Brian Schutt

From an organizational standpoint, incubating innovation is incredibly difficult.

To achieve such a balanced approach, history provides ample learning opportunities.

As gardens require the right mix of soil nutrients, sunlight and water to help seeds grow and thrive, entrepreneurial ecosystems also require a complex system of interdependence and care.

When businesses focus more on short-term profits over long-term mission, it encourages the corner-cutting integrity gaps that have led to many scandals.

Polarized races inherently attract the politically extreme and push away moderates.

The reality is, constraints can be a catalyst for creativity. Or as the cliche goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

Studies … show trends that paint a picture of a strong connection between social media usage and a teenage public health crisis.

Slow processes and imperfect laws built on compromise are features, not bugs.

If avoiding the tyranny of the urgent is a goal, building in disciplined disconnection through rest is the antidote.

Many social media relationships are one-sided and consumptive, and lead to tribalism.

Current and future lawmakers should consider tax reforms that create more simplicity and consistency during the critical infancy stage.

Belief in a person and the corresponding social VC investment could be the structure that nurtures a business to growth.

While not all kids will become founders, the entrepreneurial mindset … is an essential element for their contribution in whatever vocation they pursue.