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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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Entrepreneurship Always Leads to Inequality

Harvard Business Review

Deservedly vaunted venture capitalist Tom Perkins’ callous, arrogant and elitist recent comments should not serve as an expedient excuse to overlook an important “dirty little secret” about entrepreneurship, the acknowledged engine of economic growth: successful entrepreneurship always exacerbates local inequality , at least in the short run.