James Reinhart, thredUP In conversation with: Ravi Belani Scaling Sustainable Fashion [Entire Talk] Building a marketplace business is inherently challenging, but the upsides are huge if you can find a new way of connecting supply and demand.
Tony Mugavero, Rad In conversation with: Emily Ma A Virtuous Cycle of Revenue and Content Connecting technological innovation to consumer demand requires flexibility, not certainty.
Nassim Taleb, Author How Things Gain from Disorder Based on his continuing exploration of the decision making process under opaque circumstances, Nassim Taleb, author of The Black Swan and Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, shares how the
Jennifer Morris, Conservation International Effective Models for Sustainable Growth In this informative lecture, Conservation International Executive Vice President Jennifer Morris shares her organization’s commitment to creating programs to support sustainable development. Morris articulates the importance of developing innovative financing
Jessica McKellar, Pilot In conversation with: Emily Ma Serial Co-founders [Entire Talk] What happens when a founding team tries, tries, and tries again?
Alice LaPlante, Writer Beyond the Basics of Lean Startup Dig deeper into lean startup principles by focusing on fixing bottlenecks and codifying lessons learned.
Steve Blank, Stanford University Fall 2009 Quarter Roundup: What Did We Learn? Stanford instructor and seasoned serial entrepreneur Steve Blank looks back at the commonalities and quirks of the quarter’s previous speakers. Blank outlines a thorough checklist of questions and analysis helpful
Payal Kadakia, ClassPass In conversation with: Ravi Belani Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture [Entire Talk] Success doesn’t need to mean sacrificing authenticity.
Ranjay Gulati, Harvard Business School In conversation with: Ravi Belani Purpose for Startups A truly deep purpose is more than an elevator pitch.
Jeff Epstein, Bessemer Venture Partners In conversation with: Ravi Belani What Investors Want [Entire Talk] Fundamentally, a venture-funded startup is a de-risking project.
Howie Liu, Airtable In conversation with: Ravi Belani Building Startups, Fast and Slow [Entire Talk] Not all startups should move fast, much less break things.
David Rogier, MasterClass In conversation with: Ravi Belani How to Build Trust Without a Track Record A personal mission is the strongest motivation to do the impossible.
Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox In conversation with: Tina Seelig They Won’t Steal Your Idea With a strong social mission, you can persevere through pivots and setbacks with confidence.
Eric Yuan, Zoom Video CommunicationsSantiago Subotovsky, Emergence Capital In conversation with: Ravi Belani Right People, Right Opportunity Instead of focusing on competitors, focus on solving customer problems and making users happy.
Howie Liu, Airtable In conversation with: Ravi Belani How to Avoid Building a Beautiful Product No One Needs Not all startups should move fast, much less break things.
Othman Laraki, Color In conversation with: Toby Corey Create Value Piece by Piece In healthcare, access is often harder than technology.
Andy Karsner, X In conversation with: Emily Ma Designing for Natural Security [Entire Talk] What if 21st century innovation and design approached nature as a powerful ally?
Joseph DeSimone, Carbon In conversation with: Tom Byers Innovation Needs Diversity Diverse, interdisciplinary teams can drive breakthroughs in both technologies and business models.
Alexi Robichaux, BetterUp In conversation with: Toby Corey Trust Your Gut to Pivot If you don’t know what the market wants, ask yourself: What would you actually use?
Bob Tinker, MobileIron Evolving With Your Company Tech entrepreneur Bob Tinker was humbled when he stepped down as CEO of MobileIron, a leading provider of mobile security that went from being a three-man startup to a public
Patrick Brown, Impossible Foods Food Fight To Turn Back Climate Change Parse intractable problems into smaller parts you know you can solve. Let the chance to make an impact drive your life's efforts.
Michelle Zatlyn, Cloudflare In conversation with: Ravi Belani Falling in Love with an Idea Startups are hard. Buckle up and learn to enjoy the ride.
Jeff Epstein, Bessemer Venture Partners In conversation with: Ravi Belani What Investors Want Fundamentally, a venture-funded startup is a de-risking project.
Eric Yuan, Zoom Video Communications In conversation with: Ravi Belani Zoom After COVID Instead of focusing on competitors, focus on solving customer problems and making users happy.