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How Today’s Tech Will Shape Tomorrow’s Job Interview
New technologies continue to change every facet of the way we do business, including how we identify, recruit, and hire the best people. Thanks to the latest tech innovations, today’s recruiting and hiring process has developed far beyond the traditional job boards and sit-down interviews of yesterday. Read More
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How To Make The Internet Free In Developing Countries
When most Americans hear the term “net neutrality” their eyes begin to glaze over, confusion sets in, and an almost instant-boredom takes over them. But in an emerging market like India, net neutrality means everything. Hard-Core Career Advice For A 13-Year-Old
I’m ashamed because I felt the need to brag to my 13-year-old. But she asked for it. My daughter Mollie had a homework assignment for her guidance class that had her ask me what I do for a living. This put me in a weird position. I do a lot of things. I didn’t know how to tell her. Read More
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A Fundraising Template Every Entrepreneur Can Use
Raising massive rounds these days is so commonplace that most of us tune out fundraising news altogether. The fundraising environment has changed so dramatically over the past four years, it’s almost incomprehensible to those of us who lived through it. Berlin And Tel Aviv Should Work Better Together
“Germany is the fourth-largest GDP in the world and only an hour timezone away from Israel, and yet most Israeli entrepreneurs strive to collaborate with San Francisco, with 10 hours difference, and 20 hours flight. This is silly,” Eden Shochat recently said to me during a coffee in Herzliya, the “Palo Alto of Israeli Silicon Valley.” Read More
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The Founder And The Inferiority Complex
I’m a serial entrepreneur with an inferiority complex. I was diagnosed by an overly-cheerful psychiatrist about a year ago as I was getting help for anxiety and depression, which were a result of this underlying disorder. This is how I’ve overcome it. Urban Transportation Will Go All-Electric Sooner Than You Think
Think of the vehicle that will change urban transportation. If the image in your mind is not an electric bus, you’re thinking of the wrong vehicle. The electrification of the passenger vehicle has made headlines for good reason. Vehicles like the Tesla Model S and BMW i8 are beautiful and fast, and cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf offer compelling value to commuters. But… Read More
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Startup Job Offers And How To Interview Founders
Let’s set the stage: You’ve always wanted to work at an early stage startup that is growing exponentially. So you’ve done your research and figured out a startup/product that you’d be passionate about. You have already interviewed with them, and they like you so much that they have made you a job offer. (Note: When I refer to a company in this article as a startup, they… Read More
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Speakers At The Europas Conference And Awards Reflect Europe’s Diversity, June 16, London
The Europas Conference & Awards for European Tech Startups, on June 16 in London, is an annual celebration of Europe’s brightest tech companies. From a small bar in central London in 2009, it’s become a fixture of the European scene, with its highly curated daytime speakers and audience, which combines the key startup players in Europe, as well as the hottest newcomers,… Read More
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Goldman Sachs Is Our Best Bet Against Climate Change
Although it may not be the obvious hero, usually more Vampire Squid than White Knight, Goldman and its cohorts could be responsible for transitioning the renewables sector from a fragmented and esoteric industry to one of mainstream dominance. They’ve facilitated the development of world-encompassing industries before and they will do it again. Read More
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