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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 nine 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


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

Technology Strategy for Managers and Entrepreneurs


Fool's Gold: The Truth Behind Angel Investing in America

He is the Editor of the Small Business Research Center at Small Business Trends.

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:

• Drag Along Rights Are Now Commonplace, 06 Feb 2012
• Did the Entrepreneurship Exit Rate Surge in 2011?, 30 Jan 2012
• Pay-to-Play Becoming Less Common in Venture Capital, 23 Jan 2012
• A Bed Time Story Venture Capitalists Tell Their Children, 16 Jan 2012
• Small Businesses Are Hiring Again, But…, 09 Jan 2012
• Less than a Tenth or More than Four Fifths?, 02 Jan 2012
• The “Top One Percent” Own Businesses, 26 Dec 2011
• Slide in New Establishment Job Creation, 19 Dec 2011
• Where Entrepreneurs are Valued, 12 Dec 2011
• Where Entrepreneurs Fear an Uncertain Income, 05 Dec 2011
• Is Self-Employment Feasible for You?, 28 Nov 2011
• What Future Entrepreneurs Will Look Like, 21 Nov 2011
• Start-Ups are Weakening as Job Creators, 14 Nov 2011
• Preparing Children to Be Entrepreneurs, 07 Nov 2011
• Academic Inventions Generate More Income than Government Ones, 31 Oct 2011
• Think the Downturn Cut Your Income?, 24 Oct 2011
• Another Misunderstood Fact About the Job Market, 17 Oct 2011
• Share of Firms or Share of Employment?, 10 Oct 2011
• Venture Capital Suffering from Low IPO Yield, 03 Oct 2011
• Why Do Most Start Ups Fail?, 26 Sep 2011