Top stories published by theaksheffect in 2015

Editor’s note: Aileen Lee is founder of Cowboy Ventures, a seed-stage fund that backs entrepreneurs reinventing work and personal life through software. Previously, she joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in…

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Dec 28, 2015

At Theranos, Many Strategies and Snags

The night before a big meeting with a Swiss drug company in 2008, Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes and a colleague sat in a Zurich hotel, sticking their fingers with a lancet.

At Theranos, Many Strategies and Snags

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Jan 12, 2015

The Real Story Behind Jeff Bezos’s Fire Phone Debacle And What It Means For Amazon’s Future

Interviews with dozens of current and former employees reveal what went wrong and what it tells us about where Amazon is headed. It is a cold day in early December in Midtown…

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Jun 16, 2015

Unpacking the Deep Diagnostic Value of LTV/CAC for SaaS Startups

In a recent podcast, Ron Gill, the CFO of Netsuite — a $7B+ market cap company with about $600M in 2014 revenue, which provides ERP software to mid-market companies — articulated the importance of the Lifetime Value /…

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Jun 16, 2015

Inside Forbes: The Unstoppable Force That Will Change The News Industry Forever

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Dec 28, 2015

What I Learned from Losing $200 Million

I’d lost almost $200 million in October. November wasn’t looking any better. It was 2008, after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Markets were in turmoil. Banks were failing left and right.

What I Learned from Losing $200 Million

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May 24, 2015

Denmark Might Eliminate Paper Money: Should We Do The Same?

An all-electronic economy would eliminate crime and make it easier to adjust the economy. But there are major cons, too. What should we do with all that cash? By next year, if you walk in a restaurant or gas station in…

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Aug 26, 2015

Putting Elon Musk and Steve Jobs on a Pedestal Misrepresents How Innovation Happens

Since Steve Jobs’s death, in 2011, Elon Musk has emerged as the leading celebrity of Silicon Valley. Musk is the CEO of Tesla Motors, which produces electric cars; the CEO of SpaceX…

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Jun 15, 2015

Startup Best Practices #11 — The 9 Box Matrix Talent Model

McKinsey developed the 9 Box Matrix in the 1970s to help GE prioritize investments across its 150 business units. Not all business units were equally attractive. Some should receive investments and others should be divested.

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