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Hayagreeva Rao, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Bonus Episode: A Professor’s Radically Candid Closing Thoughts

At the end of our live recording of the final FRICTION episode, which you should listen to first, Stanford University business Professor Hayagreeva “Huggy” Rao took to the stage and

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12 minutes

Tristan Harris, Time Well Spent

The Persuadable Brain

Ask yourself, is there a gap between your values and your metrics? Do your metrics for success undermine or support your most altruistic and aspirational goals?

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5 minutes

Teresa Briggs, Deloitte Silicon Valley

Being Small Inside of Big

An on-hand help desk, administrative assistance, and a valuable tap into global resources are just a few examples of the benefits of working for a global enterprise. But Teresa Briggs,

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3 minutes

Dan Springer, Responsys

In conversation with: Stan Christensen

Dealing with Challenging Employees

Dan Springer, CEO of Responsys, talks about the challenges of dealing with problematic employees. Springer suggests that it is easier to deal with clear under-performers whereas the greater challenge is

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4 minutes

Jeff Church, Nika Water

The Wave of Social Entrepreneurship [Entire Talk]

Entrepreneur and successful executive Jeff Church founded Nika Water to create a thriving social enterprise that supports clean water projects in impoverished countries. In this inspiring lecture, Church lays out

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58 minutes

Federica Marchionni, Lands' End

Recognizing Skills and Weaknesses

Lands' End CEO Federica Marchionni discusses the importance of recognizing weaknesses as opportunities for growth. She uses the clothing company's push to open a 9,000-square-foot flagship store in New York

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3 minutes

Tracy Chou, Project Include

Think Deeply About Diversity

Software engineer Tracy Chou talks about Project Include, which she helped found in 2016 to build meaningful and enduring diversity into tech companies, describing how the organization takes a holistic

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3 minutes

Ron Conway, Angel Investors LP

Mike Maples Jr., Floodgate

Investors Assess Failure and Success

Facebook and Digg investors Ron Conway and Mike Maples unveil a surprising yardstick on what makes an entrepreneur’s ideas a go or a no. Even though one venture might go

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4 minutes

Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn

Surviving the Pivot

Serial entrepreneur Reid Hoffman says almost all successful startups will at some point reach the critical moment of pivot. Hoffman refers to these as “valley of the shadow” moments, when

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4 minutes

John Hennessy, Stanford University

Tying Pay to Performance

During the 2008/2009 era of the government bailout of the banks, Stanford President John Hennessy strongly suggests that executive compensation should be directly tied to measurable performance in any enterprise.

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3 minutes

Cindy Padnos, Illuminate Ventures

Creating Something New

Investor Cindy Padnos explains why she chose to found Illuminate Ventures in 2009, based on trends she saw in how business processes were being altered due to major shifts in

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3 minutes

Mark Forchette, OptiMedica

Have a Higher Goal than Money

OptiMedica CEO Mark Forchette shares why it’s important to have a higher goal than just the attainment of money. Through his work at OptiMedica, Forchette appreciates the larger human impact

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2 minutes

Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz

In conversation with: Tom Byers

Nailing the Hard Things [Entire Talk]

Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Ben Horowitz shares which entrepreneurial skills truly matter, and why learning to manage well may be the most critical skill of all. Horowitz, a founding partner

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53 minutes

Tracy Chou, Project Include

Embrace Diversity Early

Software engineer Tracy Chou, a leader in the effort to make the industry more inclusive, explains how the immediate business pressures startups face can force them to de-emphasize the issue

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2 minutes

Steve Blank, Stanford University

Is First-to-Market Best?

Why is it a bad idea to be the first and only player in a market? Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank outlines a host of reasons, including limited market opportunity, the

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2 minutes

Mir Imran, InCube Labs

When to Kill A Business

InCube Labs CEO Mir Imran reflects upon his failed business ventures. It’s much more painful to kill a failing company than it is to nix an innovation, he’s found. He

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5 minutes

Al Ramadan, Play Bigger Advisors

Categories Reduce Cognitive Load

Al Ramadan, co-founding partner at Play Bigger Advisors, talks about how categories are conceptual containers that help the human brain organize all the information we are deluged with daily. Categories

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6 minutes

Mark Forchette, OptiMedica

The Road to Changing Jobs

Mark Forchette describes the decision process he went through before taking on the role of CEO at OptiMedica. Forchette shares how he found a way to clear his head by

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3 minutes

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Stanford University

What Are Your Values?

Leadership rests on knowing your values and those guiding your organization, according to Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. He talks about how his values are organized under three categories: personal,

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2 minutes

Fern Mandelbaum, Monitor Venture Partners

The Decision to Sell

Mandelbaum sold her first major company, Skyline Toys, when the company was at a critical juncture: they either need to find a strategic partner or raise a lot of money.

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3 minutes

Tina Seelig, Stanford University

Reframing Problems

STVP Executive Director Tina Seelig discusses how reframing problems can open new approaches to finding solutions. Narrow definition of problems is a danger, says Seelig, and reframing can be a

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4 minutes

Dan Springer, Responsys

In conversation with: Stan Christensen

Retaining Good People

Dan Springer, CEO of Responsys, suggests strategies to retain good people. Springer suggests that the most important strategy is to help team members feel excited about their career path, whatever

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3 minutes

Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz

In conversation with: Tom Byers

Disrupting the Venture Capital Industry

Ben Horowitz, a founding partner of Andreessen Horowitz, describes how his venture capital firm went from industry newcomer to a leader in the Silicon Valley ecosystem in just a few

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6 minutes

Shirzad Chamine, Positive Intelligence, Inc.

The Enlightened Entrepreneur [Entire Talk]

Before Shirzad Chamine found his calling as a coach to today’s top CEOs and executive teams, he was a charismatic entrepreneur who turned into a hyper-critical tyrant without even knowing

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59 minutes

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