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Jun 14, 2022

Jun 14, 2022

Our Commitment to Doing Better

X Genesis is a startup studio harnessing entrepreneurship as a lever for social good. Our programs challenge entrepreneurs to develop…

Mar 18, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

Day One

You are going to have to hurry. Today’s the deadline. But maybe, just maybe Andrew Hutton will let you in this time even if your…

Dec 1, 2020

Day One

Dec 1, 2020

“Entrepreneurship” Defined

I recently happened upon a Joel Trammell blog post from 2015, that called attention to Howard Stevenson’s definition of entrepreneur…

Oct 22, 2020

“Entrepreneurship” Defined

Oct 22, 2020

Hello, It’s Me.

My Medium posts are recently shaping up to be different than I had expected. I’ve recently been writing more about what I’m experiencing…

Oct 22, 2020

Hello, It’s Me.

Oct 22, 2020

Random RiNO Scooter Incident

This is a bit of a departure from my usual writing. You’ll find nothing here about entrepreneurs, wicked problems, or complex systems. This…

Sep 27, 2020

Random RiNO Scooter Incident

Sep 27, 2020

Matilda

This morning, I sent this text to my siblings:

Sep 6, 2020

Matilda

Sep 6, 2020

Place vs Plumbing

A thousand things are tugging at me these days as I consider our future . By “our” I mean humans living in the world in 2020 and beyond…

Sep 6, 2020

Sep 6, 2020

Reading

Throughout my life I’ve read. A lot. I discovered a trove of books in my grandparents cupboards, books that had originally been purchased…

Sep 2, 2020

Sep 2, 2020

I forget.

I’ve been thinking about creating something like a blog. A vehicle for sharing what I’m seeing, hearing, thinking, and learning in…

Aug 30, 2020

Aug 30, 2020

An iA Writer Experiment

I’m experimenting. I want to explore a different way of writing, so I’m using a simple Markdown writer, iA Writer, to write this.

Jan 6, 2020

An iA Writer Experiment

Jan 6, 2020

For Experienced Entrepreneurs: What’s Next?

“Diligence is the mother of good fortune.” Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Mar 21, 2019

For Experienced Entrepreneurs: What’s Next?

Mar 21, 2019

A Fine Mess: Systems, Problems and the Future

Large systems created by humans often become self-sustaining. They were often developed by people and for people. But paradoxically, these…

Nov 19, 2018

A Fine Mess: Systems, Problems and the Future

Nov 19, 2018

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Serial Entrepreneurs & New Venture Generation

The New Frontier: We Can Do This!

What if we could harness the creative drive and experience of the kind of successful serial entrepreneurs that helped create five of the…

Oct 13, 2017

The New Frontier: We Can Do This!

Oct 13, 2017

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Serial Entrepreneurs & New Venture Generation

A wicked problem is a locked door.

Learning is the key that opens the door.

Sep 9, 2017

A wicked problem is a locked door.

Sep 9, 2017

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Serial Entrepreneurs & New Venture Generation

So You Want to Be a Startup CEO?

Are you currently a startup CEO or do you plan to be a startup founder and CEO? This post is for you.

Jul 27, 2017

So You Want to Be a Startup CEO?

Jul 27, 2017

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Serial Entrepreneurs & New Venture Generation

Creating a Model for Successful Generation of New Ventures (Part Three)

(This is Part Three of my multi-part series on models for new venture generation. You can find Part One here and Part Two here.)

Jul 26, 2017

Creating a Model for Successful Generation of New Ventures (Part Three)

Jul 26, 2017

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Serial Entrepreneurs & New Venture Generation

Creating a Model for Successful Generation of New Ventures (Part Two)

(This is Part Two of my multi-part series on models for new venture generation. You can find Part One here.)

Jul 24, 2017

Creating a Model for Successful Generation of New Ventures (Part Two)

Jul 24, 2017

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Why Cities?

The organization I started several years ago — 10.10.10 — has begun to turn its energy and attention to cities, and I thought this might be…

Jul 23, 2017

Why Cities?

Jul 23, 2017

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Creating a Model for Successful Generation of New Ventures (Part One)

If you wanted to develop a model that could predict the future success of ventures that haven’t yet been created, what variables would you…

Jul 22, 2017

Creating a Model for Successful Generation of New Ventures (Part One)

Jul 22, 2017

Tom Higley

Tom Higley

Areas of Interest: Wicked Problems. Founder Opportunity Fit. Catalytic Community. Adjacent Opportunity. Complex Adaptive Systems.

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