HeatherStone commented on the following stories on BizSugar
Corporate Spin-offs Rarely Win Against Startups
"Hi Martin, I'm not sure whether corporate spin-offs are startups in the truest sense of the word. There is a different dynamic, probably an established culture, and, almost certainly, a different set of resources. Corporate spin-offs may be good at testing the waters of a new market for their corporate parent, but I suspect there are major differences in the amount of innovation possible."Subscribe
Buying A Frozen Yogurt Franchise?
"Hi Joel, I wonder if you can really say that franchise owners aren't entrepreneurs or whether it would be better to say that they aren't the same kind of entrepreneurs as those who dreamed up the franchise. I think perhaps it depends upon the kind of freedom a particular franchise agreement offers. Or am I wrong here?"