(He also shares the team he would root for if the Cubs played the White Sox.) Why he’s not a fan of today’s societal (and sports) divisiveness, law school or Chicagoans who root for non-Chicago teams. How he singlehandedly imploded a “done” trade deal between the Chicago Bulls and Seattle SuperSonics in 1994 that would have sent Scottie Pippen to Seattle, completely changed the course of NBA history, and likely diminished Michael Jordan’s legacy (at least a little bit). I promise you’ll be inspired by his passion for life, his ability to avoid “work” for 30+ years, and the initiative he took two years ago to close the divide in this country. But I guess we won’t know if you feel the way I did until you hit play on this episode:ĭon’t think you have time to listen to a podcast right now? Make time for this. You might even be motivated to read his books, watch his films, or join him on a 24-mile walk across Chicago on September 22. Trust me, you will forever remember Kap’s name, along with every story he shares. So, whether you’re a philosophical person, a philanthropic advocate, a sports fanatic, or someone with career ambitions in the sports world, you’re going to want to hear what Kap shares in this very personal and memorable interview (even if you’ve never heard of him before today). You can also be what others around you need: present. He is also proof that when you “live life all in” – his personal mantra – you can do and be anything you want. Kap is a standup man – the epitome of both sports and human greatness. But I sure am glad that he did what he did in the early 1980’s (and every decade since). You might even describe his younger self’s actions as bold, gutsy or extreme. But thank goodness for the internet, documentaries, sports historians, and celebrities like Oprah Winfrey!Īs you’ll hear in our 30-minute Chalk Talk chat, Kap went to great lengths to avoid going to law school and launch his sports career. Many almost unbelievable if you didn’t have proof they in fact happened. Jennifer Wholey '10 is a writer intern for the Cornell Chronicle.David “Kap” Kaplan has stories. He was named Cornell's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002. Ryan has taught at the Johnson School and helped initiate and fund the Cornell Entrepreneurship Network. "You have to try and be a zebra with a red polka dot, because in the world of customers, if you can't put that red dot on yourself, you just look like one of the other zebras and it's very hard for a customer to discern one difference from the other." "If you manage to put a big red polka dot on a zebra, it would really stand out," said Ryan. As long as you can get customers to distinguish you, success is sure to follow. Ryan said he sees competition as healthy and not something to be overly concerned about. "If you can't figure it out, your customers can't either." "Does your product save money or make money?" asked Ryan. Since he views a company's value proposition as a very important first step, he said, he teaches young entrepreneurs to map and analyze their careers to find their "core." He mentors entrepreneurs and helps them sharpen their products, plans and presentations in exchange for shares in the new company. Now retired, Ryan focuses his energies on the Entrepreneur America ranch in Montana, where he invites promising technology startups to stay. Ryan also chairs Entrepreneur America and is the author of "Smartups: Lessons From Rob Ryan's Entrepreneur America Boot Camp for Start-ups," which is used as a textbook for the course. For Ascend, Ryan decided that the core would be high-speed dialing, and the petals would be the Internet, video, remote access and telecommunications. The center of the flower represents core technology, he said the petals represent products and markets to which you sell, and the stem is the driving forces behind your company. The big difference for Ryan, he said, came when he devised the "sunflower method." His attempts at describing his company to a Morgan Stanley analyst floundered until he drew a sunflower on a napkin. He founded the company with little more than an idea and without any specifically marketable products. 1 featured Rob Ryan '69, whose Ascend Communications grew from a four-person venture in 1989 to going public at $13 a share in 1994, the largest such sale in U.S. The course brings entrepreneurs and others involved in personal enterprise to campus to share their thoughts on getting to the top and staying there. But if you're taking Applied Economics and Management 1210 - Entrepreneurship Speaker Series, it happens weekly. It's not often that you get to hear a prominent businessperson dish out success secrets.
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