A few months ago, a video of a private tech conference leaked online. The speaker was Eric Schmidt, discussing tech entrepreneurship, his past experiences, and how to make money today. The transcript of the video can be found here. Frankly, the conference was painful to watch, not because of technical issues, but because of the terrible advice and ideas Schmidt shared. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard such pronouncements from (ex-)CEOs and managers, especially those from Silicon Valle...
