Nearly every successful technology company has a strong culture—a true articulation of how employees work together. It’s almost impossible to succeed without one. But that doesn’t mean that they have a good culture. Just ask Reed Hastings. Before he led Netflix to global dominance, he co-founded a software company that grew from garage to IPO, but ultimately…
I don’t often write immediate reactions to recent news. However, after reading an article published by The Information regarding sexual harassment allegations against venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck of Binary Capital, I feel that the subject is so important that I must write immediately. In the article, journalist Reed Albergotti compiles first-hand accounts from six women, including three…
Soon, self-driving cars will turn Highway 101 into an office park, and we’ll all keep working right through rush hour. But where is the technology that will liberate us from a productivity killer that’s nearly as lethal as the morning commute? At thousands of conferences every year, millions of panel sessions consume billions of man-hours…
As technology entrepreneur and former State Department senior advisor Alec Ross suggests in his New York Times best-seller, The Industries of the Future, prosperity goes to societies “that don’t just double down on the past but that can adapt and direct their citizens toward industries that are growing.” As an entrepreneur and investor, I’ve always focused on the future,…
Even with access to capital, resources, and talent, it’s incredibly hard to scale a technology startup. Just imagine trying to scale up a non-profit organization without the advantages of the for-profit world. Like the famous comparison of Ginger Rogers to her dance partner Fred Astaire, non-profit entrepreneurs have to do everything that their for-profit siblings do, but…
Many companies loudly proclaim their desire to innovate, but how many know what it actually takes? The most innovative companies don’t tell their employees how to innovate. They suppress traditional management and instead manage the chaos, trusting it will lead to creative breakthroughs. This approach is epitomized by former Google CEO and Alphabet Chair Eric…