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Leadership, Communication, and Facilitation Skills

Kim Smith, New Schools Venture Fund

Smith says that John Doerr, renowned venture capitalist at KPCB, attributes his success to his ability to communicate and facilitate, above his technological expertise. Technical knowledge is useless if you cannot motivate people to do something with it, she adds.