How to Succeed as an MBA in Silicon Valley

CareerCast - Life-long Career Development

Chris Yeh What is it like to succeed as an MBA in Silicon Valley? Just ask Chris Yeh, co-author (along with LinkedIn co-founder, Reid Hoffman and entrepreneur, Ben Casnocha) of the New York Times bestseller, The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. In this CareerCast, Chris shares his experience, insights and wisdom from founding, advising, or investing in over 100 high-tech startups.

Aired November 18, 2016

Chris Yeh is the co-author, along with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and entrepreneur, Ben Casnocha, of the New York Times bestseller, “The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age.”  Chris is the co-founder of Allied Talent (alliedtalent.com), the official provider of The Alliance Framework for helping organizations better recruit, engage, and retain entrepreneurial employees.  In addition, he has founded, advised, or invested in over 100 high-tech startups.  He earned two Bachelor’s degrees from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

ALMOST: 12 Electric Months Chasing A Silicon Valley Dream by Hap Klopp and Brian Tarcy (2015)

The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, Chris Yeh (2014)

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters (2014)

Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup by Bill Aulet (2013)

The Power of Convergence: Linking Business Strategies and Technology Decisions to Create Sustainable Success by Faisal Hogue et al. (2011)

The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook: How to Start, Build, and Run a Business That Improves the World by Rupert Scofield (2011)

The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs by William H. Draper (2011)

Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup by David G. Cohen and Brad Feld (2010)

The Silicon Valley Way: Discover 45 Secrets for Successful Start-Ups (2nd Edition) by Elton B. Sherwin Jr. (2010)

Start Small, Stay Small: A Developer’s Guide to Launching a Startupby Rob Walling and Mike Taber (2010)

Loops: The Seven Keys to Small Business Success by Mike Chaet and Stephen C. Lundin (2009)

Mission, Inc.: The Practitioners Guide to Social Enterprise by Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls (2009)

How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas (Updated Edition) by David Bornstein (2007)

Winning the 3-Legged Race: When Business and Technology Run Together by Faisal Hogue et al (2005)

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