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Timing Might Not Be Everything But It Counts For A Lot
I have participated in several start-ups during my career. Some were successful and some…not so much, and like many people, I have had to consider what criteria to apply if I were making the decision...
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Additional Thoughts on Google Purchase of Motorola
Last night, I had dinner with a friend who is currently at Qualcomm, and he had an interesting viewpoint on the piece I wrote about Qualcomm and Google’s Acquisition of Motorola. His view was that...
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A Simple Way To Save The U.S. Postal Service
The Post Office is really in dire straits. Recently, there was an announcement that over 100,000 postal workers were going to be laid off because of a significant budget short fall. In addition, to...
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Amazon Should Acquire HP’s WebOS
With Hewlett-Packard’s poorly considered (CEO killing) announcement that they are removing themselves from the device business, the disposition of many of their assets are in question. Recently HP...
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Mobile User Authentication: Hardware vs Software
The last two years have seen some extraordinary developments in mobile transactions, not the least of which has been the introduction of the concept of a mobile wallet. The idea behind the mobile...
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Five Ways to Go Wrong With Contracts Your B-School Professors Forgot to Mention
I had lunch with a few friends last week and we settled on the topic “what makes a good contract in business today.” The fun part of the conversation is that it ultimately led to what makes a bad...
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The Importance of Good Maps When You Go To Battle
Many people don’t realize that several of the most distinguished generals from the American Civil War started out as engineers. These are not engineers as you and I would think of them today, but...
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Nokia’s Precarious Position in the Market
I think we all have moments in our lives where we received certain surprising news. I was at a surprise birthday party (mine) when the Challenger space shuttle exploded. I was in a Hilton Hotel in...
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The Facebook Dilemma
Facebook’s recent IPO has received lackluster reviews from the press. It is no wonder why it should. With such a disappointing stock performance on its first day and all of the hype leading up to that...
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Improving the Role of Alumni Associations
Today’s world is inundated with social networking opportunities. If you look at our business lives, most people in the technology space use LinkedIn to stay connected with business associates, while...
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Business Bootcamp in Norway
For the past year, I have been spending a great deal of time with a large portfolio of Norwegian companies focused on the high-tech space. During this experience, my team and I have identified...
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The Right Focus Can Be Hard
Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of taking a tour of the Tesla automobile plant in Freemont. It was one of the more enjoyable factory walkthroughs that I have had in my career. The factory is...
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The Opportunity For Norway
Years ago, my father said to me that “you often have to embrace change or get crushed by it.” At the time, we were talking about people who fight progress within a neighborhood because their are...
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The Norwegian Venture Capital Conference, 2013
Continuing my enjoyable business trip to Norway, I will be speaking on June 19th at The Norwegian Venture Capital Conference, 2013 in Trondheim Norway. I will be presenting at Dukkhuset, street...
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Emax Norge Conference, 2013
Continuing my enjoyable business trip to Norway, I will be speaking on August 7th at Emax Norge in Lillehammer (about 2 hours outside of Oslo). I will be presenting to an audience of students and...
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Technical Incubator (TINC) Kickoff – Fall 2013
I will be kicking off the Technical Incubator (affectionately known as TINC) for Innovation Norway from August 22-24th in Oslo (Innovation Norway Boardroom). The program will continue in Silicon...
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How Politics is Losing Sight of Good Business
I have always viewed people who discuss politics in a business environment as being a bit annoying. I truly do not care if someone is a Republican or a Democrat. What I do care about is if they do...
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October 25th, 2013 – Innovation Management in a Global Perspective
I will be lecturing entrepreneurs at the Marriott at Union Square (Sutter Street) on Silicon Valley Trends at 8:30am. This will be an exciting lecture and discussion based upon a wide series of...
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Never Under Estimate the Last Mile
Having grown up in La Jolla, California, I have fond memories of bike riding with my friends down to the beach during summer break. I remember that during the summer of my 12th year that an ice cream...
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Judge at UCLA’s Global Access Program
On December 7th, 2013, I have the honor of participating as a judge at UCLA’s Global Access Program (GAP) finale. Several companies will be presenting their business models and plans for review in...
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