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Yes, I Cut and Paste Other People's Work – 7 Confessions

December 13, 2009

By Larry Chiang Thomas Jefferson did it. Steve Jobs did it. Walt Disney, Picasso, Bill Gates and even George Lucas did it. (Citations 1-6) We are talking about cutting and pasting someone’s work. Before Steamboat Willie was a mouse, he was a person named Willie, dancing crazy. Walt made him into a cartoon mouse and […]

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Valentine's Day – Stuff They Will NEVER Teach You At Business School

December 13, 2009

By Larry Chiang Valentine’s Day. It comes every February 14 and people have all sorts of strategies in addressing this most weighty of pseudo holidays. Here’s what works and here is what doesn’t. -1- Do Nothing But Get Ahead. Sometimes the best, most productive thing to do is nothing. This is never taught in business […]

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Learning at Ted2009

December 13, 2009

Larry Chiang gives you access to great conferences and mentorship from the best business minds. If you liked “10 Things They Don’t Teach You at Business School “, “Mark Cuban Two Step MBA” and “How to Work a Cocktail Party“, you’ll like his newest submission: “Learning at Ted 2009″ By Larry Chiang TED is a conference […]

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2009 Sports Illustrated Swim Suit Issue on What They Don't Teach You at Business School

December 13, 2009

By Larry ChiangNo one has ever accused me of making stuff too complicated. My mentor, Mark McCormack, started IMG over 50 years ago. IMG, International Management Group, has the most number of models in the 2009 Sports Illustrated swim suit issue. Mark McCormack, mentored me in the 1983 bestseller, “What They Don’t Teach You At […]

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Hacking Entrepreneurship Conferences

December 13, 2009

Larry Chiang gets access to great, low-cost conferences about entrepreneurship. If you liked “10 Things They Don’t Teach You at Business School ” you’ll like his newest submission: “Hacking Entrepreneurship Conferences”. By Larry Chiang Hacking is about gaining access to banks of knowledge. My blog’s focus is on stuff they don’t teach you at business […]

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7 Things I am Learning at New York Fashion Week

December 13, 2009

Larry Chiang gets access to great pockets of knowledge. If you liked “10 Things They Don’t Teach You at Business School “,  and “How to Work a Cocktail Party“, you’ll like his newest submission: “7 Things I Am Learning at Fashion Week“. By Larry Chiang New York Fashion Week is under the tents in Bryant […]

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The Art of Changing the Deal

December 13, 2009

By Larry Chiang Los Angeles, CA — January 23rd —  In b-school we learned about game theory and BATNA’s (Best Alternative to Negotiated Agreement) but we never really learned the street smart method of screwing someone. Hard. Well, as with all things, there is an art to effen over people. So, from my experiences on […]

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How to Work a Facebook Party

December 13, 2009

Larry Chiang is a CEO and a blogger. If you liked “10 Things They Don’t Teach You at Business School ” and “How to Work a Cocktail Party“, you’ll like his newest submission: “How to Work a Facebook Party”. Larry’s book release 09-09-09 and BIO: http://tinyurl.com/AmazonBio Before he’s done, you’ll have built up your resume to […]

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Crashing the American MBA Party

December 13, 2009

Larry Chiang offers a comedic window into how business really works. If you liked “The Art of Changing the Deal“, “10 Things They Don’t Teach You at Business School ” and “Working a Twitter Party, Take 2″, you’ll like his newest submission: “Crashing the American MBA Party”. Larry’s book releases 09-09-09 Before he’s done, you’ll […]

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9 VCs and Their Secret Credit Scores

December 13, 2009

arry Chiang offers up a behind-the-scenes look into how business really works. If you liked “10 Things They Don’t Teach You at Business School “, “The Art of Being a Booth Babe” and “How to Work a Cocktail Party“, you’ll like his newest submission: “9 VCs and Their Secret FICO Scores”. Larry’s book releases 09-09-09 and […]

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