Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

“I don’t quite know what to do next,” said Simon, a media CEO. Simon had been a chief executive for 15 years, and CFO before he was 30. But, with his company recently sold, Simon was considering retirement. Most CEOs we spoke to, like Simon, had no time to plan their retirement while running their companies.

Simon 11

Simon CEO Venture Capitalist Planning 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2014

The personae include Wharton management professor Daniel Raff, who points out the dangers of Amazon’s growing control over cultural products, and venture capitalist David Pakman, who takes the kind of position a venture capitalist would, namely that publishers need to wake up to the realities of the digital world.

Industry 8

Industry Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

He is no Jim Simons , using his mathematical genius to outsmart the market in (to an outsider) incomprehensible ways. Venture capitalist Mark Andreessen, a target of Icahn’s attacks as a board member at eBay, recently likened the 78-year-old to a six-year-old. Wait a while. If necessary, write another letter, or a few tweets.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8