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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Richard St. John’s TED Talk on Success. Is it nothing but delusion?

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Stever

I was just watching a TED talk by Richard St. John on the 8 Rules of Success. Richard interviewed 500 TED attendees to distill down eight principles. His recommendations are depressingly trite: have passion, work hard, yada, yada, yada. You … Continue reading →

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Can a corporation be "entrepreneurial?"

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Stever

A friend of mine posted a Facebook entry saying his 30,000+ person company is encouraging people to be entrepreneurial. I replied with a remark that I couldn’t imagine a less likely place to find entrepreneurial behavior. Much to my surprise, … Continue reading →