Today we will be diving into Shopify. We cover the revenue model of Shopify's different business units by using Apple as a guide, how it monetizes different derivatives of merchant success, and Shopify's philosophy, culture, and role in global commerce.
 
To help us break down Shopify, I'm joined by co-host Zack Fuss and our guest Alex Danco, who works on the Money team at Shopify.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/85946038/danco-shopify-the-e-commerce-on-ramp
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:03:03] - [First question] - What Shopify is as a product
[00:04:58] - Product pillar 1: Core[00:06:58] - Product pillar 2: Merchant services[00:09:02] - Product pillar 3: Ecosystem
[00:11:04] - Product pillar 4: Shop
[00:13:08] - The evolution of commerce with the rise of the internet
[00:20:01] - Differences between high and low-trust commerce
[00:24:48] - The role of friction and trust in stakeholder variety
[00:29:18] - Overview of all four product pillars’ business models
[00:32:10] - Shopify App Store
[00:33:16] - How Shopify competes and partners with their competitors
[00:35:53] - Shop Pay expands to Facebook and Instagram
[00:37:49] - Key areas where Shopify will continue to grow across their product pillars
[00:41:52] - Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay
[00:42:56] - Potential pitfalls of having such a high self-imposed quality bar 
[00:44:12] - Conway’s law[00:44:12] - Aggregators versus platforms
[00:52:35] - Unique marketing aspects for Shopify’s sales and marketing with their subscription model 
[00:55:37] - Shopify: A StarCraft Inspired Business Strategy

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#businessbreakdowns #shopify

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Today we will be diving into Chipotle, the fast-casual food chain known for its burritos. We discuss Chipotle's origin stories, its hypergrowth, and its focus on simplicity and innovation. We'll also go into detail about how they navigated COVID and their national food safety outbreaks. 
 
To help me break down Chipotle, I'm joined by Zack Fuss, an investor at Continental Grain and an expert on all things food and restaurant-related.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/24297915/fuss-chipotle-simplicity-as-the-recipe-for-success
 
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:03:13 ] - [First question] - What is Chipotle
[00:04:24] - Chipotle’s scale compared to its competitors
[00:05:36] - The origin story of Steve Ells and Chipotle
[00:06:47] - Carving out the fast-casual restaurant niche
[00:09:02] - Unique themes that have been carried into today
[00:10:22] - Unit economics in fine dining versus fast-casual dining
[00:11:56 ] - Gross margins and their similarities across establishments
[00:14:53] - An ideal payback period for a restaurant
[00:16:00] - What allows for Chipotle to have such an optimized payback period
[00:18:29] - Owned and operated versus franchised 
[00:20:49] - Pros and cons to franchising or being an owner-operator  
[00:22:11] - Key factors to consider when choosing to franchise or not
[00:23:31] - Chipotle taking $350 million in growth capital from McDonald’s
[00:25:58] - Differences between McDonald’s and Chipotle’s food
[00:27:08] - The E Coli outbreak in late 2015 
[00:28:17] - Sweetgreen, Cava, Zoes Kitchen, Noodles & Co.
[00:30:09] - Pershing Square’s investment in Chipotle post-outbreak 
[00:31:51] - Technology and its effects on the restaurant industry
[00:33:39] - Digital orders and profit margin variance
[00:35:53] - Launching a Digital-Only quesadilla menu item
[00:36:33] - Internet aggregators, dark kitchens, and future food tech trends
[00:39:52] - How Chipotle beat out Qdoba
[00:41:32] - Blaze Pizza, Tasty Made, Panda Express 
[00:43:38] - Dark kitchens and network expansion
[00:45:01] - Lessons builders can take away from Chipotle’s story
[00:45:01] - Lessons investors can take away from Chipotle’s story

#businessbreakdowns #chipotle

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Today we'll be breaking down the world's largest e-commerce company, Alibaba. In this episode, we discuss the staggering scale of Alibaba's business, how Alibaba went from copycat to innovator, the looming threat to Alibaba from the next generation of Chinese juggernauts, and how competition is viewed differently in China versus the West. 
 
For this episode, I'm joined by a special guest host, Claire Cormier Thielke. To help us break down Alibaba, we're joined by Ram Parameswaran, the founder and managing partner of investment firm Octahedron Capital.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/59340911/parameswaran-alibaba-a-giant-among-giants
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:03:13] - [First question] - What Alibaba is
[00:04:29] - Tmall and Taobao
[00:06:48] - The many faces of Alibaba as a country-scale business
[00:09:58] - What defines a company as being country-scale
[00:11:29] - Adaptive business models for cities of multiple tiers and mimetic behavior of other large-scale companies
[00:18:15] - Alibaba’s ability influence the physical infrastructure of cities and China as a whole
[00:19:01] - Full stack solution company JD Global
[00:21:03] - Tencent
[00:21:47] - Key players in the monetization of commerce in China: JD, Pinduoduo, Meituan [00:26:35] - Reducing friction may be the number one reason for internet businesses to scale
[00:31:15] - Is it worth it for Alibaba to explore the social media space?
[00:34:05] - Why Chinese companies are naturally more competitive and aggressive than North American ones 
[00:38:46] - How China perceives and adopts language such as the Seven Powers framework
[00:40:23] - What the West can learn from China and Alibaba
[00:43:28] - Adopting Chinese practices for Western brick and mortar stores
[00:45:35] - Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization
[00:45:51] - Learning more about Alibaba; The House That Jack Ma Built

#businessbreakdowns #alibaba

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Costco is a favorite business story and model for many operators and investors. It was founded in 1983 in Seattle, and it has grown into a juggernaut with over $169 billion in sales and almost 60 million members globally. To me, Costco is the best example of doing one thing for customers and getting better at it constantly for decades.
 
To help me break down Costco, I talked to both Zack Fuss and Chris Bloomstran. Zack is an investor at Continental Grain, a 200-year-old family-owned business that is focused on investing and operating businesses throughout the food and agriculture ecosystem with assets across the US, Latin America, and Asia. Chris is President and Chief Investment Officer of Semper Augustus Investments Group and a long-time shareholder in Costco.
 
In this Breakdown, we'll start with Zack by diving into the Costco business model, examining the relentless focus on efficiency that separates Costco from its peers, and exploring the secrets behind its private label brand, Kirkland. I'll then talk to Chris about Costco's growing international opportunities and the lessons that operators and investors can take away from studying the business and founder Jim Sinegal. I hope you enjoy this Breakdown of Costco.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/61922194/bloomstran-relentless-focus-on-the-one-thing
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:03:03] - [first question] - The fundamental equation that makes Costco work
[00:04:02] - Dynamics of a shared scale economy business
[00:06:45] - Jim Senegal’s devotion to perfecting one model for decades
[00:10:10] - Examples of how far Costco is willing to go to provide value for its members
[00:12:27] - Analysis of a private label strategy, and why Kirkland is such a success
[00:15:35] - Key differences that separate Costco from their competitors
[00:18:19] - An open-source retailing relationship with suppliers
[00:21:10] - How they maximize sales per square foot over time
[00:25:45] - Thoughts on leverage in unit-concept stores and why Costco doesn’t use leverage to accelerate growth 
[00:28:02] - Lessons that can be learned and applied to other businesses   
[00:30:47] - How Costco approaches international expansion
[00:33:54] - Why Jim Sinegal is such an exemplary CEO

#businessbreakdowns #costco

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Today we will be diving into Cinnabon. We start with Cinnabon's scale and an overview of the franchise's fascinating history. We then dive into what really makes Cinnabon special - its omnichannel ecosystem and how it balances franchisees, licensing deals, and distribution through other retails while maintaining its differentiated and relevant brand. 
 
To help me break down Cinnabon, I'm joined by Kat Cole, the former COO and President of North America for Focus Brands.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/80585007/cole-cinnabon-the-omnichannel-approach-to-indulgence
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Show Notes
[00:01:00] - Introduction
[00:03:04] - [First question] - The operational scale and complexity of Cinnabon
[00:05:48] - Origins and humble beginnings of Cinnabon
[00:10:07] - Diversified stakeholders involved in franchised businesses
[00:14:44] - A focus on brand relevance and differentiation
[00:19:38] - Building brick-and-mortar traffic during a recession and partnering with Pillsbury
[00:23:21] - Cinnabon’s ability to thrive and support an omnichannel brand ecosystem
[00:26:57] - Partnering with Burger King and fast-food market exposure
[00:32:55] - Building successfully collaborative equity buckets
[00:36:52] - Focus Brands and advantages of being part of a bigger ecosystem
[00:41:52] - Balancing licensing opportunities while maintaining core channel partners
[00:45:37] - Lessons for operators and investors we can take away from Cinnabon

#businessbreakdowns #cinnabon

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Today we will be diving into Twilio. We'll cover Twilio's unique approach to distribution, how lower gross margins versus peers can actually be a moat, and why Twilio's revenue model aligns incentives with its customers. We closed with the bull and bear case for Twilio over the next five years and what investors and operators can take away from studying Twilio more closely. 
 
