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