Mark Coopersmith

May 25, 2020

My Mom Made the Front Page of the New York Times Today.

Fourth column, above the fold. She would’ve loved that. Especially since she was always a New York girl at heart. Alice Coopersmith Furst passed away from complications of COVID-19 a few weeks ago. She was 87. She lived a great life, but recently had been in declining health and was…

Covid 19

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My Mom Made the Front Page of the New York Times Today.

Apr 25, 2019

The Entrepreneurial Mindset (and my Top 10 list)

For the past 30 years I’ve pursued the answer to the question: “What distinguishes the best entrepreneurs and innovators from the rest of us?” I’ve done this as a startup entrepreneur in Silicon Valley (Google owns a startup e-commerce company I led) and as a corporate entrepreneur launching and building…

Entrepreneurship

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The Entrepreneurial Mindset (and my Top 10 list)

Feb 27, 2017

“The Trump Effect” and Impacts on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Whatever your political orientation or where you are in the world, 2017 in the USA has certainly gotten off to a tumultuous and interesting start. Since the election of Donald Trump, almost every executive, entrepreneur, official and policy group I’ve met with has asked my view on the business and…

Innovation

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