Podcasts

Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom reflects on the journey from Stanford to Instagram and beyond.

Find the courage (and the tools) to confront unethical entrepreneurship.

As an entrepreneur, you define your own path. And that path can be about much more than money and valuation.

To reshape an industry, focus on offering people a product they love, no matter how radical the idea is.

What if 21st century innovation and design approached nature as a powerful ally?

Speaking from Hong Kong while under quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alibaba Group co-founder and executive vice chairman Joe Tsai shares stories and strategies from both Alibaba and his newer role as owner of the Brooklyn Nets.

Strong, clear principles can help leaders and companies weather a storm.

Clean tech is more financially viable than it’s ever been.

Facing a crisis is never easy, but there are traits that separate leaders who survive a crisis from those who do not.

An insider’s look at how venture capitalists vet investments and make decisions.

A new season of the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series starts on April 15! While ETL won’t be a live, in-person event during this time of social distancing, we’ll be connecting with speakers digitally and sharing the conversations on our podcast as usual. And we have some great speakers lined up! We’ll kick off with Redpoint Ventures managing partner Annie Kadavy, then hear from innovators like Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown, Alibaba executive vice chairman Joe Tsai, and clean energy thought leader Andy Karsner. And we’ll end the season with Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get new episodes delivered straight to you every Wednesday

Unicorns aren’t random occurrences. In fact, truly massive tech companies share some very similar DNA.

Winning a small niche can lead to massive opportunities.

Beat imposter syndrome and build confidence by learning from failure, facing the hard questions, and always “playing up.”

To build a successful B2B venture driven by voice recognition technology, Omar Tawakol leaned on his network, recruited a stellar tech team, set clear expectations with customers, and found new ways to generate competitive advantages.

Successful breakthrough innovation requires deeply understanding and processing the needs of customers.

Thinking long-term — on a scale of decades rather than years — can drive a principles-driven culture and sustainable growth.

For many entrepreneurs, confidence doesn’t emerge out of thin air, but instead comes from building a concrete skillset over the course of the career.

Scaling a startup isn’t a linear path. Sometimes you can launch with the wrong assumptions, fail to attract initial users, miss some big opportunities, and still succeed if you stay committed.

Data can be a powerful tool in the push for diversity and inclusion.

Founders from underrepresented communities are reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape.

There’s no one path to a job in venture capital, and there’s a growing movement to make the VC world more representative of the real world.

An estimated one billion people live with some sort of disability. Accessibility solutions represent a massive opportunity to make a huge difference and reach an underserved market.

Stay focused on your customers — even if there are only a few of them — and celebrate the small wins.