Larry Chiang closes deals in rooms that he was not even invited into. He edits the Bloomberg BusinessWeek channel “What They Don’t Teach You at Business School”. After Chiang’s Harvard Law keynote, Harvard Business wrote: “What They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School“ (its the same title as his NY Times bestseller. If you read his scandalously awesome “What a Supermodel Can Teach a Stanford MBA” and “How to Get Man-Charm”, you will like his latest post:
10 things Iron Man Movie taught me about Entrepreneurship
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By Larry Chiang
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10. If you’re a POW, you can still work on making your biz great
9. Give intimate press conferences
8. Never never never bang an ass’t or a staffer unless you’re gonna marry it
7. Have a back-up plan in case someone rips your heart out
6. Trust but confirm your officers
5. If you’re always concerned about getting your winkie wet, you won’t invent the flux capacitor of energy wealth
4. One man with a committed goal beats a team of mercenaries every time
3. Be ok with a 40 point dump in your stock because gain a zero lose a zero, you’re still the same
2. Have a “in-case the board whacks me” plan of succession 1. Speak freely and openly to the press: “yes I am Iron man” (and I’d like the 56 points of stock $$ back and then some)
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a party invite for you:
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What a Supermodel Can Teach a Harvard MBA
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Larry’s mentor Mark McCormack wrote this in 1983. His own book came out 09-09-09. It is called ‘What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School‘
This post was drafted in an hour and needs your edits… email me if you see a spelling or grammatical error(s)… larry@larrychiang com
Larry Chiang started his first company UCMS in college. He mimicked his mentor, Mark McCormack, founder of IMG who wrote the book, “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School”. Chiang is a keynote speaker and bestselling author and spoke at Congress and World Bank.
Text or call him during office hours 11:11am or 11:11pm PST +/-11 minutes at 650-283-8008. Due to the volume of calls, he may place you on hold like a Scottsdale Arizona customer service rep. If you email him, be sure to include your cell number in the subject line. If you want him to email you his new articles…, ask him in an email
You can read more equally funny, but non-founder-focused-lessons on Larry’s Amazon blog .
Larry speaks on stuff they don't teach in B-school to help you get street smart in doing business. In college, he started a business that helps college students with their FICO score. He loves entrepreneurs, Ben and Jerry's ice cream and after parties. You can reach him at:
