"...keeping you great" Ten Minutes with the Growth Guy
HEADLINES: Looking for stories -- Adriana Gardella, Editor of FORTUNE Small Business magazine, is working on a story about advisory boards and is looking for companies that have come up with innovative ways to woo/attract/keep board members -- and examples where the right/wrong board member saved/ruined their company! Email her at Adriana_gardella@timeinc.com. The article I wrote on Advisory Boards is reprinted below under DETAILS, including a sure-fire way of hooking the best to volunteer. Year for India -- Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) is hosting its Global University in New Delhi, India February 6 -- 10, 2008; FORTUNE Magazine is hosting its annual FORTUNE Global Forum in New Delhi October 29 -- 31, 2007; and I'll be keynoting The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)-Indian School of Business (ISB) "Connect" conference in Hyderbad November 14 -- 16, 2007. Three great events that should bring you to India! Why India Can Beat China -- John Elliott, FORTUNE's India correspondent, has an excellent blog. I particularly enjoyed his recent blog on why India can beat China. Here's a link and consider adding him to your list of blogs you follow. FORTUNE's new India page -- here's a link which includes a list of the Indian firms that made the Global 500 list. There are several outstanding business stories including the battle between Pizza Hut and Domino's; the challenge of infrastructure in India; and an article on Infosys U -- what they call the Taj Mahal of corporate training centers. Take five minutes and poke around on the site. One of the most powerful business organizations on the planet is The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE). I'm honored they've invited me to keynote this annual conference held in conjunction with the largest graduate school of business in all of Asia -- the Indian School of Business. Here's a link to their conference. Most of the VCs investing in India will be attending. Rockefeller Habits Mumbai, India -- November 15 I'll also be leading a one-day workshop in India hosted by our partners Knowledge Capital. Here's a link to the event -- I hope to see many of you in India over this next year! (and in Las Vegas Oct 23 -- 24!!)