First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2011

Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. Here is an excerpt from an interview of Manfred F.R.

Kleiner 75

Kleiner Self-aware Magazine Leadership Development 75

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

Since joining Kleiner Perkins in 1980, venture capitalist John Doerr has helped fund Intuit, Amazon, Google, Twitter, and a host of other well-known tech companies. One of the powerful things about this system is that at any level of an organization you’re only going to have two or three, or maybe four or five, objectives.

Goal 8

Goal Objective Venture Capitalist MBO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Starting in mid-2010, GE asked the world for their ideas about "Powering the Grid" and, later on, "Powering Your Home." GE and its venture capital (VC) partners such as Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital have invested $134 million (of $200 million allocated) in a small selection of these businesses.

Innovation 11

Innovation Kleiner Entrepreneur Brand 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Vaunted valley VC, Eugene Kleiner said it well: “ The time to eat the hors d’oeuvres is when they’re being passed round.” Supplier financing is a powerful, hidden source of cash that works best when times are bad, and is much harder to secure when times are good. Cultivate customer financing.

Finance 8

Finance Company How To Kleiner 8

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2013

As Don’s long-time friend and mentor, Eugene Kleiner of the Kleiner Perkins venture firm fame, observed, “Mental outlook trumps knowledge.” Author information Jay Perry Jay Perry is a Master Certified Coach who helps people to take advantage of business and personal challenges in unique and powerful ways.

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Kleiner Workshop Construction Mentor 292

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2015

Its creation marks the beginning of the end of the e-commerce era defined by browsers, search, maps, and apps and monetized through advertising and the beginning of the next arc of digital transformation of industries (automotive, health care, and others) propelled by the combination of human minds and powerful machines.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Kleiner Business Model Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2015

The high-profile gender discrimination lawsuit by Ellen Pao against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins is being discussed as if it’s emblematic of gender bias in tech. Kleiner Perkins is not just about the kind of subtle stereotyping that’s common at many large tech companies. Kleiner Perkins ultimately fired Nazre.)

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Kleiner Loyalty CFO Mentor 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Kleiner Perkins analyst Mary Meeker showed in her influential 2013 D11 address that “wearable computing is coming on strong, faster than the typical 10 year cycle” of tech trends. The second trend is the historic growth in “ wearables.

Trends 8

Trends Kleiner Supply Chain Sports 8