To help me break down Twilio, I'm joined by Ro Nagpal, a senior investment professional at the Holocene Advisors.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/50437644/nagpal-twilio-messaging-margins-and-markets
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:02:53] - [First question] - What is Twilio?
[00:03:36] - How the world received text updates before Twilio
[00:04:14] - The scale of Twilio today
[00:05:02] - How expensive designing infrastructure of this magnitude can be
[00:05:34] - How to use Twilio and gain access to its functionality
[00:06:33] - The insight that led to developing the company
[00:08:37] - Other aspects of Twilio’s services beyond SMS
[00:09:50] - Unit economics of the business
[00:12:01] - Case studies of likely and unlikely customers to use Twilio
[00:15:17] - Original use cases and how they’ve evolved since
[00:16:12] - Developer insights and what innovation it’s led to
[00:19:19] - Twilio becoming a pioneer in the user software API space
[00:22:15] - How big the TAM can be and why it’s bigger than people may think it is
[00:23:38] - Why the API data and growth rate of Twilio separates it from its competitors
[00:26:02] - How having a lower gross margin actually works to their benefit
[00:27:28] - Who their competitors are and why Twilio beats them out
[00:29:11] - Strategic acquisitions they’ve made like SendGrid, Segment, and Syniverse
[00:31:18] - Unifying themes in their M&A strategy
[00:32:08] - Fees associated with using iMessage and WhatsApp
[00:32:43] - Improving margins as SMS becomes less pivotal in their operations 
[00:33:21] - Things about Jeff Lawson that makes Twilio so special
[00:35:25] - What’s their bear case is
[00:36:19] - Lessons for builders and investors

#businessbreakdowns #twilio

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Today we will be diving into Visa. We set the stage with Visa's role in a card transaction, describe the lifeblood of Visa’s revenue, interchange, and then dive into its unique history as a consortium turned multi-hundred billion-dollar public business. We then explore Visa’s unique moat and network effect, how Visa makes money today, and look at the potential threats from other businesses and macroeconomic forces.

To help me break down Visa, I'm joined by Alex Rampell, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/46164128/rampell-visa-the-original-protocol-business
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:03:20] - [First question] - Key players and functionality of a credit transaction
[00:05:50] - How $3 would be split up amongst the network after a $100 purchase is made
[00:10:55] - How Visa came to be a central player and why banks don’t talk to each other
[00:16:26] - Other businesses that have dominating protocol effects in fragmented sectors
[00:19:47] - What the internals of a business like Visa looks like and 
[00:24:48] - Visa’s topline revenue is almost entirely exclusive to transaction fees
[00:26:11] - Thinking of Visa as a tax and simultaneous enabler of commerce writ large
[00:30:48] - Why concentration poses a risk to their business model
[00:34:56] - How international standards may play a role in Visa’s future
[00:41:52] - Would it be worth it for merchants to build something competitive 
[00:44:33] - Thoughts on new value transfer tech companies and their relevance to Visa
[00:48:59] - Plaid’s role in the payment ecosystem and as a potential competitor
[00:50:40] - Parallels between the crypto space, their protocols, and open-source payments 
[00:52:54] - Business lessons for entrepreneurs when studying Visa’s history
[00:54:44] - Lessons learned that can be applied to investing when studying Visa’s history
[00:55:37] - Books to learn more; A Piece of the Action, One for Many

#businessbreakdowns #visa

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Today, we will be breaking down Calm. We touch on how Calm used data to unlock a non-obvious source of demand, how the upfront subscription cost has allowed for pure operational focus, and what the competitive landscape looks like moving ahead.
 
To break down Calm, I am joined by my brother, Vinny Pujji, Partner at Left Lane Capital, an early-stage investment firm.
 
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/95432378/pujji-calm-the-sleeping-giant
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:02:37] - [First question] - What is Calm and what its businesses do
[00:03:31] - How people pay for it
[00:03:55] - The top use cases and value proposition for customers
[00:05:19] - Who started Calm and the unique insights that led them to create it 
[00:05:30] - Major inflection points that drove their business forward 
[00:07:54] - An investor’s perspective on freemium funnel models
[00:10:01] - Key factors that led to Calm’s success 
[00:10:56] - Breaking down their subscription offer
[00:12:34] - Analysis of customer retention and breakdown of unit economics
[00:15:36] - The difference between their unit economics and other consumer businesses
[00:17:28] - What’s unique about Calm from a cash flow perspective
[00:19:40] - Capital efficiency when it comes to customer acquisition
[00:21:02] - How they learned that sleep was a primary use case and making a shift to provide more content in that area
[00:23:09] - Competing with and surpassing Headspace’s popularity 
[00:24:19] - Ways that the future might play out for Calm and the mental wellness industry
[00:25:38] - Other insights that led to a shift from a meditation focus to a sleep focus
[00:26:47] - Designing content with a utility and enrolling celebrities
[00:30:06] - Productizing and monetizing on pre-existing consumer habits
[00:32:07] - Variable versus fixed cost models
[00:33:09] - App distribution and generating widespread brand adoption
[00:36:28] - Simultaneously, a software and a consumer business
[00:39:19] - COVID-19’s impacts on Calm and how it drove their growth
[00:41:19] - Potential contributing factors to Calm’s growth over the coming years
[00:44:12] - Practical brand extensions already being implemented 
[00:45:24] - Risks and challenges that may be faced in the coming decade
[00:46:50] - Integrating new features and other risks that may need to be solved
[00:49:27] - Whether or not switching behavior will affect Calm’s trajectory
[00:51:09] - Bigger players in the ecosystem who could beat out Apple’s app store
[00:53:02] - Lessons for builders and investors when studying Calm’s story
[00:54:52] - Where you can learn more about Calm

#businessbreakdowns #calm

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Launched in 2015, Ethereum is an open-source, blockchain-based platform with a native cryptocurrency, Ether. Today, ETH stands as the second most valuable cryptocurrency to Bitcoin, and Ethereum is the preferred platform for blockchain projects.

To help me break down Ethereum, I am joined by Justin Drake. Justin is a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation. During our conversation, we cover what differentiates Ethereum from Bitcoin, the increasing number of projects being built on the Ethereum platform, and what a shift from proof of concept to proof of stake means for Ethereum. I particularly enjoy Justin’s framework for defining money and various analogies to better conceptualize the blockchain. I hope you enjoy this breakdown of Ethereum.
For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here: https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/14242194/drake-ethereum-into-the-ether
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Show Notes
[00:00:00] - Introduction
[00:03:02] - [First question] - What a blockchain is on a fundamental level
[00:04:36] - A core overview of Bitcoin and the Bitcoin blockchain
[00:06:40] - Proof of work and why security is so important
[00:08:38] - How much miners spend to secure the network
[00:10:20] - Early days of Ethereum and what separates it from Bitcoin
[00:12:02] - Vitalik’s role in the rise of Ethereum
[00:13:14] - What can currently be built on top of the Ethereum blockchain
[00:16:28] - Gas fees and an overview of ETH as a triple point asset
[00:19:42] - What generates ETH and decides its value
[00:22:36] - Defining proof of stake, how it works, and staking incentives
[00:25:10] - Yields from staking ETH in the form of newly minted tokens and tips
[00:29:15] - Load to power ratio of the Ethereum network
[00:33:38] - Terms for staking your ETH and how much is expected to be staked
[00:39:19] - Sequence of events when using ETH to buy an NFT
[00:43:13] - Transaction fees how they’re calculated when buying and selling ETH
[00:46:11] - Pros and cons of high network demand while trying to scale the Ethereum blockchain
[00:50:41] - Defining money and why Ethereum’s design makes it optimized to become an economic engine
[00:55:11] - Defi Pulse - The Decentralized Finance Leaderboard
[00:55:47] - Ethereum’s rigorous decentralization standards and best in class proof of stake
[00:58:57] - Overview of Bitcoin Wrapped and ETH as the native currency writ large
[01:01:16] - A further in-depth analogy to better understand the Ethereum network
[01:05:19] - Potential competitors and new DeFi blockchain innovation
[01:08:27] - Key lessons for builders when studying Ethereum and decentralized finance
[01:11:03] - Bankless, Epicenter.tv, Zeroknowledge.fm, Into The Ether

#businessbreakdowns #ethereum

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Edible Arrangements founder Tariq Farid talks to "How I Built This" host Guy Raz about why having a supportive family is a double edged sword for an entrepreneur.

