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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. Do you know all the latest about your hobbies, but are constantly suprised about the changes in in your industry? Your answers carry consequences.

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Integrated Marketing and Social Networks

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The way something is sold influences the way it is made, and the book industry has always been about bookstores,” said business book writer Seth Godin. On the other hand, they have opened up a lot of opportunities," said David Cowan, a venture capitalist at Bessemer Venture Partners in Menlo Park, CA. Borders Group Inc.,

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How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing

Harvard Business Review

These major transformations pose significant implications for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, workers, and managers, as well as policymakers for nations and cities across the globe. The first shift is the Great Expansion, as the past decade has witnessed a massive increase in venture capital deployed globally.

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Should Big Companies Give Up on Innovation?

Harvard Business Review

It’s a common question thrown at me by entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, or the more cynically minded corporate leaders. Start-up companies tend to cluster in industries favored by venture capitalists (like biotechnology or information technology) or ones where there are relatively low barriers to entry (like restaurants).

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010.

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How Old Are Silicon Valley’s Top Founders? Here’s the Data

Harvard Business Review

Last week, The New Republic published a lengthy exploration of ageism in Silicon Valley , the idea that venture capitalists discriminate against older entrepreneurs and that start-ups discriminate against older job applicants. Entrepreneurship Tech industry'

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India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. According to Mergermarket, the value of investment activity rose from $111 million in 2010 to $829 million in 2011, while the number of deals doubled from 33 to 66.