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Most founders wake up to the harsh reality that they are selling confidence. The poise that attracts followers, the coolness to stand up in front of a crowd, and the contagious conviction that their product will be a hit. The…
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There has rarely been a better time to launch than now – right in the middle of this pandemic. “America has suddenly recovered its entrepreneurial mojo,” wrote The Economist recently in a stunning report documenting a massive number of “high-propensity”…
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The pandemic has upended our notion of Place. When remote work threatens to make geography obsolete, what is the value of a physical ecosystem of startups, talent, investors, and the institutions that support them? Place can also be virtual. A…
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Ideas are a dime a dozen in Silicon Valley. What counts is how fast you jump on the opportunity. We call this stage in the entrepreneurial journey the Shift. The Shift is a fundamental move from thinking to doing. Simply…
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