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Writing while angry

Surviving Leadership

King asked that the story be pulled from publication in 1999, wrote about why in 2013, and has donated proceeds from that writing to gun control efforts. King’s writings came to mind because we are living in a society that incubates violence. In the years since the novella’s publication, numerous school shootings have taken place.

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Entrepreneurs Take On Manufacturing

Harvard Business Review

Third, hardware entrepreneurs in some cities can now access a sophisticated supporting infrastructure, including a sizable ecosystem of hardware “studios,” incubators, accelerators, and service-providers that has grown up to abet start-ups in dozens of cities from Austin to Providence to Miami.

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How Startups Overcome the Capital Gap

Harvard Business Review

You can go to an incubator and potentially try to convince them to write a $15-$25K check to get your idea off the ground. However, the best incubators also look for large, venture fundable business opportunities. Fast-forward to 2013: Zoho is a $200 million dollar a year company. Certainly not VCs.

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Creating Social Change with Social Media

Harvard Business Review

For 2013 — mark your diary for December 3rd — we've set a goal of 5,000 partners including some of the nation's top corporate names and leading funders. Our vision is to grow these efforts so that one day #GivingTuesday becomes as well-known as Black Friday or Cyber Monday.

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The “Older” Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon

Harvard Business Review

His firm had a summer incubator program for student entrepreneurs. Five years later I am at the helm of a company that grew its revenues 450% in 2013, and counts one in 200 Americans as a supporter. In the early days of founding my current company, The Grommet , I met with a prominent venture capitalist. I already do.”.

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Scaling Up is a Problem of Both More and Less

Harvard Business Review

Sales doubled in 2013. Until 2013, the rocks were reevaluated every 90 days. In 2013, after people there identified an inefficiency in the order fulfillment process, a plan to automate part of the process was formulated. The average order size is 1,500 pounds.

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Why I Still Believe in India

Harvard Business Review

That spirit is displayed by the leadership team of Village Laundry Service , a business our venture investment and incubation arm started in 2008 (I remain on the Board of Directors after we brought in a full-time professional leadership team and attracted outside investment). Consumers love the convenience of this concept.