http://www.caycon.com/blog/2009/11/greenbuild-shows-entrepreneurial-spirit-is-alive-and-well/ The Secret Sauce for Entrepreneurs Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.caycon.com/blog/2009/11/greenbuild-shows-entrepreneurial-spirit-is-alive-and-well/comment-page-1/#comment-240 John R. Sedivy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:38:01 +0000 http://www.caycon.com/blog/?p=126#comment-240 I found your comment about gauging the amount of entrepreneurship in a sector by the number of small booths at a trade show insightful. I had never given this much thought but it seems to make sense and if nothing else could serve as a rough predictor of entrepreneurial activity within a market. I found your comment about gauging the amount of entrepreneurship in a sector by the number of small booths at a trade show insightful. I had never given this much thought but it seems to make sense and if nothing else could serve as a rough predictor of entrepreneurial activity within a market.

]]> http://www.caycon.com/blog/2009/11/greenbuild-shows-entrepreneurial-spirit-is-alive-and-well/comment-page-1/#comment-153 David Kaplan Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:38:29 +0000 http://www.caycon.com/blog/?p=126#comment-153 Terrific overview of the event, thanks Paul. I wonder how many start-ups the market will sustain for these sorts of enterprises. Certainly the low barriers to entry of the green roof and building energy efficiency and analysis businesses make them attractive; but are small shops likely to populate these sectors in the long run? Or will large players drive many smaller ones out of the market by exploiting scale efficiencies? What can new entrants do to avoid "The Ground Floor Trap?" http://writebizplan.com/2009/07/the-ground-floor-trap/ Terrific overview of the event, thanks Paul. I wonder how many start-ups the market will sustain for these sorts of enterprises. Certainly the low barriers to entry of the green roof and building energy efficiency and analysis businesses make them attractive; but are small shops likely to populate these sectors in the long run? Or will large players drive many smaller ones out of the market by exploiting scale efficiencies? What can new entrants do to avoid “The Ground Floor Trap?” http://writebizplan.com/2009/07/the-ground-floor-trap/

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