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Instagram’s co-founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom talk to How I Built This host Guy Raz about how they complement each other.

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Spanx founder Sara Blakely talks to How I Built This host Guy Raz about why entrepreneurs should protect their ideas in their early stages.

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Allbirds Co-Founders Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger explaining how a foundation of trust and kindness have allowed their partnership to thrive when the going gets tough. Recorded backstage at the How I Built This Summit.

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Entrepreneur Y-Vonne Hutchinson backstage at the How I Built This Summit, explaining why genuine kindness requires stepping out of your comfort zone.

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NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.

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The married co-founders of Boomchickapop backstage at the How I Built This Summit, talking about how they used the principle of kindness to grow their business and facilitate community.

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NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.

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Each day this week at 12p ET / 9a PT, join Guy Raz from NPR's How I Built This as we explore how the food industry is changing in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Today, we're LIVE with Alice Waters, the world-renowned chef of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA. Alice will be joined by her daughter, Fanny Singer, author of Always Home: A Daughter’s Recipes & Stories and co-founder of Permanent Collection. Ask Alice & Fanny anything below!

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NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.

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Each day this week, join Guy Raz from NPR's How I Built This as we explore how the food industry is changing in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Today, we're LIVE with Kyle Connaughton, chef and owner of SingleThread Farms in Healdsburg, CA. What questions do you have for Kyle about the food industry? Ask away!

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Each day this week at 12p ET / 9a PT, join Guy Raz from NPR's How I Built This as we explore how the food industry is changing in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Today, we're LIVE with Daniel Humm, chef and owner of Eleven Madison Park! Daniel's restaurant was ranked World's Best Restaurant in 2017, but these uncertain times have changed his restaurant's priorities. Ask Daniel below your questions about the restaurant industry!

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What is a large language model? How can it be used to enhance your business? In this conversation, Ali Rowghani, Managing Director of YC Continuity, talks with Raza Habib, CEO of Humanloop, about the cutting-edge AI powering innovations today—and what the future may hold.
They discuss how large language models like Open AI's GPT-3 work, why fine-tuning is important for customizing models to specific use cases, and the challenges involved with building apps using these models. If you're curious about the ethical implications of AI, Raza shares his predictions about the impact of this quickly developing technology on the industry and the world at large.

Thanks to Raza and Humanloop for joining: https://humanloop.com/

Apply to Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/
Work at a Startup: https://www.ycombinator.com/jobs

Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) -
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Large Language Models (LLM)
04:32 - What is fine-tuning a model?
07:38 - Build Apps using LLM
09:46 - Future of the Developer Job
11:32 - Breakthroughs
15:17 - OpenAI Mission
17:30 - LLM for Startups
18:51 - Hiring at HumanLoop

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Leonard Susskind is a professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University and he’s regarded as one of the fathers of string theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Susskind

He’s written several books including:
- The Black Hole War https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316016411
- The Cosmic Landscape https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Landscape-String-Illusion-Intelligent/dp/0316013331
- The Theoretical Minimum series https://www.amazon.com/Theoretical-Minimum-Start-Doing-Physics/dp/0465075681/

He also has over 100 lectures on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrxduI9Pds1fm91Dmn8x1lo-O_kpZGk8

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon https://twitter.com/craigcannon

***

Topics

0:00 - Being perceived as an outsider physicist

4:00 - The perils of becoming too mainstream

5:45 - Where his ideas come from

7:00 - Claudio asks - Do you think the graviton can be experimentally found?

9:45 - The origins of String Theory

15:15 - Why should there be a grand unified theory?

16:30 - Quantum mechanics and gravity

19:50 - Large unanswered questions in physics

27:30 - Holographic principle

38:00 - Simulation hypothesis

40:15 - Richard Feynman on philosophy

42:00 - Feynman and the bomb

46:00 - Improving the world by discovering what the world is

49:00 - ER and EPR - Black holes and entanglement

56:00 - Noah Hammer asks - Could quantum teleportation be used in the future as a means of intergalactic communication?

58:00 - rokkodigi asks - How do you think quantum theory will shape technology in the future?

1:01:30 - Why teach physics for the public?

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Michael Seibel is a partner at YC. He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the winter 2012 batch. https://twitter.com/mwseibel

In this video Michael comments on his essay The Real Product Market Fit https://blog.ycombinator.com/the-real-product-market-fit/

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon

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Topics

00:00 - The Real Product Market Fit

1:00 - Why do many founders think they have product market fit when they don’t?

5:45 - Building a successful company is not a single variable problem

7:30 - Socialcam didn’t hit product market fit

8:40 - Justin.tv had $1M in profit before reaching product market fit

12:30 - Some companies take a long time

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Pete Adeney, more commonly known as Mr. Money Mustache, retired at 30 after working as a software engineer for about ten years - https://twitter.com/mrmoneymustache

He blogs at http://MrMoneyMustache.com about how he saved money, where he invested it, and how he achieved "financial freedom through badassity".

You can apply to the W18 batch of YC here - http://ycombinator.com/apply

YC's podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - http://twitter.com/craigcannon

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Dr. Rosalind Watts - https://twitter.com/ros_watts - is a clinical psychologist at the Psychedelic Research Group at Imperial College London - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/department-of-medicine/research/brain-sciences/psychiatry/psychedelics/

The Psychedelic Research Group focuses on two main areas: first, the action of psychedelic drugs in the brain and second, their clinical utility, e.g. as aides to psychotherapy, with a particular focus on depression.

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon

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Jessica is a cofounder of Y Combinator.

Y Combinator has funded 1,500 startups and they are worth more than $70 billion in total. More than 10 of them are worth more than a billion dollars or more.

Access podcast and transcript versions of this interview here:
https://www.ycombinator.com/future/jessica/

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Michael Seibel - https://twitter.com/mwseibel - is a Partner and the CEO of YC.

He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the Winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the Winter 2012 batch.

For this episode we took questions from the internet. If you have questions for a future office hours episode, just tweet them our way.

Read the transcript here - https://blog.ycombinator.com/office-hours-with-michael-seibel

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon

We're accepting applications from startups for the Winter 2019 funding cycle. Apply here - http://ycombinator.com/apply

Questions

00:00 - Why is YC worth 7% of your company?

6:00 - Generating leverage when fundraising

11:42 - Youssef asks - How did you validate your product market fit?

14:35 - LC Carrier asks - How does YC feel about companies who don't want to raise VC after the program?

16:40 - Edmilson Rodrigues asks - Do companies need to be incorporated already to participate in YC?

18:25 - Alex Rodriguez asks - What do you look for in startups that haven't had good growth but continue to push through (e.g. AirBnB) that makes you accept them?

26:25 - Fedor Paretsky asks - Do you have techniques you encourage to make pitches sound more exciting?

34:40 - David Chen asks - How to find mentors and advisors?

39:00 - building EatNeat asks - What if anything are you specifically looking for in a startup that wants to be a part of the Startup School 2018?

39:35 - Ryan Carl Mercer asks - What's your preferred way organizing your time?

40:40 - John Rigler asks - Can intrapreneurship be effective? I recently returned to IBM, have a patent, and yet have only vague ideas about how to signal and organize other like-minded folks. Could this path sabotage my dreams?

41:30 - Horacio Chávez asks - How would you approach an investor who says "I won't invest unless you have a patent"?

42:10 - Yahya Elamrani asks - Why does it feel like entrepreneurs aren’t marriage material? Should an entrepreneur look for an entrepreneurial spouse?

43:50 - Yahya Elamrani asks - How intense do you really have to be to found a startup?

48:25 - Is there a particular stage of company that's best served by Startup School?

50:10 - How do you get the most out of Startup School?

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Michael Seibel is a partner and the CEO of YC. He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the winter 2012 batch. https://twitter.com/mwseibel

In this video Michael comments on his essay Why Should I Start a Startup? https://blog.ycombinator.com/why-should-i-start-a-startup/

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon

***

0:00 - Why Should I Start a Startup?

2:00 - Three types of people: people highly motivated when working for themselves, people that could succeed starting a startup or within a big company, and people that could succeed within a big company.

6:00 - How do you decide what type of person you are?

