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My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing

Harvard Business Review

But because we failed to hammer out exactly how we would operate (including our respective roles and responsibilities), infighting distracted from operating, cash became a concern, and the business slowly, then quickly, imploded. As we moved from idea to execution, I asked another friend to take a key role in the project.

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Green Police

Chris Brady

Government is like a sledge hammer. Many private corporation are building one project to LEED requirements to get certifed by the agency and then they are building all of their other buildings the same way without the LEED stamp of approval. It is only good at one thing, and the use of a sledgehammer is obvious.