PublicationsCFI encourages research and analysis of issues about entrepreneurship and helps disseminate the ensuing publications – including many by Executives in Residence and management of CFI portfolio companies. Access is granted to registrants under the website’s Terms of Use. See The Risk Taking Gene White Paper as an example of selected publications currently made available.
Technology Transfer: A Corporate Advisory Services Education SeriesIntellectual Property's Disruptive Niche -- An IP niche idally suited for entrepreneurs is identified based on a survey of 300 Corporate Advisory Services portfolio companies and NSB Science & Technology Indicators. Entrepreneurs Advance on Tech Transfer's Facile Territory -- Three tech transfer cases - including x1, x10, and z102 models between business, government, and university - are described to trigger ideas and kindle dialogue.
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Selected White PapersThe Risk Taking Gene -- Entrepreneurship is an important component of humanity and is the principal engine of progress. Societies that fail to recognize their dependence upon entrepreneurs inevitably decline. Small is Beautiful -- Small- and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute more, in both total benefit and ROI rates, to economic prosperity and quality of life than do large enterprises. Previously published by The National Interest.Chinese-Sinitic Languages: A Trend Analysis -- Language and culture are always issues in cross-culture transfer of technology and processes. Chinese is especially challenging to Westerners. The paper includes an overview of past trends and the present state of "Chinese Languages" as a basis for making predictuions about future trends. Ownership Society -- A proposed approach for overcoming critical ownership and entrepreneurship obstacles that poise major threats to the United States. Previously published by The National Interest. Strategies for Equity Capital -- Building value creation into the business plan: a "stepping stone" approach. Homeland Security: Comparative Economic Advantage -- Energy and security are national issues and the focus of significant innovation and investment activity. The paper proposes an unorthodox, alternative approach to address the challenges by unleashing America's entrepreneurial engine. |
AnalyticsValidation and Risk Assessment -- Analysis of core logic, operating practices, and market assumptions forming the basis of a value added consolidation's financial/operational model -- including Monte Carlo methodology and financial modeling. Performed jointly with Society of Professional Management Consultants.
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