Breaking into the VC circle: a tough but necessary step for women and minorities
This piece was originally published in Inc.com In my role as an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at Harvard Business School, I recently participated in a “showcase”…
Real Deal Road Trip #14: Visiting Japanese Ryokan
There’s a risk to writing publicly about a foreign country based on a short stay or vacation. I once learned that the hard way after I…
Seeing that Tipping Point of Joy Get Closer and Closer
When you start a business you are constantly looking for evidence that you are not crazy, and that you are working on something that matters. In…
Three reasons why Katniss Everdeen would dazzle as a CEO
This post was originally published in Inc.com I recently saw the second Hunger Games movie and, at the risk of sounding ridiculously melodramatic, it brought to mind my…
Things I’m Excited About: Crowd Companies Launches Today
Today marks the launch of a new company that I’m delighted to see added to the startup ecosystem and even more excited to join as one…
Happiness Equals Expectations Minus Reality
This post was originally published on Inc.com I get to hang around a lot of students because I’m an Entrepreneur in Residence at Harvard Business School…
Women Can Discriminate Too
This piece was originally published in Inc.com n this era of Lean In-inspired dialogue, we can often assume that only men are guilty of gender bias. Yet…
5 Steps to Take Your Product from Concept to Reality
This piece was originally published by Entrepreneur magazine. I reproduce it in its entirety here. Jules Pieri started The Grommet, a product-launch platform, after realizing that contemporary…
This honorable act will amaze you
At the end of 2012 our company was so over-crowded some people had to ask their nearby colleagues to get up so they could go to…
The upstart site that seduces with endless doses of anger, awe, and anxiety
I keep finding myself frequently clicking through Facebook posts by the new site Upworthy. Apparently I am not alone. In June 2013 Fast Company reported that:…
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