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S E1: Roelof Botha Doesn’t Believe in “the Top”

S7E8: Hemant Taneja on Balancing Profit and Purpose

S7E6: Tara VanDerveer on Being a Coach, Teammate, and Trailblazer

S7E7: Daniella Pierson: Why Failure is the Measure of Success

S7E5: Jensen Huang on How to Use First-Principles Thinking to Drive Decisions

This podcast episode explores the journey of Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVIDIA, and the company's contribution to the fields of computer graphics, AI, and generative AI. Huang shares the story of how NVIDIA was founded and the challenges they faced in creating technology for the gaming industry. He also discus...

S7E4: Aicha Evans: "You Must Have The Irrational Belief That It Will Work Out"

S7E3: Neal Mohan, MBA ’05, From CEOs to Content Creators: Be True To Yourself

S7E1: Sarah Friar, MBA ’00, On How To Make Strategic Career Risks

S6E9: Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA ’91, on The Role of Storytelling in Investing

S6E8: Jennifer Hyman On The Power of Relentless Optimism

S6E7: Shantanu Narayen: Generative AI Won't Replace Human Ingenuity

This podcast episode delves into the leadership journey of Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe, illustrating how adversity and setbacks serve as powerful catalysts for growth and innovation. Through his personal anecdotes and experiences—from navigating the trials of his early career and founding a pioneering startup to emb...

S6E6: Brian Chesky on Crisis Management

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky details the company's evolution from a desperate attempt to pay rent to a global hospitality platform. The discussion centers on the power of design-led thinking, where Chesky emphasizes creating a "10-star experience" for individual users to drive organic growth rather than relyi...

S6E4: Cynt Marshall on Workplace Culture As The Measure of Success

S6E3: Tristan Walker, MBA '10, "Every Action Must Be Based in Your Values"

S6E2: Andy Dunn on Entrepreneurship, Bipolar Disorder, and Cofounder Divorce

S6E1: Eric Yuan on Keeping Customers, and Employees, Happy

S5E11: Tony Elumelu on "Democratizing Luck"

S5E10: Gwynne Shotwell: Finding and Defining Your Team's "Big Moments"

S5E9: Anne Wojcicki: There’s No Such Thing as the Perfect Dataset

S5E8: Sundar Pichai: "Reward Effort, Not Outcomes"

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, shares insights on leadership, technological innovation, and corporate responsibility during a visit to Stanford Graduate School of Business. He emphasizes that organizations should prioritize rewarding effort over outcomes to prevent stagnation and encourage risk-taking. Pich...