'startups' tagged blog posts in Wendy Tsai's Blog

For my Thanksgiving blog I am giving thanks for entrepreneurs’ endeavors to create something tangible and great starting from mere ideas.  Many compelling stories about well-known, highly regarded companies—Zappos, Southwest, Chipotle, CarMax, and Apple, to name a few—center on the opportunities, complexities and risks inherent in entrepreneurship.  These ventures navigated the hurdles of early stage company and capital formation, scaled up, achieved exceptional customer and brand loyalty.  Their narratives bring to...

Sailboat racing has a bit of both magic and mayhem to it.  On the one hand, there is the fun of being outdoors, refreshed and listening to the boat ‘swoosh’ through waters while crew trims the sails– pointing the bow just so, at a certain angle off the wind– to keep moving along.  A brilliant sunny day with low humidity, some puffy white clouds and steady breeze will always add to...