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BE 2.0: Why Culture Matters More Than Strategy

Paul G. Silva

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collinss book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). Culture is Strategy This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” In BE 2.0,

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BE 2.0: When Your BHAG Forces Innovation

Paul G. Silva

The Millau Viaduct , consistently ranked as one of the greatest engineering achievements of modern times This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” At the time, we were running a startup accelerator for 6 companies.

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BE 2.0: Vision Drives Endurance

Paul G. Silva

This post is part of my ongoing series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0). ” Six years later, we were named us one of America’s top 100 startup accelerators. Check out the previous posts on leadership values and getting the right people. What is Vision?

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How to Manage a Startup Through Troubling Times

Entrepreneurs' Organization

While some level of stress is inevitable if you are running a startup, times like this can ramp up the stress factor considerably. I interviewed a number of prominent VC’s and entrepreneurs for my recent book. Here is advice I collected for dealing with the stress of running a startup: 1. Remember that you are not alone.

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This is the Dumbest Op Ed I’ve Read in a While

Both Sides of the Table

I understand that Adam Grant is a fairly popular professor at Wharton and has a book that some people loved called “Originals” (for me it interesting but not mind blowing, and I have some first-hand knowledge of some of its inaccuracies). I try to speak at universities, high schools, startup accelerators?—?as

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The idea that university degrees don’t matter is a Silicon Valley fantasy

TechCrunch

Silicon Valley’s undisputed leading startup accelerator is Y Combinator. In my book , I offer a key explanation for this phenomenon: signaling. If you aspire to be a unicorn founder and rock the world through entrepreneurship, the most effective launchpad is a top-tier university degree.

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The latecomer advantage in startups

TechCrunch

In order for entrepreneurship to feel exciting and welcoming — not even be, but feel — new needs to be one of its loudest characteristics. It’s partially obvious: When you’ve done this whole entrepreneurship thing before, you understand what mistakes to avoid and seamlessly know which investors to dodge. Book your pass ASAP!

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