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The Importance of Teams and Why the Best Leaders Cultivate Them

Both Sides of the Table

I was watching my favorite show on TV this morning – GPS (Global Public Square) with Fareed Zakaria. The show has become my best curator of which books to read (including my favorite of last year, The Accidental Superpower ) and my go to for understanding geopolitics of: Russia, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and of course the US.

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Soundbites from the future

Start Up Blog

A few soundbites from the future: Leadership: It’s no longer about being king of the mountain, it’s about being center of the circle. BRIC nations especially are innovating and creating new technology platforms, while the west holds onto fossil fuel era. GEO-locating is the juncture that makes technology connections “real”.

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Go Anywhere, Get Anything

Reid Hoffman

In February, Greylock kicked off “Iconversations,” a new speaker series featuring “icons” across tech, finance, media and culture. Dara manages Uber’s fast-growing business in 63 countries around the world and leads a global team of more than 22,000 employees. I was born in Iran and I grew up there. You came to the U.S.

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The iconic VC-Backed founders are all White & Asian men. So why invest in diversity?

David Teten

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. .

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Why many entrepreneurs come across as jerks

management.fortune.cnn.com

Tony Tjan is CEO of Cue Ball Capital and is co-author of Heart, Smarts, Guts and Luck (Harvard Business Review Press). Posted in: Arrogance , Conviction , Entrepreneurs , Humility , Leadership. Standard Chartereds stock drops on Iran allegations. Leadership, by Geoff Colvin. Today in Tech. Join the Conversation.