John Felts, Cruz Foam Engineering Green Materials To scale a technology, engineers need to think beyond the technology itself.
Kristen Fortney, BioAge Labs Derisking Biotech Biotech offers huge rewards for founders who approach risk strategically.
Alfred Lin, Sequoia Capital Developing a Founder’s Mindset Strategic founders pursue calculated risks and are willing to evolve.
Jorge Rios, Bridgefy Seizing Global Opportunities Discover new opportunities by thinking beyond borders.
Patrick Schmitt, FreeWill Jenny Xia Spradling, FreeWill Building From Values Building a startup on shared values gives entrepreneurs a foundation for company culture and growth.
Irma Olguin, Jr., Bitwise Industries Morgan Simon, Candide Group Innovating for Social Impact Working together, high-growth startups and impact investors can create positive financial and community outcomes.
Ranjay Gulati, Harvard Business School Finding a Deeper Purpose A truly deep purpose is more than an elevator pitch.
Russ Altman, Stanford University Kim Branson, GSK Principled Engineering: AI and Drug Development AI-driven bioengineering will draw on past ethical frameworks, but will also require new ethical frameworks.
Paola Santana, GLASS Solving for Infrastructure Governments might be the largest market that Silicon Valley hasn’t cracked.
Chris Sacca, Lowercarbon Capital Cleantech 2.0 [Explicit] What if we’re on the verge of a cleantech goldrush?
Payal Kadakia, ClassPass Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture Success doesn’t need to mean sacrificing authenticity.
Jessica McKellar, Pilot Serial Co-founders What happens when a founding team tries, tries, and tries again?
Josh Giegel, Virgin Hyperloop A Personal Mission A clear mission can guide you through dramatic transitions.
Sara Menker, Gro Intelligence Hans Tung, GGV Capital Turning Data into Action Successful data-driven businesses must balance artificial intelligence with human intelligence.
James Joaquin, Obvious Ventures World Positive Investing It’s possible to build scalable businesses by solving humanity’s biggest problems.
Juliet Anammah, Jumia Nigeria E-commerce in Africa Africa is undergoing a profound digital transition.
Daphne Koller, insitro Innovation in Ed-Tech and Biotech Look for opportunities where your skills have disproportionate leverage.
Jeff Epstein, Bessemer Venture Partners What Investors Want Fundamentally, a venture-funded startup is a de-risking project.
Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code Fixing Tech’s Gender Gap When it comes to gender equity, the technology sector still has a lot of work to do.
James Reinhart, thredUP Scaling Sustainable Fashion Building a marketplace business is inherently challenging, but the upsides are huge if you can find a new way of connecting supply and demand.
Lynda Kate Smith, mParticle Marketing for Entrepreneurs Even the greatest technology doesn’t sell itself.
Justin Kan, Twitch Finding Fulfillment in Entrepreneurship To find satisfaction in entrepreneurship, seek joy in the process as much as the outcome.
Jon Fjeld, Duke University Hadiyah Mujhid, HBCUvc Elizabeth Brake, Venture for America Research Insight: Entrepreneurship Education Is About More than Startup Creation In Brief How might entrepreneurship education impact the lives and careers of students who never found a startup?