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The case for bootstrapping, w/Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut
You can bootstrap your business to scale, but you'll have to make your own luck. Nobody knows this better than Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut. He used a DI…
7 years, 2 months ago
Open or closed? The answer is both, w/Joi Ito
No organization that’s entirely closed — or entirely open — can scale as successfully as an organization that combines both. Yes, it invites a bit of…
7 years, 3 months ago
Bonus: When your invention becomes a weapon, from "Should This Exist?"
Back when Chris Anderson launched DIY Drones, an open-source community for makers, drones were still considered a military technology. His drones wer…
7 years, 4 months ago
Take bigger risks, w/Shellye Archambeau
If you try to avoid risk, you actually risk total failure. Or worse: mediocrity. Take it from Shellye Archambeau. She led the most stunning Silicon V…
7 years, 4 months ago
Check your blindspot, w/Sallie Krawcheck (Ellevest)
If your company's dominated by one type of person, you run the risk of tunnel vision. You might move fast — but you'll often drive straight into trap…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Reid Hoffman Story (Part 2): Make everyone a hero
We’re back with Part 2 of our special turn-the-tables episode with Reid Hoffman. In this episode, we follow Reid through PayPal, LinkedIn, the Micros…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Reid Hoffman Story (Part 1): Make everyone a hero
In this special episode, we turn the tables on host Reid Hoffman. He’s the guest and we tell his story, while proving a theory that’s perfect for Rei…
7 years, 6 months ago
Let your customers be your scouts, w/Eventbrite's Julia Hartz
That constant roar of customer feedback? Be thankful for it. It holds all the secrets to your success, if you learn how to read the signs. Listen to …
7 years, 7 months ago
To scale, you must master the skill of storytelling, w/Charity: Water's Scott Harrison
You need a great story to build a great company. And great stories are unwaveringly true. No one embodies this principle more fully than Scott Harris…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Millennial Episode, w/Brit + Co's Brit Morin
You can marshal the power of millennials to grow your company, but you have to redefine your concept of loyalty. To keep millennials as users (and em…
7 years, 9 months ago