Unicorn Lessons
Aileen Lee,
Cowboy Ventures
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.
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The Future is Accessible
Srin Madipalli,
Airbnb
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.
Software is Hard Work
Edith Harbaugh,
LaunchDarkly
Stay focused on your customers — even if there are only a few of them — and celebrate the small wins.
Finding the Great Problems
Barbara Liskov,
MIT CSAIL (Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab)
Resilience is Everything
Jennifer Tejada,
PagerDuty
Want to become an impactful leader? Build your perseverance muscles.
Redesigning the CEO [Explicit]
Sarah Nahm,
Lever
In entrepreneurship, observational skills can be just as powerful as single-minded conviction.
Inside the Studio
Sickamore,
Interscope Records
Sam Seidel,
Hasso Plattner Institute of Design
Find the space where your creativity will thrive.
Creating a Buzz Around B2B Software
Christine Yen,
Honeycomb.io
Building a technical career first can lead to entrepreneurial opportunities later.
Listening to the Market
Matthew Sacks,
Luminary Media
Lauren Perkins,
Luminary Media
Accelerate into opportunities, then slow down to sort out complexities.
How to Adapt and Flow
Chip Conley,
Modern Elder Academy
With the right tool set of skills and perspectives, you can flourish far outside your comfort zone.
The Zen of Entrepreneurship
Toby Corey,
Stanford University
Bring self-awareness to your career, and innovate to change the global paradigm.
Prepare to Launch
Payam Banazadeh,
Capella Space
Pioneer new technology by incrementally retiring risks. When necessary, add a touch of “entrepreneurial reality distortion.”
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