7:30 - Identify bias in advice givers

10:30 - Peer advice becomes less valuable during college

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Michael Seibel is a partner and the CEO of YC. He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the winter 2012 batch. https://twitter.com/mwseibel

In this video Michael comments on his essay One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup https://blog.ycombinator.com/one-order-of-operations-for-starting-a-startup/

The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - https://twitter.com/craigcannon

***

Topics

00:00 - One Order of Operations for Starting a Startup

1:00 - People aren’t taught how to find ideas

2:40 - Find a particular problem that you’re passionate about

6:15 - Find some friends and brainstorm a solution

8:40 - Build an MVP

11:15 - Two failed orders of operations for starting a startup

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As CEO and co-founder of Modern Animal, Steven Eidelman is challenging the status quo of veterinary care — an industry long overdue for innovation. In this episode, Eidelman unpacks how Modern Animal is rebuilding the system to better serve vets, pet owners, and their furry companions. With about 600 employees and a rapidly expanding footprint, it’s a scale story full of lessons for anyone who is tired of business as usual.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Steven Eidelman
01:32 Steven Eidelman's entrepreneurial leap
07:01 The origin story of Whistle
11:35 Overcoming initial entrepreneurial challenges
13:45 Inside Whistle's acquisition to Mars
15:45 The existing problems in the veterinarian business
18:42 The idea that led to Modern Animal
21:19 Steven's vision for Modern Animal
28:08 Handling rapid growth out of the gate
28:53 The importance of controlled expansion for Modern Animal
30:48 How an Alan Watts book inspired Steven Eidelman

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Wellness is no longer just an employee perk — it’s an imperative business strategy. Cesar Carvalho, co-founder and CEO of Wellhub (formerly Gympass), joins host Jeff Berman to make that case and share his vision for the B2B platform providing wellness services and gym access to people worldwide via their employers. Hear why he quit his consulting job and Harvard Business School to start the company, now valued at $2.4 billion. Cesar reveals how personal pain points became the blueprint for global scale, why he dared to rebrand at the height of success, and how movement keeps him grounded in stressful times.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Cesar Carvalho
01:42 Coming up with the original vision for WellHub
06:46 Finding the right co-founders & dropping out
10:02 Raising funds for Wellhub
10:40 Activating the customer & gym flywheel
12:24 Pivoting to a B2B model
14:53 Inside Wellhub's strategy for signing up new partners
18:36 A Covid-19 pivot & rebrand
21:48 Adapting to global wellness trends
25:29 The mission and metrics of Wellhub's growth
28:43 Building a culture of wellness and trust

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Reid Hoffman shares the inside story this week of his bold new venture to disrupt cancer drug development: Manas AI. He chats with Jeff Berman to reflect on why he co-founded the company, the lessons he’s using to scale it, and what advice he has for fellow entrepreneurs and investors about how to make the most of AI in any industry.

Watch Reid's conversation with @RapidResponseShow host Bob Safian about his book Superagency: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ap4d0eWhM

Chapters:
01:04 The motivations behind forming Manas AI
03:01 Inside Reid's involvement with Manas
06:46 Leveraging existing AI technology vs building your own
14:03 Manas' competitive advantage
16:13 Navigating regulation in the pharmaceutical industry
19:26 How Manas aims to move faster than its competition
22:16 Using AI in day-to-day operations
24:22 The evolving role of AI in society

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Serial entrepreneur Julia Collins is tackling climate change with her latest venture, Planet FWD. It’s a B2B platform helping brands make their supply chains better for the environment – and their bottom lines. Julia joins host Jeff Berman to share lessons learned from her earlier endeavors in the food industry, which involved a failed unicorn, pizza robots, Danny Meyer, and sustainable snacks.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Julia Collins
01:56 How does Planet FWD work?
06:54 The inspiration for Planet FWD
09:28 The origins of Planet FWD
10:50 Inside Julia’s cracker company, Moonshot
15:00 Julia’s obsession with food & food culture
18:03 Lessons from Danny Meyer
19:04 Joining the Mexicue team
22:35 Founding Zume: “Is there a Shake Shack in me?”
25:11 Pizza & robots
27:51 Scaling Zume into a tech unicorn
30:10 Lessons from the fall of Zume
32:08 Codeswitching Planet FWD in a politicized environment
36:37 Scaling Planet FWD across categories & markets

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Serial entrepreneurs and investors Mike and Kass Lazerow are best known for co-founding Buddy Media, the social media marketing platform that sold to Salesforce for $745 million. Host Jeff Berman joins the Lazerows on stage at the 2025 SXSW conference to discuss their extraordinary career journey as co-founders and spouses. They’ve distilled their most meaningful business lessons into a new book: Shoveling $h!t: A Love Story About the Entrepreneur's Messy Path to Success.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Kass and Mike Lazerow
01:44 Inside Golf.com’s messy exit
11:19 The origins of Kass & Mike Lazerow
14:15 Mike’s first early internet company
16:55 The initial vision for Buddy Media
21:11 Kass & Mike’s philosophy on managing a board
25:45 Lessons for building strong cultures
28:31 How adding a salesperson fueled Buddy Media’s acquisition
31:20 Buddy Media’s acquisition to Salesforce
34:49 Kass & Mike’s investment strategy
37:36 Advice to young people right now

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Compliance and security might not be the flashiest parts of running a business, but that’s exactly where the CEO and founder of Vanta saw a $2.5 billion opportunity. Christina Cacioppo joins host Jeff Berman to share lessons from hyperscaling her trust management platform.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Christina Caciooppo
01:20 Lessons from Union Square Ventures
05:26 “I wanted to build things”
07:50 Quitting & teaching herself to code
08:56 Searching for her big idea
11:10 Discovering ‘market pull’
12:45 The problem that Vanta seeks to solve
16:46 Vanta’s competitive advantage
20:35 Early-stage lessons of building Vanta
25:45 Managing a team of 700+ employees
26:38 Vanta’s ‘chaotic’ hyper growth phase
27:47 How Vanta is implementing AI & new features
30:32 Where does Vanta go from here?

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Anastasia Soare is responsible for how everyone from Oprah to Kim Kardashian shape their eyebrows. Anastasia started as a Romanian immigrant in a single room salon in Beverly Hills, and decades later, her beauty brand peaked at a valuation of about $3 billion. She joined host Jeff Berman to reveal the lessons she has learned building a global beauty empire, how listening to her daughter helped the brand leverage the influencer economy, and why she never wants to retire.

Chapters:
00:00 Appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show
02:29 Immigrating to the U.S.
07:45 Becoming an esthetician
10:45 Opening her first salon & mastering her craft
12:48 Building a devoted & famous clientele
15:08 The Oprah moment
17:23 Partnering with Nordstrom & scaling her craft
20:53 The power of television and magazines
23:05 Leveraging social media to amplify the business
26:00 Raising private equity to globally expand
27:50 “Covid destroyed us”
30:00 Anastasia’s entrepreneurial advice
33:11 What keeps Anastasia going

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Shantanu Narayen has weathered plenty of storms for Adobe, the iconic software company that earned more than $21 billion in revenue last year. The veteran tech leader talks with host Reid Hoffman about transforming Adobe’s creative tools like Photoshop to a cloud-based subscription, how that unlocked ways to innovate faster, and why those lessons are serving the company well in the new age of AI.

Synthetic voiceover of Reid Hoffman used in this episode was produced by Respeecher with full consent and permission.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing Shantanu Narayen
01:56 The journey to becoming Adobe's CEO
04:26 The leadership lessons that Shantanu has learned as CEO
08:42 Adobe's big pivot to the cloud
10:45 Importance of being transparent with customers
12:58 Adobe's 'data-driven operating model'
14:12 How Adobe is approaching AI
16:55 Why experimentation is so important for Adobe
19:24 How will AI impact jobs?
20:53 Go to where your customers are
23:18 How AI is changing Hollywood
24:48 How AI has impacted the job of a CEO
27:11 Broadening creativity with AI

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Cotopaxi founder Davis Smith believes business can be a force for change. He built a world-class outdoor brand around a simple but powerful motto: Do Good. In this conversation with host Jeff Berman, Smith shares the spark of inspiration that set Cotopaxi in motion, the hard-won lessons that shaped his approach to building teams, and why he chose to step away from the CEO role amid the company’s impressive growth.

