Two years into founding her eponymously named news site/blog, Arianna Huffington collapsed from exhaustion and lack of sleep. Of course, she went through a battery of medical tests before discovering that what ailed her was nothing that a reasonable amount of shut eye couldn’t cure, which is when she had a come-to-Jesus moment: Was this […]
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Are VC Firms Too Big to Fail? Part 1
VC firms live and die by the small handful of key investments in their portfolios. In most cases, firms perish if they can’t find that elusive “IPO home run,” which can make or break their fund. However, it is the pursuit of these rare investments that has created an insidious culture of investing in as […]
The Most Admired Entrepreneurs Are Servant Leaders
Startups provide leadership in the market. Entrepreneurs provide leadership to their startups. There are many styles of leadership, such as dictatorial, laissez-faire and democratic, but the one I hear discussed more these days is “servant” leadership. The servant leader serves people through mentoring, direct assistance, listening and acting on their employees’ input. It’s the […]