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Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?

Harvard Business Review

Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. between 2006 and 2012 had at least one immigrant cofounder. The business opportunities they came up with were rated by four venture capitalists and industry experts blind to the source. as young adult.

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Why Uber and Airbnb Needed a Different Kind of CEO

Harvard Business Review

At Uber, the idea for the business has been portrayed as this stroke of ingenuity, but I learned it was actually inspired by a product placement in the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. I’ve covered tech for 20 years, so I’d interviewed people like Mark Zuckerberg and the Google founders early in their careers.

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Transparency is the New Leadership Imperative

Harvard Business Review

In 2006, he launched a blog , then called "Running a Hospital," which took the bold step of putting his unvarnished thoughts into the public realm, sans PR gloss. Transparency didn't save Paul Levy from making a thoughtless mistake that negatively impacted his career. Transparency is brand insurance. You attract like-minded talent.