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"Many would argue that maintaining staff is easy and it merely comes down to finding the right price point at which an individual will stay and the Millennial phenomena of leaving for “better experiences” is a fad. I actually would argue the exact opposite..."

"...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."

"...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."

"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 plurality of diverse thought and be willing to thoughtfully debate and integrate diverse thought into a new paradigm. "

"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 but one that produces better long-term results..."

"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?"

"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 a motivated intellectual perspective..."

"...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. "

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."

"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 been so difficult to implement?"