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Articles by Teju Ravilochan
The Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow's Hierarchy
Ed. note: This piece was originally posted on the gather.for medium blog here. Some months ago, I was telling my friend and GatherFor Board Member Roberto Carlos Rivera that I had come across unpublished papers by Abraham Maslow suggesting changes to his famous Hierarchy of Needs.
The Blackfoot Wisdom that Inspired Maslow's Hierarchy – The Esperanza Project
Siksika (“Blackfoot”) tipis. Photo from Siksika Nation. Some months ago, I was telling my friend and GatherFor Board Member Roberto Carlos Rivera that I had come across unpublished papers by Abraham Maslow suggesting changes to his famous Hierarchy of Needs. Roberto, Executive Director of Alliance for the 7th Generation, was familiar with the subject and turned me on to something else I didn’t know: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs may have been inspired by the Siksika (Blackfoot) way of life.
Love of Learning is Key to Success in Jobless Future
Not long ago, schoolchildren chose what they wanted to be when they grew up, and later selected the best college they could gain admission to, spent years gaining proficiency in their fields, and joined a company that had a need for their skills. Careers lasted lifetimes. Advancing technologies will cause so much disruption to almost every industry that entire professions will disappear. Tweet This Quote Now, by my estimates, the half-life of a career is about 10 years.
5 Resources For Perfecting A Mind-Blowing Pitch – Cat George – Medium
As the demo day for Parallel 18’s (The 18th dimension) Generation 3 Cohort debuts this Friday, the crescendo of all mentor insight and learnings from the 5 months at this business accelerator are top of mind. And I want to share these with you. Here are 5 resources and tips for polishing your pitch before you hit the stage.
Deviant Entrepreneurs and the Criminal Underground: What Is Guerrilla Marketing?
The genesis of my book, “The Misfit Economy,” started as a joke. Having spent two years at Ashoka, an organization committed to seeking out and supporting social entrepreneurs around the world, it started to become a little comedic relief in the office to think about how we could pivot our “search and selection” towards the criminal underground.
Three Reasons To Be Humble: People, Agility, and Growth
We asked investors what prevents them from investing in an entrepreneur most often. Their number one answer? Ego. This post is about why humility matters for entrepreneurs, and heck, for human beings. To develop our selection process at the Unreasonable Institute, we surveyed a number of well-reputed investors with good track records for selecting successful entrepreneurs.
The 7 Emails You Need to Know How to Write
Emails are how we communicate with each other in this day and age. Writing them well can be the difference between successfully building a relationship and not. This post includes example emails for how to get meetings, ask for introductions to investors, say no gracefully, and more! The author of this post, Teju Ravilochan, is co-founder and CEO of the Unreasonable Institute. Emails are strangely awkward.
20 Things I’ve Learned as a Startup CEO
In 2011, Unreasonable Institute Founder Daniel Epstein asked me to step up as CEO of Unreasonable Institute. I assumed it would be easy. I was wrong. This post outlines 20 things I’ve learned in the two years I’ve been CEO. The author of this post, Teju Ravilochan, is co-founder and CEO of the Unreasonable Institute. In the fall of 2011, I assumed the coveted title of CEO. “Oh boy!” I thought.
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