Jerry Kaplan

Kaplan talks about how roles change within a company when a transition from R&D happens. A vice president of sales when you are ...

Kaplan is working on some really "wacky" things. According to him, the next big wave is going to be in Microsensor technology. This will enable ...

In companies, like children, personality is set early and expresses itself differently through the years but it doesn't change, says Kaplan. Entrepreneurs should establish values ...

Kaplan talks about who his best leaders are, including Bill Gates, a character from a book, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.

Kaplan talks about how most people will work on an idea for a company for 2-3 years before they get the money. The best time ...

Kaplan talks about his books. He wrote Startup" from his experiences. He has written another book which has not been published yet. It is a "...

Kaplan talks about the different kinds of risks (market, financial and technical) that an entrepreneur faces when starting a company. The trick is to get ...

Kaplan says that every idea is repeatedly proposed. Timing of an idea is very important and very difficult to call. This involves enabling technologies, customers ...

Sales skills and very important and can mean many different things depending on what you are selling, says Kaplan. However, an entrepreneur doesn't necessarily need ...

Kaplan talks about companies having personalities that reflect the personalities of the founders. If you know Bill Gates, you know Microsoft, he says. Entrepreneurs should ...

Kaplan talks about the five critical skills that entrepreneurs need: 1) Leadership: ability to build consensus in the face of uncertainty 2) Communication: ability to ...

According to Kaplan the best qualities of successful entrepreneurs are: 1) They believe that they can make a difference. 2)They have a passion for ...

Jerry Kaplan, serial entrepreneur, executive, technical innovator, and author, elaborates on the five biggest mistakes that entrepreneurs make: 1) Having unclear goals and an unclear ...