Chapters:
00:00 Introducing David Smith & Cotopaxi
02:48 Lessons from an early blitzscaling failure in Brazil
08:04 The origins of Cotopaxi
17:45 Inside Cotopaxi's unique launch
21:23 How Cotopaxi raised their initial fundraising round
23:09 Cotopaxi's mission to eradicate extreme poverty
32:25 Stepping away from Cotopaxi

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Suzanne Peterson, associate professor at Thunderbird School of Global Management, says many talented professionals get held back from leadership roles because of relatively intangible reasons. She argues aspiring managers can intentionally alter their everyday interactions in small ways to have a large influence on their professional reputation. She explains how to adopt markers of different leadership styles to be seen as both influential and likable. Peterson is a coauthor of the HBR article “How to Develop Your Leadership Style: Concrete Advice for a Squishy Challenge.” (https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-to-develop-your-leadership-style)

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on November 6, 2020.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
4:05 – Power vs. Attractive Styles
11:48 – How Do I Adapt My Leadership Style?
14:24 – Adapting Your Style as a Woman or Person of Color
17:26 – How Did the Pandemic Change All This?
18:57 – Examples of Balanced Leaders
21:08 – Outro

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Noubar Afeyan, cofounder and chair of Moderna Therapeutics and CEO of Flagship Pioneering, says that the breakthrough innovation behind the company’s Covid-19 vaccine came not as a stroke of luck, but from a repeatable process. He outlines a system called “emergent discovery” that involves working back from future ideals, pioneering in novel spaces, encouraging unreasonable ideas, and persistently questioning hypotheses. And he says this process applies to other industries besides life sciences. Afeyan is the coauthor, with HBS professor Gary Pisano, of the HBR article “What Evolution Can Teach Us About Innovation.”

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on September 23, 2021.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:28 – Incremental vs. Breakthrough Innovation
4:43 – Synthetic mRNA as a Breakthrough Innovation
8:50 – Talent Management for Innovation
11:07 – Obstacles to Great Results
15:36 – Advantages to Being the First
21:14 – Outro

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For years, union membership has been shrinking in the United States and many other countries. But recently we’ve seen a resurgence, with employees in sectors like retail, hospitality, and media organizing to collectively bargain for better pay, benefits, and job flexibility. Thomas Kochan, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, has long studied how unions affect individual, team, and corporate performance. He explains why some fears about them are overblown, how workers form successful ones, and how leaders can partner with these groups to ensure the best outcomes for everyone.

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on July 19, 2022.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:06 - Are Union Victories Happening Worldwide?
4:04 – Why Membership is Declining
11:50 – Is Survival Without Unions Possible?
18:11 – How Unionizing Affects the Workplace
21:04 – How Should Employers Respond to Unionizing?
25:41 – What Makes a Successful Movement?
33:03 – Outro

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Thomas Parenty and Jack Domet, cofounders of the cybersecurity firm Archefact Group, say that most organizations are approaching cybersecurity all wrong. Whether they’re running small companies or working in multinational corporations, leaders have to think beyond their IT department and technology systems to instead focus on protecting their businesses’ most important assets from attack. They need to work across functions and geographies to identify key risks, imagine potential threats and adversaries, and develop a plan for combating them. Parenty and Domet are the authors of the HBR article “Sizing up your Cyber Risks,” as well as the HBR Press book, A Leader’s Guide to Cybersecurity. (https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Guide-Cybersecurity-Boards-Lead/dp/1633697991)

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on December 3, 2019.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:36 – Why Are We Failing at Cybersecurity?
4:26 – The Management Risks
6:21 – Conversation With Senior Leaders
10:46 – Perfect Balance Between Precautions and Efficiency.
16:20 – Is External Help Necessary?
22:34 – How should smaller organizations deal with threats?
25:16 – How to succeed with no expertise
27:11- Outro

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Jonah Berger, professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, says that most of us aren’t approaching persuasion the right way. Pushing people to behave how you’d like them to or believe the same things you do just doesn’t work, no matter how much data you give or how many emotional appeals you make. Studying both psychology and business, he’s found better tactics for bringing people over to your side. One of the keys? Asking questions so people feel like they’re making the decision to change. Berger is the author of the book The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind. (https://www.amazon.com/Catalyst-How-Change-Anyones-Mind/dp/1982108606/)

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on August 11, 2020.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:36 - The Most Common Persuasion Mistake...
5:12 – ...and How to Overcome It
8:17- Possible Scenarios and Persuasion Techniques
18:15 – The Art of Being Subtle
20:02 – How to Negate Your Stubbornness
26:51- Outro



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Kieran Setiya, a philosophy professor at MIT, says many people experience a mid-career crisis. Some have regrets about paths not taken or serious professional missteps; others feel a sense of boredom or futility in their ongoing streams of work. The answer isn’t always to find a new job or lobby for a promotion. Motivated by his own crisis, Setiya started looking for ways to cope and discovered several strategies that can help all of us shift our perspective on our careers and get out of the slump without jumping ship. He is the author of the HBR article “Facing Your Mid-Career Crisis.”

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on February 12, 2019.

Listen to more HBR IdeaCast episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzAU8TPKsJuaxff5Cp0P2DKE_tFyaWOOa

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- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-cope-with-a-mid-career-crisis/id152022135?i=1000429709054
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ddroTHJXcZhQVsDdAv9zk?si=483be3f4d7b547d4
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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
2:11 – Midlife vs. Mid-Career Crisis
6:29 – The Grand Cartoon of Lives Unlived
12:09 – Shifting Your Mindset About Work
19:55 – To Change Careers, or Not
24:49 - Outro



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Willy Shih, professor at Harvard Business School, says that the complex, global, and just-in-time manufacturing processes we’ve developed in recent decades are highly susceptible to breakdowns, especially during a global pandemic. He explains why the shortages we’ve seen in 2020 – in goods from toilet paper to appliances – are indicative of a bigger problem and talks through ways can businesses protect themselves and consumers in the future. Shih is the author of the HBR article “Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World.” (https://hbr.org/2020/09/global-supply-chains-in-a-post-pandemic-world)

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on September 8, 2020.

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- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1InZPxgx8EdaMIjteKcyVq?si=a8b7a2425e274b5d
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A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.

About Harvard Business Review:
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to help lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Learn more at www.hbr.org.


Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:34 – How Global Supply Chains Work
3:19 – Risks of Globalizing a Supply Chain
7:29 – Identifying and Fixing Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
10:33 – Identifying High Risk Spots
14:53 – Investing in Solutions During a Recession
21:14 – How Crisis Unfroze Medical Manufacturing
23:53 – Outro


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Bill Gates, philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, argues that, even as we work to end the global pandemic, we can't lose sight of another existential threat: climate change. He says that we need to take aggressive action to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and insists that regulation isn't enough. Businesses need to pave the way forward by investing much more heavily in climate-friendly innovation. Gates speaks with HBR editor in chief Adi Ignatius about his new book, "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need.”

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on February 16, 2021.

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- HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2021/02/bill-gates-on-how-business-leaders-can-fight-climate-change
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bill-gates-on-how-business-leaders-can-fight-climate-change/id152022135?i=1000509407838
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sqPRKbFTeJUylBPcKXLHO?si=AKIxs0qhTFWqjf-SJpCboA
- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/hbr-ideacast/episode/bill-gates-on-how-business-leaders-can-fight-climate-change-81694876c
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Series Description:
A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:11 – Where We Are Now vs. Net Zero
5:43 – Green Premiums
11:17 – Increasing the Supply of Global Innovation
14:31- Paths to a Non-Carbon Future
17:22 – How Individuals Can Make a Difference
19:15 – How Companies Can Make a Difference
22:31 – How Governments Can Make a Difference
24:53- Outro


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Keith Ferrazzi, founder of the consulting firm Ferrazzi Greenlight, led a survey of more than 2,000 executives to study how they reengineered operations during the pandemic. The research identified a kind of extreme adaptability at the team and organizational levels that helped some companies come out on top. Ferrazzi argues that after months of ruthlessly adapting, leaders should continue on a path of resilience and agility to stay competitive in the post-Covid-19 world. And he offers concrete steps to take. Ferrazzi is a coauthor of the new book Competing in the New World of Work: How Radical Adaptability Separates the Best from the Rest (https://www.amazon.com/Competing-New-World-Work-Adaptability/dp/1647821959)

This episode originally aired on HBR IdeaCast on February 2, 2022.

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A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
1:53 – Radical Volatility meets Radical Adaptability
7:22 – Agility and Foresight
11:52 – LEGO Block Workforces
16:51 – Supercharge Your Purpose for Easier Decision Making
19:00 – How Individuals Can Be More Adaptable
21:12 – Outro

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What if we told you that the most important company in US healthcare was run from a farm in rural Wisconsin? And that farm contained the world’s largest subterranean auditorium, as well as Disneyland—style replicas of Hogwarts and the Emerald City? What if we told you that the person who started, runs and owns this establishment has legally ensured that it will never be sold, never go public and never acquire another company? And that this person, Judy Faulkner, is also likely the wealthiest and most successful self-made woman in history?

