MOOC vs Traditional College: Eliminating the tradeoff between credibility and cost.
Over the past few years I have taken an increasing number of classes on MOOC platforms such…
5 Days in Kakuma Refugee Camp: Inside the Lives of Refugee Entrepreneurs
I’ve been thinking for the past day or two about how to best describe my visit to…
Observations In Preparation for My Visit to Kakuma Refugee Camp
I will be going to Kakuma Refugee camp in northern Kenya next week with my friend and…
The Failure of Success Culture
I read an article a few months ago in the Washington Post that bothered me (that I…
What I learned on my road trip across the country about politics & technology
Dima, the lucky third passenger on our trip, is from Ukraine, not the United States originally. He…
Popular business strategy frameworks are missing these two important steps
Last month, I had the opportunity to give a presentation to a large group of students participating…
The “Intrapreneur’s Dilemma”
I was reading a book over the weekend called Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything…
Attention Startups: Your Product Isn’t Going to Sell Itself. Don’t Neglect Your Sales Strategy & Execution.
You’ve probably heard the expression “sales is an art and a science”. But have you ever stopped…
Startup Pyramid of Success
I was in Kiev, Ukraine a few months ago and did a workshop on “Personal Attributes of…
11 reasons why customer onboarding is the fastest way to build a great reputation or ruin one
My college soccer coach used to always tell us to “control the controllables” about ten times a…