Category: Articles
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Is There Really That Much Difference Between Startups and Corporates?
“…My personal argument is that startups are fundamentally no different than corporates in the grand scheme of business. Both the problems and benefits are very similar when looking at the two and the differences are merely polar opposites to each other along the same spectrum.”
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What Is the Right Level of Adversity Required for Innovation?
“…true innovation can only occur in conditions where individuals are nurtured to think long-term versus short-term. What that means is that they are able to think and live beyond their immediate circumstance and are allowed to dream and envision what can be versus having to live in the moment.”
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Diversity & Inclusion: Why It Is Important & How Do We Get More Of It
“One of the greatest strengths of the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem is the large percentage of individuals who are willing to pivot. And not pivot in the traditional sense of the word. Pivot in the sense that individuals are not only wiling to adapt to their circumstances but who are willing to listen to a…
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Regulation: Does It Continue To Be A Necessary Evil Or Is It A Vital Component For Better Startup Development?
“There is no doubt that viewed from the lens of speed to market, regulation, particularly from a pre-technology perspective as it was implemented, acted as more of an impediment than a benefit. Or did it? Viewed from a different perspective, regulation need not be an impediment but a necessity from not only a human-based perspective…
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How Will Startups Thrive In An Era of Decentralizing Change?
“What we are seeing is a period of rapid foundational change that is causing dramatic upheaval. The question becomes how will this impact startups and how will startups cope?”
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Controlled Chaos: Balancing Individual Creative Freedom with a Regulated Framework
“While there will always be resource competition no matter how efficient we become or what alternatives we may discover, it is not resource competition that governments and societies need to focus their energies on. Competition in the 21st century will increasingly be about maximizing individual potential not just from a pure numerical perspective but from…
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Why We Need To Reform The Current Higher Education System
“…the demand for higher education continues to outstrip the ability to supply it… There is no doubt that higher education will be the lynchpin for providing both individual and societal opportunities, [but] there are a number of impediments that higher education is creating when it comes to providing individuals with opportunities to succeed. ”
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Are We on the Cusp Changing How We Manage People?
Are contemporary management models in need of a makeover? Read more to continue the discussion on why the “widget-based” management approach is now becoming obsolete in a world where there is no such thing as “one-size-fits-all.”
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How Do We Work Together?
“Study after study has indicated that diversity is a critical factor to high performing startups. The differences in thought, beliefs and even understanding is critical to comprehending the diverse and nuanced markets that are the bread and butter of startups today… If diversity has proven itself to be a high performing accelerant, why has it…
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Why We Need To “Expand The Tent” On Opportunity
The pandemic continues its unrelenting disruption of the socio-political and economic orders around the globe with the results leading to significant and long lasting devastation. There is increasing worry about the potential for increased bankruptcies, joblessness and homelessness once government funded rescue programs end. What we, as a society, are seeing is a significant reduction…