I’ve been thinking a lot about the differences between first time and serial entrepreneurs. We invest in both Read More
First time vs serial entrepreneurs
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Mentors, coaches and teachers
When the student is ready, the master appears.— Buddhist Proverb Lots of entrepreneurs believe they want a mentor. Read More
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Today’s investor:Tim Chang
Our community is made up of trend-setting entrepreneurs, who deserve to be recognized. These entrepreneurs often choose the Read More
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Today’s investor: Rajil Kapoor
Our community is made up of trend-setting entrepreneurs, who deserve to be recognized. These entrepreneurs often choose the Read More
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How an organization gains leverage
Organizations can accomplish more by increasing the “impactfulness” of their employees. In general, there are three ways for Read More
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Albert Einstein) For decades Read More
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Hiring a big company exec for your startup?
Fast growing startups need experienced big company execs to take them to the next level, right? Wrong. Big Read More
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What is the job of a CEO?
This is the second part of my 45-minute interview with Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to Read More
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The Peter Pan syndrome
One of the ironies of being a startup is that when you are small no one can put Read More
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What a CEO does
I am posting this as a MBA Mondays post. But I did not learn this little lesson at Read More
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The CEO mentor and coach
I’ve written about this topic before. I think many people with the ambition and the opportunity can become Read More
This is the fifth interview in my “Does an entrepreneur need an MBA?” series. Tom Patterson recently sold Read More
At any given time, something like four percent of the US population is engaged in some form of Read More
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Does MBA spell entrepreneur? Part II
This week, I moderated a panel titled MBA Entrepreneurs in the Valley. The discussion was on whether an Read More
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Does MBA spell entrepreneur? Part, I
Tonight, I’m moderating a panel titled MBA Entrepreneurs in the Valley. The discussion will be on whether an Read More