When we hear the word obsession, it tends to carry a negative charge. We think of burnout, imbalance, delusion, maybe even someone a little unhinged. But in reality, obsession, when channeled with clarity and purpose, is often the hidden engine behind…
Unless you’re at the very top of the food chain, you have to do a certain amount of managing upward, where you are trying to influence the decisions of the people above you in the org chart. This relationship can be particularly awkward when you have …
When Melanie Dulbecco became CEO of Torani Syrups 34 years ago, she stepped in as its first non-family leader with less than $1 million in annual sales and an uncertain future. What happened next defied expectations. Under her leadership, Torani has a…
Ever since Shane Devon Tamura entered the Midtown Manhattan office building housing the NFL’s headquarters with a high-powered rifle, killing four people on July 28, John Orloff’s phone has been ringing more than usual.
“I hate the fact that my pho…
“Well, Joe, I did it. I applied to all the jobs.”
That is exactly how “Sam” opened our conversation. It made me laugh out loud, in spite of myself.
Let me set this up real quick.
Sam is a former vice president of product who came up thr…
Morgan Stanley projects the space economy will hit $1.8 trillion by 2035. Yet most companies still don’t have a strategy for it. Last quarter alone, multiple space startups secured seven-figure funding rounds. NASA’s Artemis program als…
As a partner at Theory Ventures, a VC firm built around deep technology and market research, I spend my days swimming in information: academic papers, market reports, interview notes, and written analyses. Our job is to synthesize these data points in…
State governments will need to balance a complex range of costs and a full view of the benefits as they weigh their strategies in data center development.
Five common overcommunication traps, and how to hone the skill of strategic editing.
As artificial intelligence reshapes every industry, America stands at a crossroads. We can either double down on our greatest competitive advantage, attracting the world’s brightest minds, or watch our AI leadership slowly migrate to countri…
