Dante Disparte, Circle Ethical Crypto Innovation To build a better crypto industry, start with ethics.
Ursheet Parikh, Mayfield Trevor Martin, Mammoth Biosciences Building Biotech to Last The keys to future success must be established at the beginning of a platform biotech company.
Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures Breaking the Venture Capital Mold Entry into the venture capital ecosystem is historically limited — but new types of firms are opening opportunities for new types of founders.
Dr. Jerrica Kirkley, Plume Kiki Freedman, Hey Jane Transforming Digital Healthcare The digital healthcare industry is ripe for innovation that transforms the quality of care for underserved communities.
Lisa Dyson, Air Protein Changing Processes for Climate Solutions Traditional processes won’t solve climate change, so innovative entrepreneurs must reimagine how we make things.
Tim Brown, Allbirds Innovating for a Sustainable World Entrepreneurs can prepare for a carbon-focused future with creativity and teamwork.
Meirav Oren, Versatile Forging Your Path as a New Founder With confidence in their ideas and the humility to keep learning, new founders can build successful companies.
Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft Innovating Accessibly Companies must prioritize accessibility, inclusion, and support for employees and customers with disabilities.
Josh Makower, MD, Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign The Biodesign Innovation Process Innovation isn’t random – it’s a process that can be learned, improved, and effectively deployed to solve specific problems.
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.