Entanglement, Not Just Engagement
At a dinner conversation, the newly elected president of TiE Silicon Valley, seated next to me, asked a pointed question: “What is required of being on the boards of a not‑for‑profit?” It was a gathering of first‑generation Indian stewards of Silicon Valley — a humble bunch — honoring another self‑made Indian businessman. We hoped to […]
How to Hire Right
“What advice would you give for hiring good people?” This was the question asked by the head of the engineering department during my recent UCLA book tour. The question took me back 35 years, to when I was hiring executives at Digital Link. Back then, my thinking was simple: how do I recruit aggressive people […]