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The Leader as a Venture Capitalist

Kevin Eikenberry

He said that when striving for innovation, leaders should think like venture capitalists. Consider what venture capitalists do. Reply Kevin Eikenberry October 6, 2010 at 7:37 pm You are most welcome Robin. The more I think about this idea, the more I like it. That is why we are here.

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Eliciting Excellence – An Online Leadership and Learning Opportunity

Kevin Eikenberry

Tagged as: online events , teleseminars { 1 comment… read it below or add one } leadership development October 5, 2010 at 2:49 am Great post! And no specific time to log or tune in because you’ll have access to each expert interview for a full 24 hours. Over recent years Adults learn from a variety of sources.

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Do You Have a Balanced Reading (and Learning) Diet?

Kevin Eikenberry

by Kevin Eikenberry on October 8, 2010 in Achievement , Learning The idea for this post comes with a tip of the hat to a high school friend, Jerry Gray, reconnected with first online. Tagged as: reading { 6 comments… read them below or add one } Carletta October 8, 2010 at 9:35 am Excellent! It was implied but not stated.

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Views on a New Opportunity (Note: VCs please avoid reading this.

Rajesh Setty

On a lighter note, Venture Capitalists, please avoid reading this excerpt Excerpts from the first chapter… When I first discovered that my nickname among some members of staff at Virgin was “Dr. © 2005 - 2010 Rajesh Setty Podcast Powered by podPress (v8.8)

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Just How Risky Is Entrepreneurship, Really?

Harvard Business Review

Few law students even get the chance to buy the losing lottery ticket: the government estimates that 215,417 jobs for attorneys will open between 2008 and 2018 and in the same decade , there will be over 430,000 new legal graduates so only half will get to practice in their chosen field (at substantial opportunity and tuition costs).

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Think Global, Not Emerging Markets, Century

Harvard Business Review

Nokia, for example, commanded market shares of 40% in China and 56% in India by 2008. In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest R&D spender (in purchasing power parity terms) after the U.S. Most technology ventures in China are of the C2C variety, i.e., Copy-To-China.

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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. America loves small businesses. corporations and for companies considering moving production back to the U.S.