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Are Older Entrepreneurs The Best Entrepreneurs?

The Horizons Tracker

Similar tales emerge from teams as diverse as Bill Clinton’s election team, the early Apple team and even the scientists that converged on Los Alamos to create the atomic bomb. Indeed, venture capitalist Paul Graham once quipped that he rarely backed any entrepreneur older than 32. Fear of missing out.

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How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

Harvard Business Review

“Today, probably even more than ever before, networks are a key form of social capital for achieving goals in both your professional and personal lives.” You’re not just networking because you should ; you’re doing it because it’s good for your career. Career planning. Change your mindset.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. Cons: PMs have less exposure to company strategy and are just one of many voices of the customer.