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From The Great Resignation to The Great Refocus: 5 Tips for Navigating the Next Phase of the Future of Work

Originally published on LinkedIn, July 2022 As we start to feel the effects of a cooling stock market and the second major economic shock in two years, there is renewed debate around the future of work and what it will actually look like. Only a year ago, there was seemingly…

Hrtech

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Hrtech

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Jul 30, 2020

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Permanently Flipped Workplace

Wait, we’re doing this forever? The second wave of COVID-19 infections has dashed all illusions of going back to the way things were before. Permanent, radical shifts in corporate policy are becoming more mainstream every day. Whether you call it indefinite WFH, hybrid offices, remote-first, digital by default, or a flipped workplace, there is no…

WFH

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Permanently Flipped Workplace
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Permanently Flipped Workplace
WFH

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Published in The Startup

·Apr 27, 2020

The “future of work” becomes “work”

When I wrote my thesis around the future of work, I outlined the ways in which technology was transforming work into a digital, distributed, and data-driven reality. I never imagined that a global pandemic would catapult us toward that new reality infinitely faster than planned. …

Future Of Work

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The “future of work” becomes “work”
The “future of work” becomes “work”
Future Of Work

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Published in The Startup

·Jan 27, 2020

The Rise of the XSMB and the end of corporate jobs that we hate

Originally published at https://qz.com on January 27, 2020. 5 Reasons Why Micro-Businesses Will Define the Future of Work Silicon Valley is obsessed with billion-dollar businesses. We are constantly hyping our unicorns-there are now more than 200 of them. As a result, it is easy to forget that 99.9% of US businesses are, in fact, very small. The US alone has…

Startup

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The Rise of the XSMB and the end of corporate jobs that we hate
The Rise of the XSMB and the end of corporate jobs that we hate
Startup

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Published in The Startup

·Sep 25, 2019

Five Tempting Myths of Raising VC Funding

Many entrepreneurs view the venture capital industry as shrouded in mystery. It can be hard for them — and especially for first-time founders, or those from outside the Bay Area— to separate fundraising myths from reality. Unfortunately, these mistakes often close doors that otherwise should have been opened. In the…

Startup

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Five Tempting Myths of Raising VC Funding
Five Tempting Myths of Raising VC Funding
Startup

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Jun 21, 2019

A VC Goes To Washington: What’s Happening in DC and Why You Need to Pay Attention

There is something incredibly humbling about Washington DC. Yes, the monuments and Capitol Hill are awe-inspiring, but it’s more than that. It’s the energy. It’s the way that people hustle from building to building in their awkward suits, clutching their piles of documents to their chests. It’s the hushed conversations…

Venture Capital

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A VC Goes To Washington: What’s Happening in DC and Why You Need to Pay Attention
A VC Goes To Washington: What’s Happening in DC and Why You Need to Pay Attention
Venture Capital

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Apr 10, 2019

Investing in the “Future of Work”

The What, Why, and How of Technology’s Transformation of the Workplace I grew up watching my parents’ jobs slowly get replaced by technology. This had a huge impact on me and my family — financially and emotionally. As my parents now approach retirement age, it is still a critical topic. When I started working on Wall Street during the Financial Crisis…

Technology

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Investing in the “Future of Work”
Investing in the “Future of Work”
Technology

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Apr 8, 2019

Now is the time to implement the flipped workplace at scale

The future is flipped Originally published at qz.com I am sitting in my office struggling to stay focused, wondering why I need to be here right now. The feeling reminds me of grade school, where I spent most of my class time staring out the window, yearning for the bell to ring so the…

Education

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Now is the time to implement the flipped workplace at scale
Now is the time to implement the flipped workplace at scale
Education

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Published in The Startup

·Apr 6, 2019

Your Soundtrack for Success

Originally published at http://venturebeat.com Whenever I run, I select a playlist to match my mood, the weather, and my level of training. Each soundtrack immerses me in my exercise, forcing me to feel where I am in that minute while also surfacing romantic memories of moments past. Today, I tried…

Venture Capital

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Your Soundtrack for Success
Your Soundtrack for Success
Venture Capital

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Nov 15, 2018

5 Business Lessons from the Music of Queen

Like millions of other Americans this weekend, I went to see Bohemian Rhapsody, the recently released biopic about Queen. The movie was so bad, I melted into uncontrollable giggles at its most serious moments. After two and a half long hours, I was fed up by overdramatic montages, a meandering…

Music

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5 Business Lessons from the Music of Queen
5 Business Lessons from the Music of Queen
Music

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