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Bossy Know-It-Alls Failing – – the Woes of VCs Turned Entrepreneur

December 12, 2009

Larry Chiang studies other people’s mistakes. If you were a prickly pear, he will document your failures in technicolor detail. Last month, Harvard Business School featured him in an article controversially titled, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked “How Star Fleet Academy is Like An MBA” and “Learning to […]

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How to Close a Deal Via Text Message

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang studies sales and how to close deals. Last month, Harvard Business School’s, Harbus, featured him in a cover story, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked 9 Things They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School, Cut and Paste Other People’s Work and How to Close a Deal […]

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How To Hack into Moderating a SXSW Panel

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang studies conferences and how people are selected to speak. Last month, Harvard Business School’s, Harbus, featured him in a cover story, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked 9 Things They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School, Cut and Paste Other People’s Work and How to Close […]

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The Art of Moderating a Panel in the Partial Attention Economy

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang uses conferences to sell people on new ideas. Last month, Harvard Business School’s, Harbus, featured him in a cover story, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked 9 Things They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School, Cut and Paste Other People’s Work and How to Close a […]

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The Seven People You Meet in Hotel Quarantine

December 11, 2009

Edited by Larry Chiang I get mentored by people in places I never went to. I learn from my friend Mike Su who got quarantined in China. Mike was part of “Geeks on a Plane” group of Silicon Valley tech leaders organized by Dave McClure and Christine Lu. Mike Su was quarantined and pulled out […]

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The Art of Getting Fired

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang studies sales and how to close deals. Last month, Harvard Business School’s, Harbus, featured him in a cover story, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked 9 Things They Don’t Teach You at Stanford Business School, Cut and Paste Other People’s Work and How to Close a Deal […]

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How Star Fleet Academy is Like An MBA

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang studies leadership. Recently, Harvard Business School featured him in an article controversially titled, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked “9 VCs You Don’t Want to Meet” and “A Dozen B-School Students You Don’t Wanna Meet“, you’ll love this post: “How Star Fleet Academy is Like An MBA”. […]

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7 Mistakes of the B-Schooler Abroad

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang studies tendencies of business professionals like an Major League Baseball advance scout. Harvard Business School’s, Harbus, featured him in a cover story, “What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School“. If you liked A Dozen B-School Students You Don’t Wanna Meet and The Art of Moderating a Panel in the Partial Attention […]

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How to Work a Stadium

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang studies how celebrities, presidents and mascots build a fan base. This week is Major League Baseball’s All-Star game where he is covering the festivities in St. Louis remotely. This is a follow-up post to his MLB Spring Training coverage By Larry Chiang Lou Seal works a stadium really well. I’ve been told I’m […]

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9 Lies Told at NSA

December 11, 2009

Larry Chiang interrogates business leaders, celebrities and even mascots. Sometimes he interrogates to get granular specifics into learning something new. Most often it is in his effort to get mentored, but every blue moon, he interrogates to catch people in lies. The National Speakers Association convention is the annual meeting of professional speakers (fBook page) […]

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