Posts Tagged ‘Linda Bernardi’
The Cloud Part Two: Disruption in motion in enterprise computing
As I said in my last post, Cloud computing has made operating systems, databases and applications more available, making business more democratic. A few concepts have been game changers in this disruption, and I’d like to touch on them. Note: I’m only mentioning a few key companies here, because this post can’t be 5,000 words…
Read MoreIntimidation…. Sign of strength or insecurity???
Over the last few months in my lectures at universities and in working with entrepreneurs either as board member, advisor or mentor, we have often discussed the topic of intimidation. In this context, I am referring to behavior exhibited by one party specifically in order to take control, force the opposing view/person to back down,…
Read MoreGet yourself out of your way…
I think it is human psychology to need to find a reason/person to justify why we have not reached our goals. Often we will say things like ‘my manager did not support my promotion’, or ‘I didn’t become an entrepreneur because I did not have the financial support’, or ‘ I couldn’t do the things…
Read MoreWhy aren’t there more women entrepreneurs?
Women own the majority of small businesses around the world. Women are talented, hard working, educated, have many of the qualities necessary for leadership. Yet somehow the percentage of women entrepreneurs running successful startups runs in the single digits. The businesses women own tend to be low-impact and make up perhaps 5% of GDP: home-based…
Read MoreI’m Listening…Tell me Your Disruption
November began at a breakneck pace. My latest book, Provoke, released, and the Provoke trailer debuted. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can go to the Linda Bernardi YouTube channel and check out both versions- rock or techno. I’ve also been working behind the scenes, with my team on the marketing campaign as well…
Read MoreIs There a Leader in the House?
In my recent talks at university business schools, professional organizations and conferences, I have been promoting the concept that the world is changing—becoming highly distributed, global, collaborative, open and participatory—and that the legacy notions of corporate leadership are fading away. We are entering a world defined and measured by the influence of your actions and…
Read MoreLet’s put the “Venture” back in Venture Capitolist!
Venture capitalists, angel investors, and other seekers of opportunity are why we have a healthy culture of investing in innovation and embracing disruption. About 25 years ago, sitting at the San Jose airport, I met a man who turned out to be one of Silicon Valley’s pioneer VCs: Bill Draper. I was impressed with Bill,…
Read MoreDisrupt—Innovate—Lead…
It is with great pleasure that today we launch the Linda Bernardi website and blog. I look forward to connecting and communicating with you regarding technology, strategy, investment, leadership and more… In building this site, my collaborators and I came up with a tagline that…
Read MoreSo, what do we really see when we look under the Clouds???
Cloud computing has enabled many of the advantages such as economies of scale, reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies. These benefits are only the tip of the iceberg. The “big win” of cloud computing, is that we can now conduct computing in a truly ‘distributed’ manner. So, why is this exciting and/or important?…
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