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Mentors 6/18: The Best Mentor Relationships Eventually Become Two-Way

Feld Thoughts

I still remember the first time I met Len, sitting in a restaurant in downtown Boston, wondering to myself “who is this guy and what does he want?” Charlie started his own company, The Feld Group, in 1992 , when my company (Feld Technologies) was five years old. I treasure every moment I have with each of them.

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Digital Health Becoming a Reality

Both Sides of the Table

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. But when I read thoughtful pieces on the future of technology I start to imagine where our lives will be in 10 years. Seemed such a fantasy back in 1992.

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Pioneering Women in Venture Capital: Kathryn Gould

Steve Blank

But they weren’t really in Silicon Valley at the time—they were in Boston, Minneapolis, New York. I loved what he was working on (thanks to perspective in data management from my large company experience here—that prepared mind thing). I had had a love affair with computers since I was 18 and a freshman physics major.

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A Good Place to Work

Ben's Blog

At Opsware I used to teach a management expectations course because I deeply believed in training. In it, I made it clear that I expected every manager to meet with her people on a regular basis. If that’s how the managers listen to me, then why do I even bother coming to work? No medallions, dreadlocks, or black fists.

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A Good Place to Work

Ben's Blog

At Opsware I used to teach a management expectations course because I deeply believed in training. In it, I made it clear that I expected every manager to meet with her people on a regular basis. If that’s how the managers listen to me, then why do I even bother coming to work? Dre, Let Me Ride. No 1:1 in over six months?