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Rapid Response: Re-founding Instacart, w/first-time CEO Fidji Simo
This past summer, Fidji Simo departed from Facebook – where she stood among the highest-ranking female executives, serving as the head of their app –…
4 years, 3 months ago
The case for bootstrapping, w/Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut
This week, we’re returning to an episode of Masters of Scale featuring Ben Chestnut, the co-founder and CEO of Mailchimp. The email marketing platfor…
4 years, 3 months ago
Three tools for happy, healthy gatherings, by Meditative Story
Many of us attempt to shift gears during the holidays, spend quality time with people we love, and refresh. But too often, we end up glued to our dev…
4 years, 3 months ago
Need to Know, w/Reid & Bob: Metaverse mania, the great resignation, Facebook quandaries, and more
Reid Hoffman and Rapid Response host Bob Safian break down what you need to know right now about the most important issues and opportunities impactin…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rapid Response: How to turn intentions into action, w/Aurora James, founder of the 15 Percent Pledge
In May 2020, as companies began making promises about how they’d help Black-owned businesses in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, Aurora James laun…
4 years, 4 months ago
Build a better board, w/Mellody Hobson, Lisa Shalett, & Shishir Mehrotra
Your board of directors can make or break you. In fact, Reid believes, the wrong board member can break your company faster than the right board memb…
4 years, 4 months ago
Rapid Response: "You should be running toward AI," w/Eric Schmidt (frmr Google CEO)
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, breaks down his deep insights around artificial intelligence on Rapid Response. Schmidt, co-author of the new boo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Focus on the scale that your customers can’t see, w/Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford
Too often, companies only focus on the type of scale that’s visible: massive campuses, thousands of workers, offices around the globe. But as Land O’…
4 years, 4 months ago
Rapid Response: How Peloton keeps pushing through resistance, w/CEO John Foley
Skepticism and doubt are no strangers to John Foley, the CEO of Peloton. As he says, it’s been part of the company’s DNA “since the first time I pitc…
4 years, 4 months ago
Rapid Response: The truth about what we watch, with Nielsen’s David Kenny
How do you respond when your own users resist your data? That question is top-of-mind for Nielsen CEO David Kenny. For decades, Nielsen has measured …
4 years, 4 months ago