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From Product teardowns to Investor teardowns — interesting use in the finance world…

August 22, 2014 1 Min Read

Back in August, 2011, I wrote about product teardowns and the immense benefits/insights that they bring. I…

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7 Steps to monetize your shares in a (private) company

June 25, 2014 1 Min Read

Ben Smith and I shared some of our experiences in trying to monetize shares held…

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Click or Clack? In either case, we will miss you!

April 5, 2014 2 Mins Read

I’ve loved cars as far back as I can remember. There are any number of photos of me….
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Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — starting them young!

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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