Career How To IPO Management 
Eric Jacobson
JANUARY 27, 2024
So, even if you don’t envision yourself wanting to earn a billion dollars, don’t pass up reading Jacob’s, How To Make A Few Billion Dollars. He began his career at age 23 when he founded Amerex Oil Associates, followed by Hamilton Resources, both privately held. The belief that other people must hold the same opinions as you do.
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2015
In all honesty, the skills listing sort of tells the story of my career path over the last six years or so as managed care (my previous professional field) fell farther down the list while blogging, social media, and editing climbed higher. As Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorsen says, “it’s the how-to guide you’ve been waiting for.”
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Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Tom often hogs the spotlight in meetings unaware of how that alienates his peers. And…well…I don’t know how to put this, but he has noticeable body odor that’s a real turnoff.” One’s communication style shapes first impressions and can have a significant impact on career trajectory.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2018
With billions of dollars poised to change hands and the spotlight on, Nasdaq managers scrambled to diagnose the problem, dialing into an emergency conference call to troubleshoot. Despite the check’s warning that something was amiss, managers decided to push forward anyway. But when 11:05 arrived, nothing happened. Learn to stop.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 30, 2016
If you want your business to grow sustainably at scale, you need to figure out how to make big investments that will best differentiate you in your core. “Talent management is easily over a third of all executive time when you count it all,” one long-standing company employee told us about how the company is run.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 10, 2013
After all, China produces 600,000 engineering graduates each year, and as a former Google product manager I thought knew how to attract them. When I started recruiting talent for my new company, before candidates asked about our strategy, they asked how much money we had. They wanted to know what my plans were for IPO.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 4, 2013
And I recall well, at the start of my career, how flattered I felt to be asked for a meeting or some advice — thrilled to be looked at as enough of an expert to be of help. Kathryn Minshew may simply be a better time manager than I am. A message that random is easy to ignore. The guy doesn't know anybody?
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