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January 29, 2021
Latino Entrepreneurs Face — and Can Overcome — Funding Obstacles
A new report details the barriers to loan approval for Latino-owned businesses — and points to ways to break them down.
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January 15, 2021
How to Pressure Test Your Strategic Vision
Learning to construct, debate, and communicate a logically valid argument is an essential pillar in making great strategy.
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September 22, 2020
VCs and COVID-19: We’re Doing Fine, Thanks
A survey of more than 1,000 venture capitalists finds that investors predict only a tiny dip in portfolio performance — and that the cash spigot remains open.
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July 31, 2020
Eat, Sleep, Zoom
In the months since his company became a global verb, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has never been busier. Or more exhausted. Or happier.
Leadership
June 24, 2020
Beating the Pandemic by Design
Even long-established companies can use startup tactics to stabilize when markets plunge.
Entrepreneurship
May 28, 2020
How to Launch in a Pandemic
Venture funding may be scarce right now, but it does exist — especially for ideas that meet the moment.
Entrepreneurship
May 11, 2020
COVID-19 Is Having an Immediate and Alarming Impact on Latino-Owned Businesses
In a Stanford survey, nearly two-thirds say they will be out of business in six months if current trends continue.
Entrepreneurship
May 05, 2020
How Much Is Your Slice of That Unicorn Really Worth?
A new online calculator estimates the true value of stock at venture-backed startups.
Finance
April 21, 2020
Mexico City — Latin America’s Future Tech Hub?
A new wave of entrepreneurs are launching in North America’s most populous city.
Entrepreneurship
April 06, 2020
Golden State Warrior Steph Curry: Communication Is Everything
The celebrity athlete talks family, religion, and vision on and off the court.
Leadership
March 18, 2020
Rethinking Workplace Education
Guild offers a data-driven approach to education benefits that has attracted the Fortune 500.
Entrepreneurship
February 21, 2020
Slack CEO’s Rise: From Games to a Workplace Communications Heavyweight
The Slack and Flickr cofounder shares lessons from entrepreneurship and life.
Career & Success
January 31, 2020
How Latino Entrepreneurs Can Boost the U.S. Economy
Latinos are launching businesses at an unprecedented pace, but barriers — some long-standing, some brand new — keep them from reaching their potential.
Economics
January 15, 2020
Maker: Rickshaw Bagworks — Fresh Bags Made Daily
“I’m not driven to be the king of the bag industry,” Mark Dwight says. “I love being hands-on, and I love everything about this business. I’m in the factory every day.”
Entrepreneurship
January 10, 2020
Hard Lesson: When Co-Investors Disagree
A legendary hotelier looks back at one of his biggest failures — and what he learned from it.
Career & Success
January 09, 2020
When Private-Sector Firms Create a Culture of Health
Investments in employees, consumers, communities, and the environment vary widely. A new study reveals this range and the hurdles to measuring success.
Health Care
December 17, 2019
When Starting Companies, Experience Matters
New research shows that serial entrepreneurs’ companies outpace their novice counterparts in sales and productivity.
Entrepreneurship
December 09, 2019
9 Top Videos of 2019
Hear career advice from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella or learn how to build your startup team.
Career & Success
November 18, 2019
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
October 22, 2019
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.
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