Learning never stops. Many people die at 25 but are not put in the coffin until 75. The learning stopped for them early. Every day I seek out mentors: people who have great experience to help me, particularly in areas I am new to, excited about, and know nothing about. Here are the only ways I’ve ever been able to find a mentor. I hope they work for you as well: http://bit.ly/2sZSdWE …see more
Last Thursday, MindMed announced plans to become the first pharma company ever to use LSD in a commercial drug trial. “Project Lucy” is a drug development program designed for the treatment of anxiety.
Over 105 million coronavirus vaccines injected worldwide...now exceeding total numbers of (known) cases. Finally a COVID milestone we can be happy about.
Many people are working from home. These 4 "work-from-home" cloud-based companies are helping people stay productive and their stocks could be poised to outperform. Read the latest from the team at O'Shares ETFs . https://bit.ly/39gq5T0
Virgin Hotels is getting set to paint Las Vegas red. Had a great time on my sneak peek tour: https://virg.in/5xP
Always impressed by the way Change Please uses social entrepreneurship to tackle homelessness in the UK: https://virg.in/ijV
A big fan of Mr. Tata, I always learn from his words and actions, the mark of a true leader. "The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more." #Inspiration #India #Future …see more
Join the final Virgin StartUp MeetUp of the year tackling the subject of mental wellbeing for founders: https://virg.in/RkV
"We want to use the influential power of our brand and our incredible people to drive real change." The Virgin Atlantic Attitude Magazine Awards looked like a wonderful night: https://virg.in/iYA #VirginFamily
PM Jacinda Ardern wins by a landslide in New Zealand’s general election. Like South Korea, the world’s most effective responders to coronavirus are rewarded in the polls. (US elections: November 3) …see more
Good morning. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Queens' College, Cambridge University of Cambridge
Great having The B Team CEO Halla Tómasdóttir on my Sirius XM radio show – even if she does claim I copied her haircut! Listen to the show now
Joe Biden will be the next US president. With Trump indicating he won't participate in the handover of power, Biden can expect an excruciating transition period over the next 11 weeks. GZERO Media …see more
5 mistakes while #Fundraising : 1. Playing the bluff: "I already have a term sheet. I need an answer immediately". Too often the deadline is artificial & unrealistic, compromising the founder's credibility. It leaves no room for an authentic engagement for a meaningful outcome. 2. Overvaluation: "I am interested only if the valuation is $100M". If you draw a hard line that is a big gap from the investor's assessment of the valuation, most often they will disengage. Also, negotiating down significantly hurts your credibility. 3. Pitch: CEOs should own & lead the conversation with the investors. Sometimes, the banker takes over while presenting, hurting the CEO's credibility. Investors like CEOs to have ownership of the numbers that they are committing. 4. Communication: Another mistake is not communicating the business proposition early in the presentation. Pace the presentation for 35 mins & communicate the uniqueness of the product that makes you win the market up front. 5. Feedback: Often, founders don't listen to feedback & get defensive to questions asked. In fact, questions are asked with an intent to understand the business better. …see more
They fired me. They fired me as CEO. Then they fired me as a board member. Then they took away my shares. And now none of them ever talk to me. I started the company, I had the initial idea, I raised $30 million for it from A+ investors (i.e. “rich people”), I bought two companies for it, I hired the first 50 employees, and then I was shown the door. The reason? I was a bad leader. . . . #leadership #writing #entrepreneurship #lifestyle …see more
All I want for Christmas this year is 100k subscribers to my Ask Mr. Wonderful YouTube channel! I'm answering fan secrets, and sharing secrets and advice that I've never made public before. You're definitely going to want in on this. ;) https://lnkd.in/ekRpmn6 …see more
It is so good to see companies build and commit to sustainability as an integral part of their strategies. I hope this becomes a global movement and many more companies adopt such practices. #PerformanceWithAPurpose …see more
Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin, the Turkish-German husband-and-wife team behind BioNTech and the covid vaccine
"You're my best friend," a client of my web agency once told me in 1996. "You're mine!" I said. But I was lying. I hated him. I hated every client. I was afraid the client would fire me if I wasn't his friend. I made every decision out of fear. I wish I hadn't cared what people thought. Getting respect is more important than being liked. #lessons #dondraper #entrepreneur #writing …see more
Looking at the bright side, the rivers are #healing and the birds are singing. We are healing the world and making it a better place 😊