Comments on: Wouldn’t it be Cool to Teach Entrepreneurship? http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2009/05/13/wouldnt-it-be-cool-to-teach-entrepreneurship/ Musings of a Balding 29 Year Old Business Owner Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:23:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dale http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2009/05/13/wouldnt-it-be-cool-to-teach-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 Dale Sat, 16 May 2009 14:34:04 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/?p=455#comment-2515 Absolutely awesome. Will definitely check out his blog. I'm so sick of so-called Entrepreneurship class that teach you nothing and make you create 50 page business plans full of BS projections in order to get venture capital funding. There's a seed planted in my head for a while now that's starting to sprout how I can teach a real life entrepreneurship class (actually part of the reason for starting corporateprenuer.com)... I just figure I need a bit of real entrepreneurship experience before I can do it :) Absolutely awesome. Will definitely check out his blog. I’m so sick of so-called Entrepreneurship class that teach you nothing and make you create 50 page business plans full of BS projections in order to get venture capital funding.

There’s a seed planted in my head for a while now that’s starting to sprout how I can teach a real life entrepreneurship class (actually part of the reason for starting corporateprenuer.com)… I just figure I need a bit of real entrepreneurship experience before I can do it :)

]]> By: Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2009/05/13/wouldnt-it-be-cool-to-teach-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-2512 Adam McFarland Fri, 15 May 2009 20:30:36 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/?p=455#comment-2512 Awesome Gordon, I didn't know that. Learn by doing, the way it should be everywhere. Awesome Gordon, I didn’t know that. Learn by doing, the way it should be everywhere.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2009/05/13/wouldnt-it-be-cool-to-teach-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 Gordon Fri, 15 May 2009 17:50:41 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/?p=455#comment-2511 They do something like this at Bucknell University for every freshman taking business courses. Each class starts a company - from HR through marketing and sales. The project lasts all semester, and some of the classes making many thousands of dollars, while others lose money big time. A great learning experience either way. They do something like this at Bucknell University for every freshman taking business courses. Each class starts a company – from HR through marketing and sales. The project lasts all semester, and some of the classes making many thousands of dollars, while others lose money big time.

A great learning experience either way.

]]> By: Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2009/05/13/wouldnt-it-be-cool-to-teach-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Adam McFarland Thu, 14 May 2009 21:23:17 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/?p=455#comment-2509 Great point Jay. Sort of makes you wonder how good of an investment college is sometimes. Like anything else, you get out of it what you put in. I think I got a pretty good value out of my education, and it sounds like you are too, but I also know a lot of people who completely wasted $30k/year. Great point Jay. Sort of makes you wonder how good of an investment college is sometimes. Like anything else, you get out of it what you put in. I think I got a pretty good value out of my education, and it sounds like you are too, but I also know a lot of people who completely wasted $30k/year.

]]> By: Jay Lin http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2009/05/13/wouldnt-it-be-cool-to-teach-entrepreneurship/comment-page-1/#comment-2508 Jay Lin Thu, 14 May 2009 21:06:44 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/?p=455#comment-2508 Adam, I agree with you completely. I'm trying to take as many entrepreneurship classes as I can during my program. One of the professors said he didn't understand why people would pay $3000 for a class that they'll never use when they can try and start a company for less than $1000 that can bring in steady revenue. Adam,

I agree with you completely. I’m trying to take as many entrepreneurship classes as I can during my program. One of the professors said he didn’t understand why people would pay $3000 for a class that they’ll never use when they can try and start a company for less than $1000 that can bring in steady revenue.

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