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Aug 22, 2024
Economic Times: Masters of imitation: copying has been a foundational element of innovation in the most successful tech ecosystems
Aug 22, 2024
Aug 22, 2024
Aug 16, 2023
Fortune: LinkedIn is uniquely positioned to benefit from Twitter’s meltdown–and disgruntled X users are offering Microsoft a blueprint for social media supremacy
Aug 16, 2023
Aug 16, 2023
Jan 2, 2021
Fast Company: 8 things that could derail innovation at your company—and how to avoid them
Jan 2, 2021
Jan 2, 2021
Aug 4, 2018
LinkedIn: How design can make tech products less addictive
Aug 4, 2018
Aug 4, 2018
Apr 30, 2018
Washington Post: My advice to the world’s entrepreneurs: Copy and steal — the Silicon Valley way
Apr 30, 2018
Apr 30, 2018
Mar 16, 2017
Washington Post: Don’t believe the hype about AI in business
Mar 16, 2017
Mar 16, 2017
Apr 1, 2014
Wall Street Journal: Location No Longer Determines Success
Apr 1, 2014
Apr 1, 2014
Jan 22, 2014
Wall Street Journal: Keeping Women in the Tech Workforce
Jan 22, 2014
Jan 22, 2014
Oct 3, 2013
Wall Street Journal: Hire the Best Workers Wherever They Are
Oct 3, 2013
Oct 3, 2013
Jul 22, 2013
Wall Street Journal: You Need a Team to Help Climb The Mountain
Jul 22, 2013
Jul 22, 2013
Jul 16, 2013
LinkedIn: Entrepreneurship: Worthless, Impossible and Stupid?
Jul 16, 2013
Jul 16, 2013
Jul 15, 2013
Wall Street Journal: Business is Not Like Field Of Dreams
Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013
Jun 4, 2013
Wall Street Journal: Forget the IPO, Build a Lifestyle Business
Jun 4, 2013
Jun 4, 2013
Apr 1, 2013
Wall Street Journal: Why I Don’t Advise Startups to Hire M.B.A.s
Apr 1, 2013
Apr 1, 2013
Jan 16, 2013
Wall Street Journal: Forget Angels, Try Your Parents or Piggy Bank
Jan 16, 2013
Jan 16, 2013
Dec 31, 2012
Wall Street Journal: New Day, New Plan
Dec 31, 2012
Dec 31, 2012
Dec 10, 2012
Wall Street Journal: It’s All About Selling
Dec 10, 2012
Dec 10, 2012
Dec 3, 2012
Wall Street Journal: Customers Don’t Know What They Want—Until They See It
Dec 3, 2012
Dec 3, 2012
May 17, 2012
Washington Post: Why Silicon Valley needs humanities students
May 17, 2012
May 17, 2012
Jan 8, 2011
TechCrunch: What Exactly is a Business Model?
Jan 8, 2011
Jan 8, 2011
Nov 21, 2010
TechCrunch: Venture or Angel Capital Isn’t the End—It’s the Means
Nov 21, 2010
Nov 21, 2010
Oct 3, 2010
TechCrunch: Should Entrepreneurs Bet It All On The Billion Dollar Exit, Or Cash Out Small?
Oct 3, 2010
Oct 3, 2010
Jun 8, 2010
TechCrunch: Startups: Poverty is Underrated. Be Glad That You’re Not Rich
Jun 8, 2010
Jun 8, 2010
May 9, 2010
TechCrunch: Is an MBA a Plus or a Minus in the Startup World?
May 9, 2010
May 9, 2010
May 1, 2010
TechCrunch: Advice From Founders Who Bootstrapped Their Way to Success
May 1, 2010
May 1, 2010
Apr 24, 2010
TechCrunch: Ditch the Biz Plan, Buy a Lottery Ticket
Apr 24, 2010
Apr 24, 2010
Aug 16, 2009
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Why Be an Ethical Company? They're Stronger and Last Longer
Aug 16, 2009
Aug 16, 2009
Jun 23, 2009
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Why Less Is More for Startups
Jun 23, 2009
Jun 23, 2009
Nov 7, 2008
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Startups: The Upside of a Downturn
Nov 7, 2008
Nov 7, 2008
Jan 7, 2008
BloombergBusiness Week: Before You Write a Business Plan
Jan 7, 2008
Jan 7, 2008