Welcome to the story of Epic Systems, the software company that underpins the majority of the American healthcare system today. Epic isn’t “just” an electronic medical record (the category it’s usually lumped into), or an online patient portal (which is how most of the US population interacts with it via its MyChart application). It’s more akin to a central nervous system for hospitals and health clinics. Almost *everything* in a hospital — from patient interactions to billing, staffing, scheduling, prescriptions and even research — happens on Epic’s platform, and over 90% of American medical schools’ graduating doctors, nurses and health administrative staff are trained on it during their educations. Tune in as we dive into the almost-unbelievable story of how this epic company came to be!

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Links:

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Epic’s Verona campus
https://www.epic.com/visiting/

Worldly Partners’ Multi-Decade Epic Systems Study
https://worldlypartners.com/businesshistory

Episode sources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uuw2GygyesM-0nM4ZHVL95XQYhntAnXqRLiHNx8v7RU/edit?usp=sharing

Carve Outs:

Ken Block in San Francisco
https://youtu.be/LuDN2bCIyus?si=rHU8CjPAoeHck0uK

Nintendo Switch 2
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOoq-kZTYsNm0_if1ONE-8GV0k1x77Nv41aWbkSpgrqSU9zcyQAog

Knives Out
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8946378/

Brat by Charli xcx
https://open.spotify.com/album/2lIZef4lzdvZkiiCzvPKj7?si=bdGrTidgRIKMMBNvjHzbWQ

Music To Refine To: A Remix Companion to Severance by ODESZA
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When you saw this episode pop up in your feed, you either jumped for joy and hit play immediately (in which case you’re not reading this), or you said “Huh. That’s a surprising episode.” Well, if you’re in group two, boy do we have a treat for you!

IPL is the fastest-growing, most dynamic and most disruptive force in the sports industry today… and this may come as a shock to many Americans, but it might just be on track to surpass the NFL as the world’s most valuable sports league. The IPL is currently valued at $16B, with a TV rights deal that’s higher in per-match dollars than the NBA and the English Premier League. And all this for a league that’s right now just 10 teams who collectively only play 74 total games per season… and oh yeah, the whole thing is only 17 years old! Tune in for an absolutely amazing story, filled with genius, drama (Rupert Murdoch! Disney! Bollywood!) and a perfect encapsulation of the rise of modern India.

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Ed Cowan’s Business Breakdowns of IPL
https://joincolossus.com/episode/cowan-ipl-reinventing-cricket/

Worldly Partners’ Multi-Decade IPL Study
https://worldlypartners.com/businesshistory

Episode sources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d-9BQUgygq0guUFIGDkzbR1S95TANHLyzpgZcUioZow/edit?usp=sharing

Carve Outs:

Severance
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/

Stratechery
https://stratechery.com

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Rolex is a series of paradoxes. They sell obsolete and objectively inferior mechanical devices for 10-1000x the price of their superior digital successors… and demand is stronger than ever in history! Their products are comparable to a Hermès Birkin bag in price, luxury status and waitlist times… yet they produce over 1m units / year (roughly 10x annual Birkin production). They make the most universally recognized and desired Swiss watches… yet their founder wasn’t Swiss and didn’t start the company in Switzerland! If Rolex were publicly traded, they’d almost certainly be among the top 50 market cap companies in the world… yet they’re 100% owned by a charitable foundation in Geneva that (among other things) literally just gives away money to local people in the city.

Tune in for one of the most fascinating and admirable companies we’ve ever covered on Acquired. We had an absolute blast making the episode, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Sponsors:

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J.P. Morgan Payments
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ServiceNow
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Fundrise
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Huntress
https://bit.ly/acqhuntress

Links:

The Renaissance of the Swiss Watch Industry - Marc Bridge
https://atpresent.substack.com/p/the-renaissance-of-the-swiss-watch

HODINKEE - Inside All Four Rolex Manufacturing Facilities
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/inside-rolex

“If you were…” campaign
https://www.watchprosite.com/rolex/if-you-were-reading-the-new-yorker-tomorrow--you-d-wear-a-rolex-/732.1577316.15622151/

Worldly Partners’ Multi-Decade Rolex Study
https://worldlypartners.com/businesshistory

Episode sources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13jbg_6wzcNt7KwCbJAiKhJ0ifcsgkh8AowXoovIfkiU/edit?usp=sharing

Carve Outs:

Bluey
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7678620/

Acquired on Armchair Expert
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xGGNXHVEVrEqH0kh0xbbz?si=mzd5tDwOTcOIh8zScIqk2A

Eleven Reader
https://elevenreader.io

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We flew to Taiwan to interview TSMC Founder Morris Chang in a rare English interview. In fact, the last long-form video interview we could find was 17 years ago at the Computer History Museum… conducted by the one-and-only Jensen Huang! This episode came about after asking ourselves a version of the Jeff Bezos “regret minimization” question: what conversations would we *most* regret not having if the chance passed Acquired by? Dr. Chang was number one on our list, and thanks to a little help from Jensen himself, we’re so happy to make it happen.

Dr. Chang shares the stories of a few crucial moments from TSMC’s history which have only been written about in his (currently Chinese-only) memoirs, including how TSMC won Apple’s iPhone and Mac chip business and a 2009 discrepancy with NVIDIA that almost jeopardized their relationship, and the lessons he took from them. We can’t think of a better way to kick off 2025. Please enjoy!

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Links:

Worldly Partners’ Multi-Decade TSMC Study
https://worldlypartners.com/businesshistory

Carve Outs:

AAA
https://www.aaa.com

Defunctland
https://www.youtube.com/defunctland

Everything Everywhere all at Once
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6710474/

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We dive into the unbelievable and unlikely history behind the quietest technology giant of them all: the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Founded in 1987 by the then-56 year old Morris Chang, already a legend in the semiconductor industry by virtue of his meteoric rise and fall at Texas Instruments, TSMC today manufactures nearly all the leading-edge chips for Nvidia, Apple, Broadcom, Qualcomm, AMD, and yes — even Intel. Tune in for an incredible story of innovation, perseverance and lasers. Lots and lots of lasers!

Note: this is a remastered version of our original 2021 episode. We don’t often re-release old episodes, but in this case we have a very timely reason for doing so. Stay tuned! 🙂

Sponsors:

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Vanta
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J.P. Morgan Payments
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Statsig
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Episode Sources
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Carve Outs:

Ted Lasso (Season 1)
https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy

Greek
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976014/

Who is Michael Ovitz?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B2HS77M/

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M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Double Mint, Ben’s Rice, Pedigree, Whiskas, VCA, Banfield… all the brands you know, owned by the company you know nothing about: Mars, Incorporated. And Mars itself is 100% owned and deeply intertwined with the Mars family, who are currently the second wealthiest (and perhaps first most secretive!) family in the United States. Tune in for one of the 20th century’s most incredible entrepreneurial stories across candy and pet care, and one that’s all the more incredible because it’s so little-known!

Sponsors:

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J.P. Morgan Payments
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Crusoe
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Statsig
https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig24

Links:

Hershey’s M&M response: Hershey-ets
https://shop.hersheys.com/holiday/sweet-treats/032284016385.html

Our past episodes on Berkshire Hathaway
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/berkshire-hathaway-part-i

LVMH
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/lvmh

Novo Nordisk
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/novo-nordisk-ozempic

Worldly Partners Multi-Decade Mars Study
https://worldlypartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mars-Inc.pdf

Episode sources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1saoPN-Scw7bcyf4nbNNY10Ek5GuVwQep6eIq0-bAK6U/edit?usp=sharing

Carve Outs:

Dandelion Chocolate
https://www.dandelionchocolate.com

The Dandelion Chocolate Advent Calendar
https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/products/2025-advent-calendar-preorder

Tesla Model Y + repair service
https://ts.la/ben11770

Silo
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14688458/

Home Alone
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/

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IKEA may be the most singular company we’ve ever studied on Acquired. They’re a globally scaled, $50B annual revenue company with no direct competitors — yet have only ~5% market share. They’re one of the largest retailers in the world — yet sell only their own products. They generate a few billion in free cash flow every year — yet have no shareholders. And oh yeah, they also sell hot dogs cheaper than Costco! (Sort of.)

