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How to Bounce Back After a Business Fails
Research shows that more startups fail than succeed. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. For those that do succeed, the rewards are many: doing something we love, financial independence, the opportunity to drive positive change in our communities and beyond.
My mom made the front page of the NY Times today (for a sad reason)
Thank you New York Times. And thank you LA Times and our local NBC Bay Area TV station who ran longer pieces and news stories on my mom and so many others. All as part of the effort to put a human face on this crisis. While of course Alice was special to me – as mother and grandmother, teacher and speech therapist, and so much more - she would have passed quite anonymously but for these efforts. I am grateful.
Failure is Grief, but not Game Over
My co-author John Danner and I were recently interviewed in by Madanmohan Rao of YourStory Media.
"The Entrepreneurial Mindset" (cover article for Strive Magazine)
How do entrepreneurs think? What distinguishes the best entrepreneurs and innovators from the rest? Originally published as the cover article for Strive Magazine, January 2019 For the past 30 years, I’ve pursued the answer to this question: “What distinguishes the best entrepreneurs and innovators from the rest of us?”
SPOTANGELS dubbed the "Waze for Parking"
The idea for SPOTANGELS was developed by Hamza Chahdi during one of my Learn2Launch classes in the Silicon Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at UC Berkeley. SpotAngels is now available on the App Store and Play Store and has been featured by Apple and Google as among the best apps of the year.
How Facebook Blew It. My comments on this fiasco, on the evening news
What are the implications of the recent Facebook disclosures? I was interviewed about Facebook for the Evening News on Fox around the 2016 Presidential election and how Facebook data was used (and misused) to target voters and influence outcome.
A global perspective on The Other "F" Word (featured article from speaker's bureau BigSpeak)
Mark Coopersmith is Changing Our Global View of Failure. New article by Jessica Welch on BigSpeak.
"This Product Really Sucks" - How my student's breast pump startup made the NY Times
“I want to rethink and reimagine the breast pump.” That’s what my UC Berkeley Haas MBA student Jeff Alvarez told me on the first day of our “Workshop for Startups” class. That was several years ago, and Jeff has stayed in touch with me and my co-instructor John Danner ever since, as he has pursued this vision.
Conversation with NASDAQ's Nicola Corzine on Success & Failure (video)
I sat down recently at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center with its Executive Director Nicola Corzine for a wide-ranging conversation about my book "The Other "F" Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work." We discussed how failure manifests itself – and can also be used as a resource for innovation and growth – in organizations ranging from startups to global enterprises. We discussed how different cultures around the globe have varying relationships with the other f word. And much more.
My WSJ "C-Suite Strategies" article how great CEOs drive innovation and growth
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article I wrote with my UC Berkeley and Princeton colleague John Danner. The article is entitled: "How Not to Flunk at Failure" and builds on the work we did for our recent book: “The Other “F” Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work”
On Fox News KTVU: Why the acquisition of Niman Ranch by Perdue Chicken wasn't a surprise to me; plus other implications of the deal
Niman Ranch was recently acquired by Perdue Chicken. This seemed to surprise a lot of observers, but this was one I could see coming. Want to see why? And other implications for the food sector? Check out my TV interview with KTVU Fox News reporter Jana Katsuyama.
"Live from Malaysia" on Radio 89.9 BFM: "The Other 'F' Word" and implications for global leaders
I had a fantastic trip through Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia in August/September 2015. I met with business and government leaders throughout the region. One of my stops was at BFM Radio 89.9 where I sat down with their lead business reporter about “The Other”F” Word.
Changing the "Static Quo" in Your Organization - a recipe for leaders and teams
Instead of calling the work reality we each deal with every day the “status quo,” perhaps it would be better referred to as the “static quo.” That’s because change is hard, and many organizations seem to be set up to stifle innovation and hinder change wherever possible. All this despite the loud and frequent proclamations of organization leaders about driving innovation and growth.
Failure-Savvy Leadership
What is failure-savvy leadership?
It’s the recognition that some leaders and organizations have the ability create more productive relationships with failures when they do happen. These enlightened leaders and their teams extract insights from failures to drive more innovation and faster growth, and to create more engaged employees and team members.
"Entrepreneurship is a team sport," and other launch tips in Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneurship is a team sport. Here's an excerpt from the full article entitled 5 Things You Must Do to Successfully Launch a Business , which ran in both print and online at Entrepreneur Magazine:
Advance Praise for the Upcoming Book "The Other 'F' Word"
Mark and his UC Berkeley colleague, John Danner, are preparing to release The Other "F Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work in March--about how you can leverage the power of failure to drive innovation and accelerate growth in your organization.