Changing the nature of board engagement | McKinsey & Company
Five tips for directors and CEOs striving to make the most of their limited time.
Respect the joiners, Silicon Valley's new rock stars
When it comes to thinking about entrepreneurship, we may only be getting half the picture. As a society, we place so much emphasis on the rock-star founders of entrepreneurial start-ups that we often forget about the "joiners" - all the other early employees at start-ups who help turn a great idea into a real, commercialised product.
Constrained by Nathan Kontny of Basecamp
ADJ: a nice story on Banana Republic.
For years I’ve chatted with smart, ambitious people and friends who want to start new projects or businesses. Often their visions are big. So they dream up equally big things their startups need: money, connections, resources. And that’s where they get stuck. They don’t have any of those things ....
Pitching
ADJ: The topic might be irrelevant - how many of us are going to a start-up pitch in Silicon Valley - but the technology and the thinking about how pitches are viewed and constructed is relevant ....
Transcript: GE CEO Jeff Immelt on Fortune's The Chat
The full interview: General Electric chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt talks with Fortune at Facebook HQ for the launch of the new video series The Chat.
Why companies invest in "Business Development"
In my experience, most companies do Biz Dev “wrong”. Many companies ignore Biz Dev altogether, which is a mistake. Other companies invest in lots of Biz Dev activities, but they do so without understanding why they are investing in Biz Dev in the first place, which creates problems ...
What are we doing when we’re “doing email”? — Medium
I’m not going to go so far as defend doing email in lieu of more important things. But ....
The Color of Disruption - The Awl
Startup offices tend to look the same; they save the “innovation” for the apps. Exposed pipes or concrete pillars provide an industrial flourish, so web developers can romanticize their work as hard labor. White walls function as a blank page, just begging to have buzzwords plastered upon them. Meanwhile, natural pinewood speaks of cleanliness, friendliness, neutrality, banality, and humanity. Invariably, an accent color disrupts the dull, neutral canvas in the form of a bright couch, a stiff designer chair, a throw pillow or two, or a jarring rug. Often, that color is chartreuse.
The World's Longest Tunnel is Complete
Switzerland has just completed work on the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which is 35 miles long and now the world’s longest tunnel ..
Apple - Think Different - Full Version
Apple - Think Different - Full Version - My favourite advert of all time