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Innovation Isn’t Tied to Size, But to Operating Rules
I have to admit that I see red whenever I see people pick on big firms for not being able to innovate, or celebrate startups alone as “getting it”. I teach and advise entrepreneurs (from Stanford, in...
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TEDxNewEngland Talk – Nilofer Merchant on Inclusivity
How would you reinvent business, reinvent America, or reinvent the world? This is the question I was asked to answer a few weeks back for a #TEDtalk. TEDxNewEngland’s event was held at the WGBN...
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Can Mayer Save Yahoo and How?
Today, BusinessWeek ran a front cover story on Marisa Mayer’s leadership of Yahoo, asking what seems like a 10-year old question, ‘can it be saved?’ Having grown up in Silicon Valley and worked in...
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The One Thing VCs Could Do To Increase Returns
If the person who can cure diabetes came to you for money, if you were a VC you’d likely turn that person away. And, an inventor who could reduce global dependency on oil by designing better...
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Walking the Talk on Purpose (What Harish Manwani’s TEDtalk got Wrong)
The currency of the word, “Purpose” is at risk. If you haven’t already seen it, you’ll see it soon. “Purpose” is the new “authentic”. Or the “values-based leadership”. And I worry that many a leader...
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To Find New Ideas, Innovate, etc.
Have you ever gone to a conference or workshop where you wondered, “why am I here”? That turns out to be a good thing — because being exposed to a range of people and experiences is an important part...
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