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Venture Capitalists Are Looking for Failures

Women on Business

According to an article in the April issue of Harvard Business Review , “Failing By Design,” many venture capitalists won’t invest in a new enterprise if the founder has never undergone failure. Apparently those who have never faced a failure in a product, division or business don’t have the experience that is valued in business.

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

Kevin Eikenberry

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Do You Have a Balanced Reading (and Learning) Diet? A balanced nutritional diet, a balanced reading diet, and of course that balance between our personal and professional lives. You can’t talk about this too much.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Here are six ways to change that. Start with a survey.

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Meaningful Work Beats Over-the-Top Perks Every Time

Harvard Business Review

Earlier in my career I spent 14 years as chief talent officer at Netflix, where I helped create some of the innovative talent management policies — such as no-formal-limit vacation policies — that have since become widespread. (I Venture capitalists don’t give money away; eventually, they want a return.

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Everything You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Know About the Pallet Industry

Harvard Business Review

Yes, those big, flat structures that hold products for transport. Andy O’Connell Maybe Not Does Innovation Always Lead to Gentrification? Pacific Standard Every struggling city hopes to grow an “innovation district” that will populate its old brick warehouses with teams of brainy entrepreneurs.

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Business Customers Are Digital. Shouldn't Your Marketing Be?

Harvard Business Review

They expect you to be honest about how your products and services stack up — by sharing detailed descriptions of features and applications, multiple opinions, and even negative reviews. We've seen Google sales leader Jim Lecinski challenge a room of business marketers to search YouTube for even the most obscure product.