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Comment on Silicon Valley with IE Business School: Part III by Newton Campos

Newton Campos — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:40:45 +0000

Buenas Carlo!

People tell you the idea is a great thing because they were raised in a time when information was not as available as today. Ideas are rapidly becoming “commodities” nowadays but a lot of people did not realize that yet.

To be able to put those ideas in practice, what you really have to do today is to be able to mobilize people and reach out resources. And this is a matter of combining previous experiences and skills of the founding team with the resources that are available thought the network of the founding team.

I defend that every Business Plan today should have a chapter or page dedicated to “accumulated experience” and “networking” of the founding team. Why? Because then they can “calculate” what skills, experiences and networks are missing to put the idea in place.

ps: Ideas can be important though when there is the possibility of patenting it (very specific cases). That is why I believe that the right combination of effort among business people and hard science fellows can generate amazing entrepreneurial developments in the near future.

Newton

Comment on Silicon Valley with IE Business School: Part III by Carlo Bindoni

Carlo Bindoni — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:16:47 +0000

Buenos días!

In your post you say you agree with Prof. Blake “nowadays the idea is responsible for about 5% of the success of a venture while proper execution about 95%”. Why do you think most of people tells me I have to “sell a great idea” to a venture capital in order to raise financial aid?

According to your post, the goal of a BP presentation should be to show I’m the best manager to develop an idea (which could be the best in the world or just a “not-so-bad idea”) instead of only “selling an idea”.
Am I wrong?

Best Regards

Comment on Silicon Valley with IE Business School: Part III by Alexandre

Alexandre — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:53:47 +0000

Gostei muito do post, Newton!

Comment on Who is afraid to die? by Vani

Vani — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:55:42 +0000

Ahhh my fave Steve Jobs speech! Stay hungry, stay foolish!

Comment on Who is afraid to die? by Arun Prasad P

Arun Prasad P — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:03:00 +0000

It just goes with my gmail status today – ” When the time comes to die, make sure that all you have to do is die” – Jim Elliot – ! At least, many Indians believe that death is a liberation from this sorrowful life :) Riding bikes is not dangerous, but this huge a bit dangerous – but its all a part of life !! Enjoy the rides …

Comment on Who is afraid to die? by Lipstick and Chaos

Lipstick and Chaos — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:32:36 +0000

Very well put. I can appreciate the novelty invested in making the “fear of death” more pertinent than the “act of living”. I made peace with death a long time ago, cheated it once and if tomorrow never comes … hey, its been a great ride!

Comment on Fool’s Gold by Kate

Kate — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:32:57 +0000

I just bought a Raul Seixas CD from Amazon after reading this blog! Thanks Newton…

Comment on The infinite growth problem by Veronica

Veronica — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Hi Newton,
I would like to recommend you an author who has written a lot about this topic. His name is Prof. Serge La Touche and he is the main exponent of the Degrowth theory. I believe that you will find it interesting!

Ciao!
Vero

Comment on First news from Iran by Adriana Reyes

Adriana Reyes — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:10:10 +0000

I definitively agree with the author regarding the topic of women’s life under some regimes like the one that rules Iran. As far as the text shows the real situation of women is not that bad as people commonly think. It is important to keep in mind that oppression is not a synonym of female condition as it is seen in lots of west countries.

Contrary to that, the real life in a country like Iran proves the working order of the Islamic religion with the Politics. There are cultural and traditional reasons that justify the treatment to women, they are part of the society and they take a very important place that they must be treated in a special way that makes sometimes outsiders see it as a repressive way. As a matter of fact, the need to cover their heads is reflect of the privilege of not having to face something or someone.

Regards,

Adriana Reyes

Comment on Can you teach and learn entrepreneurship? by Newton Campos

Newton Campos — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:51:49 +0000

Hi Marc,

Thank you very much for your comment. I agree with your perceptions and must say that your statement that “all good businesses start with a problem” is absolutely important. Entrepreneurs and governments did not realize yet how important certain kinds of problems and obstacles are to the emergence of good entrepreneurial projects. Once we get all more aware of that I think we may develop a much better society within all types of capitalisms we find in the world today.

I will surely see you in Madrid late this year, I will be there too!

all the best,

Newton Campos