Tune in for an episode flat-packed with counterintuitive lessons about how this folksy mail order business from the Swedish countryside came into your living rooms (and bedrooms and dining rooms and kitchens and bathrooms and patios and garages and backyards) all over the globe!

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Please take our 2024 Acquired Survey if you have a minute. It'd mean the world to us!
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The Testament of a Furniture Dealer
https://www.inter.ikea.com/en/-/media/InterIKEA/IGI/Financial%20Reports/English_The_testament_of_a_dealer_2018.pdf

Our past episodes on:

Costco
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/costco

Walmart
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/walmart

Amazon
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/amazon-com

LVMH
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/lvmh

Hermès
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/hermes

Worldly Partners Multi-Decade IKEA Study
https://worldlypartners.com/businesshistory

Episode sources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K_E4J8aDElUg49R4lwytlI5qjalami5rVieJuVktVtY/edit?usp=sharing

Carve Outs:

Detroiters
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779762/

The 11-inch iPad Pro
https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/

The QB School
https://www.youtube.com/c/theqbschool

Ice Cube at the World Series
https://youtu.be/C-Cv9z86cOE?si=lknKUOgzst4HTW2X

More Acquired:

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Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions. © Copyright ACQ, LLC

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Meta is a company everyone knows (literally, everyone). But, somehow, it’s also a company that few people feel they actually understand. Their products are used by more humans than any other’s in history — almost half of the entire world’s population daily. But… what is Meta? Why do they do what they do? How do they do what they do? Ask ten people and you’ll likely get ten very different sets of answers.

Today, we dive deeper than we’ve ever gone trying to find Acquired’s answers to those questions. And after months of research and 6+ hours of incredible stories about how they (and really “they” being Mark himself) bet it all and win time and time again in the face of overwhelming odds, we arrive at our answers. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads, AI, Oculus, Orion, it’s all here. Tune in for one of the greatest corporate stories of all time: Meta, a Mark Zuckerberg Production.

Sponsors:

Many thanks to our fantastic Fall ‘24 Season partners:

J.P. Morgan Payments
https://bit.ly/acquiredJPMPF243yt

Statsig
https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig24

Crusoe
https://bit.ly/acquiredcrusoefall24

Huntress
https://bit.ly/acqhuntress

Links:

Please take our 2024 Acquired Survey if you have a minute. It'd mean the world to us!
http://acquired.fm/survey

Worldly Partners: Meta multi-decade study: https://worldlypartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Meta-Platforms-1.pdf

Episode sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WpAkeS83tKDhFbGAE_Ifov7FjXaVognwEvClaMXzJZ8/edit?usp=sharing

Our past episodes on:

Instagram
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/episode-2-instagram

WhatsApp
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/whatsapp

Oculus
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/episode-35-oculus

Snapchat
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/episode-12-snapchat

The Snap IPO
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/episode-32-the-snap-inc-ipo

TikTok
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tiktok

NVIDIA
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/nvidia-the-gpu-company-1993-2006

Microsoft
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/microsoft

The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/the-mark-zuckerberg-interview

Worldly Partners: Meta multi-decade study
https://worldlypartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Meta-Platforms-1.pdf

Carve Outs:

Ben Cohen’s piece on NotebookLM
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/google-notebooklm-ai-podcast-deep-dive-audio-c30a06b3

Mr. McMahon
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33301469/

The Dwarkesh Podcast
https://www.dwarkeshpatel.com

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Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions. © Copyright ACQ, LLC

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Here it is: the complete video of the most unbelievable night of Acquired’s nine-year life… our sold out live show at the Chase Center in San Francisco. We joked during the months (months!) of preparation leading up to this event that it was like planning a wedding for 6,000 Acquired fans, and the guest list included Jamie Dimon, Daniel Ek, Emily Chang, Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg… no pressure! But thanks to our amazing partnership with J.P. Morgan Payments, together we were able to make something incredible. Tune in and enjoy the celebration!

Sponsors:

Many thanks to our fantastic Fall ‘24 Season partners:

J.P. Morgan Payments
https://bit.ly/acquiredJPMPF242yt

Statsig
https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig24

Crusoe
https://bit.ly/acquiredcrusoefall24

Links:

Mike Taylor, the truly incomparable performer of Who Got the Truth
https://open.spotify.com/artist/30ejUciK31BCg0IVCbt1dW

Mike Amiri (who designed Mark’s shirt)
https://amiri.com

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Mike Taylor - Who Got the Truth?
00:02:38 Jamie Dimon
00:04:37 Bloopers
00:09:26 Daniel Ek
00:38:41 Statsig
00:40:32 Crusoe
00:43:07 Emily Chang
01:05:50 Max Neukirchen & Umar Farooq
01:10:13 Jensen Huang
01:13:12 Mark Zuckerberg
02:22:20 Thank yous
02:23:25 Mike Taylor - Who Got the Truth?

Photo Credit: Mark Zuckerberg by Jeff Sainlar / Meta

Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions. © Copyright ACQ, LLC

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When TED media communications associate Micah Eames came out as trans at work, he quickly realized he'd need to start having tricky conversations with coworkers. Here's his advice for how you can open up about your identity at work, and what your colleagues can do to help. After the talk, Modupe provides tips on what employers can do to foster more supportive environments for their workers.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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Friends, family, and yes, colleagues. We all know relationships are hard to manage, and our work relationships – tangled with power, status and interdependence – are no exception. In this two-part episode, we’ll hear a talk from Katie Hood. Katie is the CEO of One Love, an organization that teaches students around the world about the signs of healthy and unhealthy love. She also has a long background in business, and went to business school with Modupe back in the day. So this week and next, they’ll dig deep into what it takes to build healthier relationships, personal and professional.

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We all know relationships are hard to manage. And our work relationships—tangled with power, status and interdependence—are no exception. Last week, we heard a talk from Katie Hood. Katie is the CEO of One Love, an organization that teaches students around the world about the signs of healthy and unhealthy love. She also has a long background in business. So in this episode, Katie and Modupe dig deep into what it takes to build healthier relationships at work.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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The world's most valuable tech companies profit from the personal data you generate. So why aren't you getting paid for it? In this eye-opening talk, entrepreneur and technologist Jennifer Zhu Scott makes the case for private data ownership—which would empower you to donate, destroy or sell your data as you see fit—and shows how this growing movement could put power (and cash) back into the hands of people.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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Business in Africa is booming -- but international companies are missing out, says emerging markets expert Nomava Zanazo. Rushing in without knowing their customers, businesses underestimate Africans and make costly assumptions about their diversity, preferences and buying power. Sharing the basics about what companies need to know to succeed on the continent, Zanazo debunks four myths and misunderstandings about Africa and its citizens -- and invites businesses from overseas to share in its wealth ... once they've done their research.

After the talk, Modupe talks with Ndidi Nwuneli, the co-founder of Aace Foods, a producer and distributor of West African food products. Aace Foods is a great example of a company that is following Zanazo's advice for how American companies can do business well with African consumers.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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What if your attachment to being a "good" person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person? In this accessible talk, social psychologist Dolly Chugh explains the puzzling psychology of ethical behavior -- like why it's hard to spot your biases and acknowledge mistakes – and shows how the path to becoming better starts with owning your mistakes. After the talk, Modupe and Dolly give examples from their own lives of what it means to break down defenses, and be truly "good-ish."

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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Companies often target consumers based on gender, but this kind of advertising shortcut doesn't just perpetuate outdated stereotypes -- it's also bad for business, says marketing expert Gaby Barrios. In this clear, actionable talk, she explains why gender-based marketing doesn't drive business nearly as much as you might think -- and shows how companies can find better ways to reach customers and grow their brands. After the talk, Modupe discusses why labeling and categorizing consumers in any way will negatively impact marketing strategy.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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Think capitalism is broken? Try cooperativism, says co-op enthusiast and researcher Anu Puusa. She lays out how cooperatives -- businesses owned, operated and controlled by their members -- can both make money and have a positive impact on the environment and local communities. With co-ops, Puusa says, doing good business and doing good at the same time becomes possible. After the talk, Modupe offers suggestions for listeners who are interested in participating in cooperativism.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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What's the purpose of a company? In this bold talk, activist and filmmaker Abigail Disney imagines a world where companies have a moral obligation to place their workers above shareholders, calling on Disney (and all corporations) to offer respect, dignity and a living wage to everyone who works for them. After the talk, Modupe offers ideas for CEOS on how they can work collectively to treat workers better.

The TED Audio Collective videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy (https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz...). For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com.

