ECONOMICS - Start-ups are great, but we can learn a lot from "end-ups," too

At last week's DLD Conference in Munich, I had the opportunity to sit onstage with the co-founder and CPO of Airbnb, Joe Gebbia. We started by discussing the unique creative culture at Rhode Island School of Design, where Joe went to college, and where I currently serve as president. Joe shared some of his secrets of being a successful designer-founder, and then turned the tables and asked me what it's like to run a 136-year-old institution like ...

http://gigaom.com/2013/02/03/we-all-love-start-ups-and-sometimes-forge