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BE 2.0: Luck Favors Persistence

Paul G. Silva

Understanding Luck in Business Ever notice how some teams seem to “get lucky” more often than others? Jim Collins explains why: it’s not just about luckit’s about being ready for it and knowing what to do when it arrives. That project became our most successful product ever. In BE 2.0,

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The Double Standard of Female CEOs Moving Fast and Breaking Things

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There was what seemed like an endless stream of bombshell announcements for four months: Alphabet’s Waymo unit filed a lawsuit against Uber claiming that a former Waymo employee, Anthony Levandowski, stole secrets related to autonomous vehicle technology. The company’s bad behavior was nothing new. They got worse.

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The Problem with Startup Advice

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I'm often the last one to leave an event, held back by the most persistant of entrepreneurs trying to squeeze as much advice as they can out of me. But the truth is, you probably shouldn't listen to me. I mean, what do I know? When we look back at things, we're terrible at remembering what actually happend.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

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Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. And that’s what I love about her narrative. Here’s what I learned about Tracy: 1. More on that later.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? Brought to you by Logi Analytics. We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices.

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8 Tips To Get the Most Out of Your Investors and Board

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He wrote a post this long weekend on how he manages the board of DataSift. You should read it. In his post he asserts, “You get the VCs you deserve” and the corollary “You get the performance out of your board that you deserve.” What Rob wrote in his post is right.

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A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference

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Can’t list them all. I’m here to build long-term, stable relationships that I hope will pay off over a decade, not a week. I’m here to build long-term, stable relationships that I hope will pay off over a decade, not a week. People keep asking me if I’ve “seen anything interesting.&#