VC Alternatives Needed
It's time for more alternatives to venture capital cash, argues the Omidyar Network's Sarah Drinkwater — and for more startups focused on making positive contributions to the world.
It's time for more alternatives to venture capital cash, argues the Omidyar Network's Sarah Drinkwater — and for more startups focused on making positive contributions to the world.
We've come to the end of another busy year and wanted to share a selection of Spectrum's 2019 highlights with you.
Pivoting from an initial product design or business model has become a given in the startup playbook. But even as startup leaders shift their businesses to meet a newly discovered need, they often fail to apply the same logic to themselves — and there they get into trouble. Startup leaders must be willing to pivot their leadership approach, or their board and investors will end up doing it for them.
Coaching was once the purview of either the most powerful leaders or those in hot water. Now it’s a tool for all CEOs looking to better themselves.
The CEO’s job is as difficult as it is important. It’s the most powerful and sought-after title in business, more exciting, rewarding, and influential than any other.
The world of work is changing. The often talked about 'skills gap' shows a need for creative, different thinkers to make sense of the rapid change and the disruption we’re facing in the world today. Dyslexic individuals have a range of natural strengths that make them ‘hard wired’ to step right in and fill this gap.