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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. And I have been impressed with Steven Kaplan and others at University of Chicago (my alma mater), who have been encouraging entrepreneurship through the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship , through angel investing , seed conferences and changes in teaching.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

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In a world where 90% of communications is non-verbal imagine what is lost on conference calls. What about offshoring? First, many people confuse outsourcing and offshoring. Offshoring is when you have your own team build it but your own team is located a separate location where wages are significantly cheaper.