). Striking oil in the vast wasteland. CTAM (Magazine of CTAM – Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing).
- Cornell, C.J. (1999). Complexity and Game Theory Strategies in Modern Economic Markets. Columbus Press.
- Cornell, C.J. (1989). Expert systems design for predicting behavior. U.S. Air Force Program Research Office (AFPRO).
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Derek Sivers — A unique and unusual Entrepreneur, Writer, Philosopher and Creator — very insightful, self aware and profound,
He knows how to express his thoughts and views in a clear and compelling manner. He known for his surprising quotable insights and pithy succinct writing style. Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity.
Derek Sivers is known as the founder of CD Baby. A professional musician since 1987, he started CD Baby by accident in 1998 when he was selling his own CD on his website, and friends asked if he could sell theirs, too. CD Baby was the largest seller of independent music on the web, with over $100M in sales for over 150,000 musician clients. But perhaps Derek is best known for his viral, impactful and inspiring TED Talk: How to start a movement .
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Doubters, naysayers, unscrupulous investors, and competitors — entrepreneurs are used to battling all kinds of demons. But it’s the obstacles and enemies closest to you that blindside
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March 15, 2024
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Derek Sivers — A unique and unusual Entrepreneur, Writer, Philosopher and Creator — very insightful, self aware and profound,
He knows how to express his thoughts and views in a clear and compelling manner. He known for his surprising quotable insights and pithy succinct writing style. Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity.
Derek Sivers is known as the founder of CD Baby. A professional musician since 1987, he started CD Baby by accident in 1998 when he was selling his own CD on his website, and friends asked if he could sell theirs, too. CD Baby was the largest seller of independent music on the web, with over $100M in sales for over 150,000 musician clients. But perhaps Derek is best known for his viral, impactful and inspiring TED Talk: How to start a movement .
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December 15, 2023
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Real Character is Revealed in how you Treat Others One of the best things about being an entrepreneur is that you are own boss and master