About: Scott Shane

Profile

Scott Shane is A. Malachi Mixon III, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of seven books, including:

Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths that Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By, Finding Fertile Ground: Identifying Extraordinary Opportunities for New Ventures and


From Ice Cram to the Internet: Using Franchising to Drive the Growth and Profits of Your Company.

He is also a member of the Northcoast Angel Fund in the Cleveland area. You can reach him at Scott "dot" shane "at" Case "dot" edu.

Website

http://wsomfaculty.cwru.edu/shane/

Recent Posts by Scott Shane:

• How Do Entrepreneurs Come Up With New Business Ideas?, 05 May 2008
• Startup Failure Rates — The REAL Numbers, 28 Apr 2008
• Strategy in Networked Industries, 21 Apr 2008
• What Should MBA Programs Teach Aspiring Entrepreneurs?, 14 Apr 2008
• Enterpreneurs See Opportunity in Bad News, 07 Apr 2008
• Our Genes and Desire for Sensation Seeking Might Influence Entrepreneurship, 31 Mar 2008
• A Mistake That Policy Makers Make in Encouraging High Growth Start-ups, 24 Mar 2008
• Peer-to-Peer Lending and Entrepreneurship, 17 Mar 2008
• Four Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in a Recession, 10 Mar 2008
• How the Presidential Candidates Would Help Entrepreneurs, 03 Mar 2008