Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox

Empowering Girls with STEM

With a strong social mission, you can persevere through pivots and setbacks with confidence.

Podcast 47 minutes

Jeff Seibert, Digits

Making Remote Work Better [Entire Talk]

The golden age of remote collaboration is here.

Video 48 minutes

Jeff Seibert, Digits

Making Remote Work Better [Entire Talk]

The golden age of remote collaboration is here.

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Jeff Seibert, Digits

Making Remote Work Better

The golden age of remote collaboration is here.

Podcast 49 minutes

Bonny Simi, JetBlue Technology Ventures

Cultivate Creativity and Courage [Entire Talk]

Unlock potential by exploring your passions with courage and creativity.

Video 47 minutes

Bonny Simi, JetBlue Technology Ventures

Cultivate Creativity and Courage [Entire Talk]

Unlock potential by exploring your passions with courage and creativity.

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Bonny Simi, JetBlue Technology Ventures

Cultivate Creativity and Courage

Unlock potential by exploring your passions with courage and creativity.

Podcast 48 minutes

Beverly Parenti, The Last Mile Chris Redlitz, The Last Mile Ray Harts, Healthy Hearts Institute

Growing a Social Venture [Entire Talk]

Find your purpose and find your partners.

Video 47 minutes

Beverly Parenti, The Last Mile Chris Redlitz, The Last Mile Ray Harts, Healthy Hearts Institute

Growing a Social Venture [Entire Talk]

Find your purpose and find your partners.

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Beverly Parenti, The Last Mile Chris Redlitz, The Last Mile Ray Harts, Healthy Hearts Institute

Growing a Social Venture

Find your purpose and find your partners.

Podcast 48 minutes

Joseph DeSimone, Carbon

The Case for Convergence [Entire Talk]

Diverse, interdisciplinary teams can drive breakthroughs in both technologies and business models.

Video 47 minutes

Joseph DeSimone, Carbon

The Case for Convergence [Entire Talk]

Diverse, interdisciplinary teams can drive breakthroughs in both technologies and business models.

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Joseph DeSimone, Carbon

The Case for Convergence

Diverse, interdisciplinary teams can drive breakthroughs in both technologies and business models.

Podcast 48 minutes

Julie Zhuo, Inspirit

How to Learn from Users [Entire Talk]

As a manager, your job isn’t to problem-solve, but rather to empower others to solve problems.

Video 46 minutes

Julie Zhuo, Inspirit

How to Learn from Users [Entire Talk]

As a manager, your job isn’t to problem-solve, but rather to empower others to solve problems.

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Julie Zhuo, Inspirit

How to Learn from Users

To make a great product, set a clear framework for how you collect and respond to user feedback.

Podcast 47 minutes

Kevin Systrom, Instagram

How Instagram Scaled [Entire Talk]

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

Video 47 minutes

Kevin Systrom, Instagram

How Instagram Scaled [Entire Talk]

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

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Kevin Systrom, Instagram

How Instagram Scaled

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

Podcast 48 minutes

Alexi Robichaux, BetterUp

Uncompromising Values [Entire Talk]

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

Video 51 minutes

Alexi Robichaux, BetterUp

Uncompromising Values [Entire Talk]

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

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Alexi Robichaux, BetterUp

Uncompromising Values

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

Podcast 52 minutes

Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat

Reimagining Meat [Entire Talk]

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

Video 51 minutes

Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat

Reimagining Meat [Entire Talk]

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

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Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat

Reimagining Meat

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

Podcast 51 minutes

Andy Karsner, X

Designing for Natural Security [Entire Talk]

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

Video 48 minutes

Andy Karsner, X

Designing for Natural Security [Entire Talk]

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

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Andy Karsner, X

Designing for Natural Security

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

Podcast 48 minutes

Joseph Tsai, Alibaba Group

From Alibaba to the NBA [Entire Talk]

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.

Video 47 minutes

Joseph Tsai, Alibaba Group

From Alibaba to the NBA [Entire Talk]

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.

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Joseph Tsai, Alibaba Group

From Alibaba to the NBA

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.

Podcast 47 minutes

Amy Francetic, Buoyant Ventures

The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing [Entire Talk]

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

Video 49 minutes

Amy Francetic, Buoyant Ventures

The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing [Entire Talk]

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

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Amy Francetic, Buoyant Ventures

The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing

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

Podcast 50 minutes

Heidi Roizen, Stanford University

Leadership in a Crisis [Entire Talk]

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

Video 47 minutes

Heidi Roizen, Stanford University

Leadership in a Crisis [Entire Talk]

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

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Investing at the Cutting Edge [Entire Talk]

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Empowering Girls with STEM

Making Remote Work Better [Entire Talk]

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The Inspiration for Digits

Embracing and Refining Remote Work

Launching in a Pandemic

The Golden Age of Remote Collaboration

Making Remote Work Better

Cultivate Creativity and Courage [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

Cultivate Creativity and Courage

Flare and Focus

Confronting COVID in the Airline Industry

Cultivate Creativity and Courage

Growing a Social Venture [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

A Sense of Purpose

Learning to Fit In

Funding Models for Social Ventures

Growing a Social Venture

The Case for Convergence [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

3D Printing Crosses the Chasm

Sustainability in Manufacturing

A COVID-19 Pivot

Innovation Needs Diversity

The Case for Convergence

How to Learn from Users [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

Changing a User Interface

Letting It Fail

Managing is Trusting People

How to Learn from Users

How Instagram Scaled [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

When Is the Right Time to Start a Company?

People with a Wide Aperture

Fire Yourself

Two Key Questions for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Visualizing COVID-19

Learn Decision Analysis

How Instagram Scaled

Uncompromising Values [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

The Beginnings of BetterUp

BetterUp's Six Core Values

Where Won't You Compromise?

Trust Your Gut to Pivot

Elite Performance Is About Recovery

COVID-19: Recalibrating What's Important

Uncompromising Values

Reimagining Meat [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

Let the Challenge Consume You

Relationships Create Longterm Value

The Benefits of Bootstrapping

Optimism Wins

Changing Entrenched Consumer Behavior

Reimagining Meat

Designing for Natural Security [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

Design to Conserve Nature

Natural Security

The Entrepreneurial Fire Within

Making Big Data Sustainable

Designing for Natural Security

From Alibaba to the NBA [Entire Talk]

Video Clips

The Real Entrepreneurial Spirit

Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things

Choose Both Paths

The Economics of NBA Basketball

Human Ingenuity Perseveres Through Crisis

From Alibaba to the NBA

The Evolution of Clean Tech Investing [Entire Talk]

Video Clips