Sarah Nahm, Lever Redesigning the CEO [Explicit] In entrepreneurship, observational skills can be just as powerful as single-minded conviction.
Sickamore, Interscope Records Sam Seidel, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design Inside the Studio Find the space where your creativity will thrive.
Christine Yen, Honeycomb.io Creating a Buzz Around B2B Software Building a technical career first can lead to entrepreneurial opportunities later.
Matthew Sacks, Luminary Media Lauren Perkins, Luminary Media Listening to the Market Accelerate into opportunities, then slow down to sort out complexities.
Chip Conley, Modern Elder Academy How to Adapt and Flow With the right tool set of skills and perspectives, you can flourish far outside your comfort zone.
Toby Corey, Stanford University The Zen of Entrepreneurship Bring self-awareness to your career, and innovate to change the global paradigm.
Payam Banazadeh, Capella Space Prepare to Launch Pioneer new technology by incrementally retiring risks. When necessary, add a touch of “entrepreneurial reality distortion.”
Nicole Hu, One Concern Strategies to Fight Disaster First, recognize the problem. Then, take steps to turn it into a company.
Ritu Narayan, Zūm Sustaining a Startup’s Growth It takes more than technology to sustain a technology startup.
Lauren Ottinger, Intercom Tania Abedian Coke, TellUs Meant to Be: Mentor & Mentee Seek mentors who are a few steps ahead of you in their career. Build authentic relationships by exhibiting gratitude and curiosity about your mentor’s work.
Freada Kapor Klein, Kapor Capital Closing Tech’s Diversity Gap Yes, tech has a diversity problem. The good news: A handful of rigorously tested strategies can help close that gap.
Steve Garrity, Hearsay Systems Juliet Rothenberg, DeepMind Finding Your Superpower (Live) Discover your superpower to unlock your potential in the workplace. Knowing what you excel at helps you develop your skills.
Justin Rosenstein, Asana Elizabeth Weil, 137 Ventures Hire Values: It Takes All Kinds To build and support diverse teams, create a culture of open communication.
Andrew Scheuermann, Arch Systems Jessica Verrilli, GV It’s All Negotiable In negotiations, knowledge is powerful. Do your research and prepare carefully.
Tess Hatch, Bessemer Venture Partners Joshua Reeves, Gusto The Art of the Interview Arrive at job interviews early, prepared, and present. Make sure your questions convey sincere curiosity about the role and the person you’re talking to.
Alberto Savoia, Google Build the Right It Before you build something, determine whether anyone wants it.
Kit Rodgers, Rambus Lauryn Isford, Facebook Playing the Power Game Navigate office politics by learning what motivates your colleagues. Find opportunities to let each individual shine.
Navin Chaddha, Mayfield Building a People-First Company Focus on people — they’re the force behind foundational companies and meaningful products.
John Melas-Kyriazi, Spark Capital Konstantine Buhler, Meritech Capital The Upside of Endings Avoid overcommitment. If you start feeling overwhelmed, learn to gracefully say “no.”
Alice Zhang, Verge Genomics When DNA Meets AI Identify a singular opportunity. From there, it’s just a matter of hitting your next benchmark.
Raj Kapoor, Lyft John Viera, Ford Motor Company Mobilizing the Future Explore the impact of sharing rather than siloing.
Balaji Srinivasan, Coinbase Building the Cryptocurrency Ecosystem Pay attention to crypto: Blockchain technology is a disruptive force to be reckoned with.
Elaine Wherry, Meebo Climbing the Ladder Master an exploding org chart. Get the information you need, even if you need to pry it from your team.
Ryan Petersen, Flexport Modernizing the Shipping Industry Global trade has existed for centuries, but hasn’t evolved with technology. Ryan Petersen, CEO and founder of Flexport, learned this the hard way as an entrepreneur managing the supply chain of his brother’s motorcycle sales business, and took it as an opportunity to update the industry. Petersen shares his insights on how entrepreneurs can solve some of the world’s biggest challenges and how the Internet can be a force for good.