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The #1 Untapped Force To Reduce Global Poverty

There is no shortage of government and foundation programs to reduce poverty. Despite the progress made over...

Unlock Success: 8 Proven Strategies To Beat The ~80% VC-Venture Failure Rate

A vast entrepreneurial ecosystem is dedicated to the proposition that venture growth needs venture capital (VC). This...

VC Hype And Its 5 Disastrous Long-Tail Consequences

PR, aka hype, is important to VC investments in order to enhance the value of the venture...

The Key To Success: What Helped Buffett, Bezos, Dimon, And Cuban?

Why do some succeed, and others don’t? An interesting question in all areas...

The #1 Secret Of Billion-Dollar Entrepreneurs: 94% Took Off Without VC

Can you grow and takeoff without venture capital (VC)? That is the question every entrepreneur...

From Patent To Profit: 4 Strategies To Commercialize University Patents Without The VC-Model

Recently, I saw a note from a university congratulating its technology researchers who got patents. But will...

Flops, Flips And Unicorns: 5 Keys To Master VC Interference And Launch Unicorns

Unlike the popular, and heavily hyped, assumption that unicorns would not be possible without VC and that...

VC-Unicorns Vs. Real-Unicorns: The 2 Disastrous Impacts Of VC Hype

WeWork became a VC-Unicorn and then lost its luster when investors realized that the company was a...