Hakan Ener

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, IESE

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Where should an entrepreneur look for new business opportunities?

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Hakan Ener
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I’m often asked by aspiring entrepreneurs about what are the most attractive industries or markets to launch a business in. Often, they are interested in finding out whether they should focus on a fast-growing market (or follow a hot new trend) such as creating applications …
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Presenting Your Proposal: 5 Ways To Convince Investors To Back Your Idea

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Hakan Ener
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My blog post below was published at Forbes Magazine’s website recently. I recently provided practical tips to help increase your chances of obtaining support for a new project at work or for a new business venture. Since then, I received questions on how to actually present a …
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Who is the most searched for entrepreneur online?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Hakan Ener
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A Google search on the keywords “Steve Jobs” brings quite a few people to my blog, so I wondered whether Steve Jobs is the most frequently searched entrepreneur on the internet. I was greatly surprised to find out that he isn’t. Who could it be? …
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Entrepreneurial failure

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Hakan Ener
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If I had to name one topic where it’s most difficult to find guest speakers in our programs, it would be entrepreneurial failure. It seems that no one wants to talk about it based on their own experiences! Academic research is largely quiet on this …
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Is business planning on the way out?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Blog Network Staff
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Business planning is increasingly under attack. Some suggest that it’s a thing of the past, calling business plans “historical artifacts”. Others continue to believe in it, and they hold national and international competitions in order to identify the best business plans (with prizes totalling $1 …
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Global Entrepreneurship Week: Do you know about it?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Hakan Ener
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Maybe you’ve never heard of the week-long celebration of entrepreneurship that will take place from November 12 to 16 this year. Perhaps you didn’t know that it has become a global phenomenon, with thousands of activities planned in 104 countries. Now would be a good …
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Brazil’s outstanding entrepreneurs

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Hakan Ener
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IESE Business School’s Alumni Reunion will take place in Sao Paulo, Brazil for the first time (1-3 November). So, I thought it would be a good moment to reflect on the work of outstanding Brazilian entrepreneurs. First, let’s be clear that any entrepreneur who creates …
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What is the most difficult part of being an entrepreneur? Hint: Not the long work hours!

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Hakan Ener
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According to my blog’s analytics service, a reader in Silicon Valley recently visited these pages by searching for the following phrase: What to say to co-founder when the going gets tough? This got me thinking: what kind of difficult problem would get an entrepreneur to …
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