Educator, Author, Entrepreneur and Speaker – Entrepreneurship and Innovation
On Tuesday March 15, I will kick off the 2022 Inov8rs Connect “Culture, Talent & Teams” online conference with an updated take on my book The Other “F” Word, which I co-wrote with John Danner. I’ll do a quick talk and then join in a fireside chat and Q&A on this topic. This conference is designed...
Greetings from Copenhagen! I am here for the Innovation Roundtable Summit—the largest gathering of corporate innovation executives in the world. I just delivered a keynote address on the closing of Day 1, giving an updated take on “The Other ‘F’ Word.” On Day 2 I did a deeper dive into that topic, and deconstructed the Failure Value Cycle (from my book). On Day 3 I led a session on “Three Keys to Corporate Entrepreneurship,” where I take core entrepreneurial practices and adapt them to work in large enterprises.
Netflix is just killing it in 200+ countries. Great Q1 earnings confirmed what we all see and know. Netflix added 5.5 million international subscribers, plus 2 million more in the US. What are they doing right? Content is key. Join me May 1 at noon at UC Berkeley Haas as I interview Netflix Head of...
On Tuesday April 10 I will be giving a talk followed by Q&A in the Business Edge Briefing Breakfast series, offered in partnership with the North Bay Leadership Council, Dominican University, and The CEO Club of Marin. This event will be held at Dominican University in San Rafael. Here is info from the invitation, including a link...
It doesn’t matter where you are, or whether you are in the private or public sector, around the world it seems everyone wants to drive more innovation and more entrepreneurial activity. I see this every day in the classes I teach at UC Berkeley, the executive programs I run, and the talks and advisory work I do globally. Which...
Personal growth may be one of the toughest challenges an entrepreneur may face. Only those who learn how to grow personally will survive and thrive — scaling the company, scaling the team, and “scaling” themselves.
Greetings from post-Brexit-vote London. I have been in the UK and Ireland for the past couple of weeks leading up to the Brexit referendum, the vote, and the immediate aftermath. The results were announced Friday morning in a surprise for many, with “Leave” being the ultimate choice of 52% of the voters. I happen to...
On April 21 I will be in San Jose speaking at Watermark’s Conference for Women – Silicon Valley, a great conference (see here for more info). I will be joined by John Danner – my co-author of The Other “F” Word – along with several accomplished women panelists, and we promise a lively discussion. I recently...
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...
I had a great time discussing startups – and how to launch them – with longtime friend, colleague and startup guru Guy Kawasaki at NASDAQ’s Entrepreneurial Center in San Francisco. Great hospitality from the center’s exec director Nicola Corzine (seen with Guy and me below). Guy shared highlights from his recent updated version of the...
I had a great time last night at the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center.