Vivek Wadhwa
Vivek Wadhwa
Vivek Wadhwa is an American technology entrepreneur and academic. He is a fellow at the Rock Center for Corporate Governance; the Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at the Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University; and the author of the 2014 book Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryIndia
goal doe wealth
The goal should be to build a sustainable lifestyle business that does good for employees and customers - and that steadily builds wealth.
age mentoring forget
What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading.
ideas inspire able
You need to be able to SHARE IDEAS, INSPIRE and MOTIVATE
country years perception
Over the last 10 years, India's perception has gone from being a beggar country to an economic superpower.
firsts myth workers
We must first get over the myth that older workers can’t innovate.
long-ago ideas three
The natives of Silicon Valley learned long ago that when you share your knowledge with someone else, one plus one usually equals three. You both learn each other's ideas, and you come up with new ones.
people innovation population
Innovation is all about people. Innovation thrives when the population is diverse, accepting and willing to cooperate.
jobs pie evil
Outsourcing was the bogeyman of the 90s. Protectionists portrayed it as an evil that would take American jobs away. Yes, some jobs did go offshore as people feared, but it made the global economic pie grow bigger.
school bankers management
Most business schools are geared toward churning out investment bankers and management consultants.
desire mentor guru
The mentor-mentee relationship is ideally like that of the guru and disciple: motivated by the desire of the guru to impart knowledge to the disciple.
successful giving entrepreneur
Most successful entrepreneurs share their knowledge as a way of giving back. They do not demand compensation. Those who do are usually trying to take advantage of you.
entrepreneurship truth-is cruise
The truth is that entrepreneurship is more like a roller coaster ride than a cruise.
mean opportunity apples
Business executives need to start by spelling out and communicating their values. Then they need to lead by example. This means getting rid of the bad apples and declining opportunities that bring instant wealth at the cost of selling one's soul.
matter disaster celebrate
No matter how well things are going, failure and disaster are just around the corner. So celebrate the good, but be ready for the bad.