On Friday, April 5th, founder and entrepreneur advisor Robert Braathe was a judge for the Tech Track in the Blackstone Launchpad Innovation Competition at UAlbany. Robert had the pleasure of sitting in on presentations and giving startups feedback to improve their ideas. Robert also donated in-kind services to the top 3 winners of the competition … Continue reading Judging the Innovation Competition
During the time that Braathe Enterprises and the BE Your Start program have been in motion, We have had the pleasure of working with International Entrepreneurs on many different types of projects and helping them make connections in the U.S market. So if you or anyone you know internationally is looking to start a business … Continue reading BEYourStart International Entrepreneur Support
Struggling with traction? Here are 6 reasons people may not believe in you that we've seen first hand in our interactions in the startup community: You think success is having an office and fancy furniture. You listen to loud music on headphones when you should be interacting with your peers and those in your immediate … Continue reading 6 Reasons People Don’t Believe In You or Your Ideas
This is a research paper I wrote in 2010 for my Managing Creativity in the Organization PhD class - Robert Braathe As CEO of my company, I’d encourage freedom of expression, creative thinking, and innovation in order to generate significant idea creation. Harvard Business Press (2003) indicates that businesses that flow along an S-Curve when … Continue reading Encouraging and Managing Idea Creation
For the second year in a row, Robert Braathe served as a volunteer evaluator for the Greater Capital Region STEAM Expo in Colonie, NY. Robert volunteered with over 20 others from the Albany area community to critique high school student projects from Hudson Falls, Colonie and other areas. See a list of the participants below:
A major key to being successful in life is the ability to see opportunity when it happens. By recognizing the problem from the beginning helps you identify and create both an interesting and creative solution. A key step into spotting opportunity would be to think outside the box. It is important to notice opportunities that … Continue reading How to See Opportunity
Choosing a career is arguably the biggest decision a person can make. It can determine the people that will surround you on a daily basis, where you will live, how much free time you will have, and even the person you will become. Entrepreneurship gives people a unique opportunity to have more control over these … Continue reading How Entrepreneurship Changes People’s Perspective of the World
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