'leadership' Tag

• Inspiring leaders crack the agency problem

  October 23, 2012

  Of the multiple traits that distinguish inspiring leaders, I submit that the fundamental undercurrent relates to their ability to crack the agency problem. The theory of the agency problem, or more accurately, agency costs, represents the inherent misalignment in the relationship between an agent and a principal.  Agency costs arise when a company’s employees (the […]

  posted in venture capital by mark bivens

• Calling all geek girls

  November 10, 2010

  I’ve written in the past about the dearth of women entrepreneurs in France, and Vinita Gupta’s column yesterday in BusinessWeek zeroes in on the scarcity of women in senior roles within tech companies. Her data centers on the U.S. but many of her observations apply to some European countries as well, others less so. For […]

  posted in technology, venture capital by mark