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Left to Right: Oladoyin Oladapo, Marcos Galperin, Hernan Kazah, Stelleo Tolda. Credit: Shana Lynch.
November 18, 2019
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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

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Future of financial business concept: Hand touching increasing graph with finance symbols coming. Credit: iStock/Yozayo
November 14, 2019
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How Markets Can Change to Ease Economic Inequality

Experts weigh in on economic, education, and financial gaps at a recent Stanford GSB conference.
Economics

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HAI Distinguished Fellow Erik Brynjolfsson and Stanford GSB Professor Susan Athey discuss the ethics of AI at a recent conference, Credit: Holly Hernandez
November 7, 2019
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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.
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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.”
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The New Emerging Role in Big Tech? Economists

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Machine Learning and AI for Social Impact

Innovations developed at big tech firms could transform the nonprofit world, with a little help from academia.
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Marcos Galperín and MercadoLibre: Pursue the Contrarian View

How three founders built the eBay of Latin America when everyone said it wouldn’t work.
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Hard Lesson: When Co-Investors Disagree

A legendary hotelier looks back at one of his biggest failures — and what he learned from it.
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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
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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
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Why Your Best Idea May Be Your Second Favorite

Research shows we can be more creative by selecting better initial ideas.
Innovation
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Be Bold and Be Right

Satya Nadella discusses the importance of empathy, culture, and leading by example.
Leadership
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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