Change Entrepreneurship Technical Cofounder 
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Similarly, some people move from technical to managerial positions in order to advance in their careers. Those jobs often demand less technical knowledge but can offer more pay, more responsibilities, and chances to develop new skills. Another possible reason for this higher rate of entrepreneurship is opportunity costs.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 22, 2017
Jobs in retail, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture are highly vulnerable to technological change. Shouldn’t the next autonomous truck company be cofounded by technologists and truck drivers? Shouldn’t next-generation autonomous farms be cofounded by technologists and farmers?
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 3, 2016
This isn’t surprising, given other research about the performance of diverse teams; it’s a timely reminder of the importance of increasing female entrepreneurship and of the opportunity that VCs may be missing by continuing to disproportionately fund white men. Female-founded startups outperformed all-male teams.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 21, 2017
Respondents emphasized that the skills required by a founder change as their venture matures. Cofounders are crucial. ” Another added, “If you don’t get decisions about potential cofounders right — for example, if your cofounder is not fully committed — it will likely kill your company.”
Harvard Business Review
JULY 11, 2011
Square , a financial services start-up created by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, markets its transaction processing services directly to consumers and small businesses via the Internet. A problem with partnerships full of inter-dependencies is that they are slow to make big changes.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
But is all of that changing? Indeed, the pattern of scaling seems to be changing meaningfully in recent years. Although the technical team often remains in Israel, many of the executives interviewed recommend departing for the U.S. That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential. billion, compared to just $1.2
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 5, 2018
Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. All they had were some chemistry papers, scientific data, and an idea to change the world. This is a dangerous mindset.
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