Trump, Brexit and ISIS are the symptoms, and technology is the problem This article originally appeared on TechCrunch on August 16th, 2016 The world seems to be going mad with division. Religious fundamentalism versus the modern world. Nationalism versus openness. […]
Winter Is Here, Now What? For the past several months there has been a growing chorus of alarms about the impending slow down in the startup world. While a number of pundits are still in denial and the reverberations haven’t […]
This article originally appeared on TechCrunch on July 11th, 2015 It’s no secret that most startups fail. What’s a bit less obvious is that most startup accelerators also fail. While a few top-tier programs get the cream of the crop […]
Over the weekend my article on TechCrunch on how accelerators are the new business school seemed to hit a good nerve. Coincidentally, it went live as I’m serving mentor duty at The European Innovation Academy, a unique, three week extreme […]
Since the second coming of startups began a few years ago, I’ve visited dozens of countries, presented to thousands of founders in keynotes and workshops, and mentored a couple of hundred one-on-one. Early in a startup’s lifecycle the most pressing […]
This post appeared on TechCrunch on July 4th, 2014 In May, I received an invitation to participate in the “Startup Global Design Workshop” hosted by the White House Business Council and Business Forward. The organizations are working on bridging the […]
Despite all of the video conferencing tech, travel will always be a crucial part of business. You don’t have to be a sales machine to make frequent travel a normal part of your role – as even startups are getting […]
