Entrepreneur, Author, Professor, Global CEO

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February 20, 2019

Why You Know More About Entrepreneurship Than Economists

A single fact throws much of what we think we understand about entrepreneurship into confusion: over 90% of successful entrepreneurs make less money than other people who perform similar tasks and similar responsibilities, even after ten years of running their business. For…

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February 7, 2019

Maybe We Should Build A Wall To Keep Immigrants In

It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to rewrite the plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty to read: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to . . . become entrepreneurs.” In the midst of overheated…

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January 7, 2019

How Facebook Can Teach Us When To Fire The Founder

When the founder of an otherwise successful company stumbles, the board of directors faces a wrenching decision: Should we force out the one person whose vision, drive and skills have brought the enterprise this far?

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November 12, 2018

The Dangers Of Feeling You Are Too Good To Be An Entrepreneur

When two parties communicate, they are engaging in the most fundamental of relationships. In a company, the ideal relationships are productive—people accurately exchanging information, ideas and emotions that advance the vision and interests of the enterprise. Not surprisingly, communication shows…

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October 19, 2018

The Dangers Of Feeling You Are Too Good To Be An Entrepreneur

When I first began to teach entrepreneurship at Princeton, I made it a point to help students and any aspiring entrepreneurs who came to me for advice find at least three ideas for creating profitable businesses. It’s not hard—opportunities are…

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October 12, 2018

How To Be A CEO That Scales From Idea To A $100M Exit

In this interview, I explore my founding of iSuppli, a market research firm that sold in 2010 for $100M to IHS, and discuss how it has become a staple for publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street…

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