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Accelerating Aurora, Driving the Future

Reid Hoffman

I’ve been engaged in the AV tech space closely since 2015, when I first wrote about the potential of AV technology to make human mobility safer, more sustainable, and more efficient. Sterling Anderson, Aurora’s CPO, had led Tesla’s Model X program to its launch in 2015, then led the team that delivered Autopilot. The Road to AV.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

They don’t teach this stuff in school and you can’t learn it by reading a book or by listening to a leadership podcast. I became a full-time entrepreneur in 2015 and since then, I was able to immigrate from Europe to Canada, obtain a visa for the U.S., You need to experience it and grow through it. Louis and now Texas.

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The many things I’m involved with, and why

Jeff Hilimire

48in48 Co-founder and Board Chair. I co-founded this organization with Adam Walker in 2015, and next year we’ll put on events in six cities, including London! With a staff of four, my role is mostly managing the Board, giving advice and counsel, and building relationships for the organization. Fantastic group of people!

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Swedish Immigrant Helps Reinvent the Mouthguard Industry

Hearpreneur

Sometimes a great advisory board can be just as useful. A well-diversified advisory board, willing to answer phone calls and have discussions on regular basis are also priceless help, that I have been fortunate enough to take advantage of. The answer isn’t always VC’s or angels. Starting a business is a tough decision.

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The nonprofits I’m involved with and why

Jeff Hilimire

It’s always been important to me to be involved in helping others, but my life took a course correction when I went through Leadership Atlanta in 2012-13. Organizations I sit on committes for: Zoo Atlanta – I’m on the Leadership Council and Conservation Society for Zoo Atlanta. I started this in 2013.

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7 Steps For Establishing The Right Business Model

Startup Professionals Musings

This dual-leadership approach would have avoided the frustration I felt in a startup a few years ago where beta customers loved our software solution as a free prototype, but we couldn’t sell one in the first few months for a price that seemed reasonable for all our work and innovation. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.