Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
Talkat Open Source Leadership Summit 2017 · on Thursday, 2017-02-16· at 09:00· Grand Sierra Ballroom·
summary
A 52‑year‑old journalist joins HubSpot and finds nap rooms, beanbag chairs, a push‑up club and a sales boiler room where reps dial scripts all day; company rituals include VORP (value over replacement player) and a teddy bear customer used in management meetings. Venture capital swells from $66B to $627B, 60 tech IPOs since 2011 produce only 10 profitable companies, antidepressant use rises 400%, and income concentrates so eight men control as much wealth as half the world.
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- 0:00Start
- 6:59Richard Stallman
- 23:16Why Is Silicon Valley Changed
- 27:38Eight Men Control As Much Wealth as Half of the World
- 28:04Ceo to Worker Compensation Ratio
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