Crony Capitalism is Teaching Young Entrepreneurs the Wrong Lessons
Ryan Streeter praises Luigi Zingales for drawing attention to the trend of U.S. falling in the path of Europe while our young entrepreneurs learn how to use the political system before they learn how...
View ArticleUncertainty in Regulation Fosters Crony Capitalism, Stymies Innovation
Against Crony Capitalism points out that regulations curtail innovation and reward cronyism. How is business supposed to move the economy forward if the rules of the economic game keep changing? And,...
View ArticleJohn Mackey: Why Companies Should Embrace Conscious Capitalism
Dan Schawbel from Forbes Magazine interviewed John Mackey, the CoFounder of Whole Foods Market. Mr. Mackey speaks about the role of entrepreneurship and competition in creating value, innovation and...
View ArticleThe Rise of Indie Capitalism
Bruce Nussbaum has from Bloomberg BusinessWeek has recently reported about the rise of a new form of capitalism, the Indie capitalism. Nussbaum is a professor of innovation and design, he argues that a...
View ArticleSuccessful Rental Car Co. Run by Teenagers Threatened by Cronyism
Alan Farnham of ABC News writes about a group of three teenagers who started their own rental car company, which has quickly become popular. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy with their success....
View ArticleHonorable Entrepreneurs
The Carolina Journal interviewed economist Felix Livingston on the concept of honorable entrepreneurship. Livingston sees such entrepreneurs as strengthening the fabric of society and the rule of law....
View ArticleL.A., let Uber’s cars share the road
It’s been an age-old battle: entrenched incumbents using the power of government to keep out innovators, often at the expense of customers.The battleground isn’t in the Roman Colosseum, but in the...
View ArticleThe Entrepreneur’s Nightmare
Being an entrepreneur is scary—there is risk, uncertainty, and obstacles to overcome. Delivering a product or service that customers want is certainly no small feat, but the tragedy is that most...
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