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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. But of all of the things he shared, one thing struck me in such a way that I am still thinking about over 24 hours later. The more I think about this idea, the more I like it.

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Eliciting Excellence – An Online Leadership and Learning Opportunity

Kevin Eikenberry

Consider it a great personal development opportunity and an economical way to provide leadership training in your organization (or to supplement the leadership development activities you already have in place). This is an opportunity to learn from top experts at no cost. 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

Reply Leanne Hoagland-Smith October 8, 2010 at 9:42 am Agree your reading should be one of your professional development or mental development goals depending upon your own goal driven action plan. Reading a variety is fundamental to being a well rounded individual. Thanks for bringing this topic up, it’s important!

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What Startup Accelerators Really Do

Harvard Business Review

Moreover, they are commonly misunderstood or mistakenly lumped in with other institutions supporting early-stage startups, such as incubators, angel investors, and early-stage venture capitalists. based accelerators really took off after 2008, as it did for startups, early-stage capital, and venture investment more broadly.

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Can Design Save Silicon Valley?

Harvard Business Review

But when I hit the road in 2008 raising capital for our fairly design-centric venture, The Grommet, I noticed that no investor ever remarked on my industrial design credentials. The school’s appreciation for design’s strategic importance has come a long, long way since those days.

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Think Global, Not Emerging Markets, Century

Harvard Business Review

As multinational corporations pursue opportunities in emerging markets, they're bound to stumble if they overlook the developed economies, and vice versa. Without operating in the former, they won't be able to attain economies of scale; sans the latter, they're unlikely to continue developing state-of-the-art technologies.

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Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home

Harvard Business Review

Saraki''s approach is emblematic of a growing trend of impact-focused investors that are emerging from developing countries, where economic growth is on the rise. Between 2002-2013, emerging market and developing economies averaged a 6.5% In some ways, they resemble Silicon Valley venture capitalists. growth in GDP.