A note from our editor, Elizabeth MacBride: I wrote a few weeks ago that the military-industrial complex, having retreated from Afghanistan, would soon be looking for a new story to sell its wares. I predicted it would be China. Today, in the Wall Street Journal, we saw Eric Schmidt, the former chairman of Google, lobbying for the Pentagon […]
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Editor’s Note: Is Venture Capital Really a Tool for Broad Economic Development?
Earlier this month, the National Venture Capital Association and the University of North Carolina’s Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise released a report on job growth in U.S. venture-backed firms. The headline finding: Employment at VC-backed firms grew faster than employment at non-VC-backed firms between 1990 and 2020. This is like saying the world’s hot-dog eating […]
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Editor’s Note: Capital is ‘Bad’, Labor is ‘Good’
A note from our editor, Elizabeth MacBride: At our event last week, Nina Roberts, a stellar freelance writer, asked me why I thought big media doesn’t cover small business very much. The left-wing media, the news outlets we’ve both written for and read, like The Atlantic, or The New York Times or The Washington Post, […]
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Editor’s Note: Iterations of Hope
A note from our editor, Elizabeth MacBride I’m thrilled to say that Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square (Block), founder of Invisibly and deputy chair of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, is joining us at our first Times of E event. I’ll interview him on the first day about innovation, data and fair finance. Join us […]
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Editor’s Note: The Story of a Syrian Entrepreneur
Editor’s Note, from Elizabeth: One hard thing about being a journalist is letting a story go. Over the years, many people have shared their stories with me. I’ve written them, filed them, and then moved on. That’s the job. But it feels inhuman at times, especially when I’ve reported on poverty, conflict and violence. Back […]
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Editor’s Note: Whatever Can Be Translated Into Data, Can Be Cheapened
A note from our editor, Elizabeth MacBride: A teacher I know shared an example of this year’s update of her state’s mandated test questions. Last year, the test question was: Explain the shape of birds’ beaks in the context of evolution, taking the role of drought into consideration. This year, the question is: Analyze the […]
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Editor’s Note: Three Killer Moves that Backfire on Women
There’s a well-known phenomenon in business, whereby a man who is bold and asserts himself is seen as a leader, and a woman who is bold and asserts herself is seen as a bitch. Women get caught in a Catch-22 – either you’re a weakling or a bitch. Research established that about a decade ago. […]
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Editor’s Note: The New Builders In Harvard Business Review
One of the strangest things about the work on small business and entrepreneurship I’ve been doing in the United States for the past few years is that people in the wealthy classes and the tech world don’t believe it. As government policies and business culture have shifted to favor large businesses, the number of firms […]
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Editor’s Note: Killer Business Moves … That Backfire On Women
Three killer moves in business … that backfire on women There’s a well-known phenomenon in business, whereby a man who is bold and asserts himself is seen as a leader, and a woman who is bold and asserts herself is seen as a bitch. Women get caught in a Catch-22 – either you’re a weakling […]
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Editor’s Note: After COVID-19, What Changes?
Twice in the past week, the mayor of Alexandria has announced days with no new COVID-19 cases. My family is entirely vaccinated, except for the final shot for my 14-year-old. I have a half-dozen trips planned for the rest of the year. Even as I acknowledge that there is a chance I will need to […]
