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Adam Neumann both controlled and managed the co-working company he founded in 2011. A finance scholar explains why that can be a serious problem in venture capital-backed startups.
Elizabeth Holmes conformed to a myth of entrepreneurial success. This was ultimately her downfall.
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Research Associate, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Michel Villette is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professeur de Sociologie, Chercheur au Centre Maurice Halbwachs ENS/EHESS/CNRS , professeur de sociologie, AgroParisTech – Université Paris-Saclay
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Shell Professor of Global Leadership, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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