Steve Blank
MARCH 19, 2018
While Silicon Valley has grown to have global influence, in many ways the cultural leadership from the venture community has dramatically shrunk in the last decade. Among other things the book reminded me how important leadership is in setting startup culture – both consciously and implicitly. And back then they were all men.)
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 22, 2022
Most people I know in business begin by capitalizing on technical strength or passion for change , such as engineering, or focus on saving the environment. Luckily, you can learn needed leadership skills. Of course, you can always ride on someone’s coattail, and let them do the leadership, while you do the hard work in the shadows.
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Version One Ventures
APRIL 11, 2019
Six weeks ago, we kicked off a new series where we profile an awesome operator in our network to learn about his/her work and contributions to his/her organization and community at large. This time, I am very excited to introduce Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo , a Version One portfolio company. Functional quality.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
He created a culture of community and human connection that everyone still loves. Tesla has found that sharing many of their battery patents has expanded the market for all electric vehicle providers, as well as attracted the very best engineers to join Tesla’s team. Analyze all failures for learning opportunities.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
by Keith Martino , head of CMI and author of “ Expect Leadership “ Eddie scaled the catwalk, looked back and heard a loud boom. Serving his community that evening as their Volunteer Fire Chief, Joe diligently scanned his first responder radio for any sign of distress. Joe brought a different style of leadership to bear.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The first step–a conscious decision to be included and a commitment to meet the stringent quality, market and social impact standards the Wikipedia community upholds. This should be all you need to convince your leadership team that inclusion is advantageous. The argument for inclusion focuses on why people go to Wikipedia.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 19, 2009
Building an Advisory Board In my travels outside the building I kept my eyes out for articulate and visionary scientists and engineers who had expertise we lacked, and were willing to help in an advisory capacity. I chose to hire engineers from within each of our target markets and set up “Steve’s one month MBA course for engineers.”
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