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Published in UT San Diego, November 24, 2014 On several occasions, we have talked about doing business in China. Well, the tables have turned and last week, China came to San Diego to do business. “Make It In America,” a three-day conference in Escondido, attracted Asian innovators and investors who are seeking opportunities in real […]

Published in UT San Diego, November 17, 2014 Entrepreneurship is diverse across cultures, races, genders and politics. So, dear reader who may be more red than blue, please exercise restraint and caution. Gareth Olds, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, has found that a definitive link exists between new company formation and access to […]

Published in UT San Diego, November 10, 2014 If you put 100 chief executives in a room and asked them “What is the biggest mistake you have made?” I believe that 99 of them would answer, “I waited too long.” This truth is inviolable. It is a proven statistic. And it saddens me, because “clock […]

Published in UT San Diego, November 3, 2014 Rule No. 376 Never bet against the macro, and learn to love egg rolls. How do you get to China? And don’t tell me to take an airplane. China is a monstrous market, but figuring it out — understanding the ecosystem and who the players are — […]

Published in UT San Diego, October 27, 2014 The power of No. To refuse or not to refuse, that is the question. I recently read an article in a design magazine in which the guiding principle being proposed is to embrace the absence of too much — to shun excess, to live more simply (or […]

Published in UT San Diego, October 20, 2014 Rule No. 217: It’s what you don’t know that you don’t know that will kill you. Now let’s suppose you subscribe to that rule. Where do you go, and whom do you call? And it’s not Ghostbusters. It is called “leaving the office and taking a class.” […]