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February 11, 2020
Written

Everlane Takes On Fashion’s Plastic Problem

Founder and CEO Michael Preysman discusses the challenges of building a retail company based on sustainability and “radical transparency.”
Climate & Sustainability
A rack of brightly colored coats. Credit: iStock/stock_colors
January 31, 2020
Video

The New Emerging Role in Big Tech? Economists

To maximize the potential of big data, firms are looking for employees with a new skill set.
Economics
Susan Athey. Credit: Tricia Seibold
January 16, 2020
Video

Machine Learning and AI for Social Impact

Innovations developed at big tech firms could transform the nonprofit world, with a little help from academia.
Technology & AI
Susan Athey. Credit: Tricia Seibold
January 15, 2020
Audio

Marcos Galperín and MercadoLibre: Pursue the Contrarian View

How three founders built the eBay of Latin America when everyone said it wouldn’t work.
Career & Success
Marcos Galperín, cofounder of MercadoLibre, visited Stanford GSB as part of the View From The Top speaker series.
December 17, 2019
Written

The Secret Life of the Supermarket Shopper

Outfitting consumers with cameras reveals how grocery lists influence purchasing behavior — and when stores can cajole shoppers into trying new products.
Marketing
Customers push shopping carts on an escalator. Credit: Reuters/Charles Platiau
December 10, 2019
Written

Where the Bidding Never Stops

Millions of online ads get sold by auction each day. The algorithms behind it all are complicated. But simple ideas can be effective.
Marketing
An illustration of a computer with competing information and content types. Credit: iStock/tudmeak
December 10, 2019
Written

Why Your Best Idea May Be Your Second Favorite

Research shows we can be more creative by selecting better initial ideas.
Innovation
A student brainstorms an idea. Credit: Elena Zhukova
November 26, 2019
Written

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Be Bold and Be Right

Satya Nadella discusses the importance of empathy, culture, and leading by example.
Leadership & Management
Satya Nadella at the View From the Top speaker series. Credit: Toni Bird
November 18, 2019
Written

Mercado Libre Founders: It Takes Patience and Resilience

The former classmates discuss launching Latin America’s top online marketplace when no one believed it would work.
Entrepreneurship
Left to Right: Oladoyin Oladapo, Marcos Galperin, Hernan Kazah, Stelleo Tolda. Credit: Shana Lynch.
November 14, 2019
Written

How Markets Can Change to Ease Economic Inequality

Experts weigh in on economic, education, and financial gaps at a Stanford GSB conference.
Opportunity & Access
Future of financial business concept: Hand touching increasing graph with finance symbols coming. Credit: iStock/Yozayo
November 07, 2019
Written

Exploring the Human Side of Artificial Intelligence

At an AI forum, experts say the arrival of superhuman machine intelligence will be one of the biggest events in human history.
Innovation
HAI Distinguished Fellow Erik Brynjolfsson and Stanford GSB Professor Susan Athey discuss the ethics of AI at a recent conference, Credit: Holly Hernandez
November 04, 2019
Video

Why Great Businesses Fail

Strong leadership makes a difference when a big company faces disruption.
Innovation
Stanford GSB Professor Charles O’Reilly speaking with the Stanford Hoover Tower in the background. Credit: Mike Elwell
October 24, 2019
Written

Cryptocurrencies Could Eliminate Banking’s Easiest Moneymaker

Banks earn big profits by paying minuscule interest on deposits and charging large credit card fees. Digital currencies are about to disrupt that.
Finance & Investing
A photo illustration of a digitized coin coming down from the sky to hit a dinosaur. Credit: Alvaro Dominguez
October 22, 2019
Written

How Stanford GSB Alums Created One of the Most Valuable Startups in Latin America

São Paulo-based Nubank, valued at $10 billion, is disrupting the region’s banking sector.
Entrepreneurship
A man checks his mobile phone as a woman riding a bike passes next to a big Brazilian flag in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Reuters/Nacho Doce
October 07, 2019
Written

The Five Best Policies to Promote Innovation — And One Policy to Avoid

A new toolkit aims to teach governments about which policies are supported by research.
Government & Politics
A female engineer working in a technology lab. Credit: iStock/skynesher
September 24, 2019
Audio

Dara Khosrowshahi: Driving Change at Uber

On this podcast episode, the CEO of Uber talks with students on how choosing a career path based on people, not job titles, makes a difference.
Leadership & Management
Dara Khosrowshahi. Credit: Courtesy of Dara Khosrowshahi
August 19, 2019
Written

How to Stay Ahead When the Rules Change

A Stanford business professor infiltrates the ever-shifting world of eSports to unearth new lessons in corporate adaptability.
Career & Success
Illustration of gamers throwing balls. Credit: Rune Fisker
August 16, 2019
Audio

Diane Von Furstenberg: The Most Important Relationship You’ll Have Is the One With Yourself

On this podcast episode, Diane Von Furstenberg, founder of the DVF clothing line, discusses the importance of character in bouncing back from setbacks.
Career & Success
Diane Von Furstenberg visited Stanford GSB as part of the View From The Top speaker series in 2019. Credit: Stacy Geiken
July 16, 2019
Written

Why Hydrogen Could Improve the Value of Renewable Energy

A new study finds that hydrogen could address a major drawback of solar and wind power.
Climate & Sustainability
Pipes marked "Wasserstoff" (hydrogen), "Kuehlwasser" (coolant) and "Sauerstoff" (oxygen) are pictured at the "wind2hydrogen" pilot plant in Auersthal, Austria, Credit: Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader
June 24, 2019
Written

How Innovation Drives Economic Growth

Three Stanford scholars explore how we measure innovation, how innovation drives productivity, and how productivity affects inequality.
Innovation
An engineer stands under a base station antenna. Credit: Reuters/Jason Lee
April 30, 2019
Written

Artificial Intelligence for the Perplexed Executive

AI can transform almost every industry. The biggest uncertainty may be the humans behind it.
Economics
A model demonstrates Alibaba’s FashionAI technology, with the chosen item’s details being displayed on the mirror, at a pop-up store in partnership with fashion brand GUESS, on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence on Fashion and Textile Conference at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, China July 3, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Bobby Yip
April 12, 2019
Written

Getting Banks to Latch onto Blockchain

A Ukrainian native challenges the financial industry to lose its fear of decentralized transactions.
Finance & Investing
Igor Khmel. Credit: Arthur Bodnar
March 12, 2019
Video

Sequoia’s Michael Moritz: Look out for “the Unexpected”

The venture capitalist explains why you don’t need to be a tech expert to see potential.
Leadership & Management
Michael Moritz. Credit: Stacy Geiken
March 07, 2019
Written

Our Misplaced Fear of Job-Stealing Robots

At a Future of Work forum, experts say demographic shifts, not artificial intelligence, create the biggest challenges for today’s workplace.
Economics
Remotely controlled robots OriHime-D, developed by Ory Lab Inc. to promote employment of disabled people, serve customers at a cafe in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato