Clifford Schorer

Clifford Schorer

Adjunct Professor; The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School

Professor Schorer is a serial entrepreneur who specializes in the start-up acquisition and development of small and mid-sized companies. He focuses on businesses with unique ideas or technologies that are in need of guidance during their initial growth phases. Cliff has been involved with companies in the high tech arena, his last position being CEO of GeoVideo Networks, a Lucent Technologies Venture. Prior to that his career included businesses in the real estate, office-supply and health care industries. During the early 1990's he spent a considerable amount of time in Russia using his entrepreneurial approach to assist in the privatization process During his extensive professional career, Schorer has lectured in numerous business and academic forums both in the United States and abroad. He has developed financial management software programs for business education through his publishing company Bized.

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Your founding idea is the most critical, says Cliff Schorer. Vet it thoroughly.
Cliff Schorer says energy is a hot area right now.
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Good entrepreneurs who stay flexible, says Cliff Schorer.
Credit still trumps venture capital when it comes to financing.
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Make sure your technology is scalable and consider all possible ways of entering the market, says Cliff Schorer.
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Cliff Schorer says the Internet dramatically expands market access.
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The best hires are those eager to become part of something greater than themselves, says Cliff Schorer.