Failure is Grief, but not Game Over
My co-author John Danner and I were recently interviewed in by Madanmohan Rao of YourStory Media.
Category: Press
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Where Mark Has Been Published
Mark has been published by the following publications in addition to many others: Visit markcoopersmith.com/publications to view his most recent press, or alternatively, submit a media inquiry through the following form.
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...
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...
“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...
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...