Seth Kahan

Grand Challenge!!

Grand Challenges are bold and powerful goals that leaders take on to make the world a better place. I am now working with five leaders helping to define and launch their organization’s Grand Challenges. Our world’s biggest challenges are also our biggest opportunities. My mission is to help launch 100s of Grand Challenges over the […]

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Seth Kahan interviews John Sydnor on Venture Acceleration

John Sydnor is an expert in venture acceleration with a broad and deep background in technology, financial services, and venture economic development. In this short video he covers the three factors that lower risk in innovation, the profile of a Chief Start-Up Officer inside an organization including their role and behaviors.

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Floosh!

The genesis of Floosh: Ruchi, my 12 yr old daughter, and I are driving home from picking up our dog, Sita. Sita puts her paw on the divider between the passenger and driver seat. I discipline her: “No, Sita.” Ruchi says, “Why can’t she put her paw there?” Me,”Because it is the first step into

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Reframing the Adventure

I was perusing a book once in a bookstore – cannot remember the name – in which the author said something like, “Family vacations are not about vacations. They are about family dynamics.” It was a reframe that stuck with me. Of course, there are plenty of personal catastrophes that came to mind. But, right

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Wake Up!

My best friend once attended a zen retreat in a sparse buiding in the mountains. It was cold. For seven days he sat with about eight other men cross legged.  Sounds pretty horrible – but he was glad he went. About half way through the experience the instructor slapped the floor and yelled, “Wake up!”

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