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Batkid, Bollywood and the Rise Of Everyday Stardom
On the morning of November 15, 2013, most of San Francisco woke up with no idea that their city was about to be saved by...
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How To Be More Influential
A leader is someone you can follow without feeling like a follower. There was a time when I spent almost every part of my day...
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Tuesday Talks: My Biggest Failure As An Entrepreneur | A Marketing Keynote Presentation
Some great ideas don’t work because of bad strategy. Others fail because of bad timing. And some fail because of both. This talk is about...
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How Cat Videos Are Killing Your Credibility
Real experts don’t talk about cat videos. There is a strangely troubling trend I have come across recently that seems to be once again afflicting...
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The 300 Year Old Female Entrepreneur Story You’ve Never Heard
“Started by a woman, in a time when women didn’t start companies.” These are the powerful first words that introduce the story behind a brand...
Read Now02 2013 October
How I Launched A Startup, Failed, Moved To Australia, Got Fired And Wrote A Best Seller
Someone asked me tonight what my “story” was – and I always wish for a better answer to that question. After all, I spend a...
Read Now26 2013 September
How LinkedIn, YouTube & Others Could Finally Cure Stupidity Online
The greatest collection of human stupidity ever amassed sits on the Internet … and you probably encounter it every day. When you go online today,...
Read Now06 2013 August
How To Write An Open Letter Like Jeff Bezos
The open letter is an art form that not enough companies have learned to use effectively. This morning after the announcement that The Washington Post...
Read Now15 2013 July
7 Tips To Win A Business Competition Or Pitch Contest
There’s a few things they don’t tell you about being on The Shark Tank. One of them is that every pitch on the popular reality...
Read Now08 2013 May
The Norwegian Art of Strategic Waiting
Choosing not to preserve a 1000 year old Viking ship doesn’t really surprise anyone in Norway. For Americans who are used to their own country...
Read Now30 2013 April
How To Earn Respect … By Giving Up
Today was a big day for the Netherlands. Back in January, the Dutch Queen Beatrix decided to abdicate her throne to pave the way for...
Read Now24 2013 April
How Dyson’s Winning Strategy Depends On Who They DON’T Hire
The “Ballbarrow” was never really a product destined for greatness. Replacing a wheel in a traditional wheelbarrow with a ball hardly qualifies as a groundbreaking...
Read Now08 2013 April
7 Ways Millionaire Self Help Gurus Make More Money Than Social Media Experts
Last week no one cared what my Twitter name was – and I was thrilled about that. At dozens of social media centric events, the...
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