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Eric and Neil discuss navigating new marketing channels, stressing the importance of focusing on core strategies like Google, Meta, and Amazon. They also highlight taking calculated risks in marketing investments and making data-driven decisions.

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02:57 The Importance of Core Marketing Strategies
06:06 Investing in Marketing: Calculated Risks and Returns


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Barry speaks with Martín Escobari, Co-President and Head of Global Growth Equity at General Atlantic. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2012, Martín served as Managing Director at Advent International and Co-Founder and CFO of Submarino.com, a leading Brazilian online retailer. He also spent time with The Boston Consulting Group. In addition to his current role, Martín is also Chair of General Atlantic's Global Growth Equity Investment Committee and he serves on the Executive and Portfolio Committees as well. On this episode, Barry and Martín discuss the challenges he faced as an entrepreneur, his time at General Atlantic, and the macro picture in South America.

Bloomberg Radio host columnist Barry Ritholtz looks at the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.

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Barry speaks with Anthony Yoseloff, Managing Partner and CIO of Davidson Kempner. Tony joined the firm in 1999. He holds a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an M.B.A. from Columbia Graduate School of Business Administration. Aside from his time at Davidson Kempner, Tony also holds various board seats, including the Board of Trustees of Princeton University and the Board of Directors of PRINCO. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the investment committee of The New York Public Library. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In this episode, Barry and Tony discuss his path in finance and how it led him to over 20 years at the same firm, the importance of absolute return in a portfolio, and the rise of alternative investing.

Bloomberg Radio host columnist Barry Ritholtz looks at the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.

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Scott Anthony Barlow: Happen to Your Career



Scott Anthony Barlow is CEO of Happen To Your Career and host of the Happen to Your Career podcast. His team and him are focused on helping people find the work they love. He’s also the author of the book, Happen to Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9798985491203) *.



You’ve been laid off, or someone close to you is navigating that reality right now. A lot of the first things we think to do after a layoff are wrong. In this episode, Scott and I explore what to avoid…and more importantly, where to begin anew.

Key Points




• Most people underestimate the time it takes to mean a transition to the next, right position.


• Submitting tons of applications, networking everywhere, and telling everyone that you’re looking feels productive, but is often either incomplete or a waste of time.


• Give yourself the space to grieve. Spend time with the people who care about you.


• This didn’t happen to you, it happened for you. Whether objectively true or not, this mindset will help you be intentional about next actions.


• Hyperfocus your targeting by creating a master resume and also considering backdoors to opportunities.


• Decide when to hire help by using math – how much will expertise help speed up the process and/or help you land a higher salary?


Resources Mentioned




• Happen to Your Career: An Unconventional Approach to Career Change and Meaningful Work (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9798985491203) * by Scott Anthony Barlow


• If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules: 10 Rules for Finding Love and Creating Long-Lasting, Authentic Relationships (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Game-These-Rules-Relationships/dp/0767904249/) by Chérie Carter-Scott


Interview Notes



Download my interview notes (https://coachingforleaders.com/mp-files/scott-anthony-barlow-what-to-do-after-a-layoff.pdf/) in PDF format (free membership required).

Related Episodes




• Craft a Career to Fit Your Strengths, with Scott Anthony Barlow (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/career-fit-strengths-scott-anthony-barlow/) (episode 424)


• How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/nail-job-transition-sukhinder-singh-cassidy/) (episode 555)


• How to Respond When You Get Triggered, with Sally Helgesen (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/when-you-get-triggered-sally-helgesen/) (episode 620)


Expert Partner



In this midst of a layoff? Feeling stagnant in your current role? Scott Barlow and his team may be able to help as official partners of Coaching for Leaders. To discover more about how his team can support you, get in touch on our expert partners page (https://coachingforleaders.com/partners/) .

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Tom Henschel: The Look & Sound of Leadership



Tom Henschel of Essential Communications (https://essentialcomm.com) supports senior leaders and executive teams. An internationally recognized expert in the field of workplace communications and self-presentation, he has helped thousands of leaders achieve excellence through his work as an executive coach and his top-rated podcast, The Look & Sound of Leadership.



Have you been told you should take more initiative? Or, perhaps you’ve been telling that to someone else? Either way, this conversation with Tom Henschel will outline three key steps to help you get started.

Key Points



Three steps to taking more initiative:




1. Think and talk about your work. Ideas come through conversation.


2. Execute on your idea. Feel the fear and do it anyway.


3. Communicate what you’ve done.





• Initiative is often in the eye of the beholder.


• Imagine a scale that goes from bold to cautious. There’s probably room for you to be at least 5% bolder.


• Feeling like you are waiting on others may be an indicator to take initiative.


• To calibrate where you land, ask yourself: “What’s my typical pattern?”


• In correspondence, consider asking fewer questions and making more statements.


• Place yourself in situations where you’ll need to show initiative.


Resources Mentioned




• The Look & Sound of Leadership (https://essentialcomm.com/podcast) podcast by Tom Henschel


• Feel the Fear…and Do It Anyway (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9780063291294) * by Susan Jeffers


Related Episodes




• Leadership vs. Management (https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/leadership-versus-management/) (The Look & Sound of Leadership, episode 166)


• 5 Strategies for Dealing with Narcissists (https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/5-strategies-for-dealing-with-narcissists/) (The Look & Sound of Leadership, episode 239)


• How to Answer “Tell Us About Yourself” (https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/how-to-answer-tell-us-about-yourself/) (The Look & Sound of Leadership, episode 250)


• How to Talk So People Understand You (https://essentialcomm.com/podcast/how-to-talk-so-people-understand-you/) (The Look & Sound of Leadership, episode 254)


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Activate your free membership (https://coachingforleaders.com/free) for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus (https://coachingforleaders.com/plus) .

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Jon Fogel: Punishment-Free Parenting



Jon Fogel is a husband, a father of four, and a parenting educator. His goal is to teach how to parent more effectively, with less stress and more success by combining modern neuroscience, developmental psychology, counseling, and positive, gentle parenting wisdom. He is the author of Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9780593735466) *.



Most of us aspire to lead well in every area of our lives, not just in the workplace. A key place for leadership with many of us is with our kids and the other young people in our lives. In this conversation, Jon and I discuss how to raise kids without raising your voice.

Key Points




• Consequences and punishment are not the same thing, even if the words are used interchangeably.


• Our kids want us to like them. They are not giving you a hard time; they’re having a hard time.


• Punishment doesn’t “teach kids a lesson.” More often, it crowds out higher level thinking and children are unable to remember what they were being punished for.


• Rather than imposing retribution, help children surface that natural and logistical consequences of their behaviors.


• Get curious, not furious. Often, there’s a perfectly rational reason that children are acting they way they are.


• Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate.


Resources Mentioned




• Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9780593735466) * by Jon Fogel


• Jon Fogel on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wholeparent)


Interview Notes



Download my interview notes (https://coachingforleaders.com/mp-files/jon-fogel-how-to-raise-kids-without-raising-your-voice.pdf/) in PDF format (free membership required).

Related Episodes




• How to Reduce Drama With Kids, with Tina Payne Bryson (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/310/) (episode 310)


• The Way Into Better Conversations About Wealth, with Kristin Keffeler (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/better-conversations-about-wealth-kristin-keffeler/) (episode 606)


• Supporting Return to Work After Maternity Leave, with Danna Greenberg (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/return-to-work-after-maternity-leave-danna-greenberg/) (episode 639)


Discover More



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Qasim Ijaz



Qasim Ijaz is the director of cybersecurity at a leading healthcare organization, overseeing detection, incident response, vulnerability management, purple teaming, and cybersecurity engineering. With a strong background in offensive security and risk management, he has helped organizations strengthen their defenses against evolving threats. He is also a dedicated educator, mentoring professionals and sharing his expertise at conferences such as BSides and Black Hat.



You don’t need to go far in the news these days to find out that another organization was hacked. Data breeches are a nightmare scenario for both leaders and the people they support. In this episode, Qasim and I explore what your team and you can do to be a bit more prepared.

Key Points




• Use multi-factor authentication, passphrases, and a password manager.


• Freeze your personal credit reports. Do this for free directly with Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion.


• Leaders in bigger roles (executives, CEOs, board members) are larger targets for hackers due to their access and also their ability to occasionally side-step organizational guidelines.


• It’s the non-technical pieces of a cyber response that organizations are least prepared for.


• Conduct incident response and disaster recovery tabletop exercises to uncover vulnerabilities before an attack.


• Regardless of organizational policy, employees will use AI. The best prevention assumes the inevitability of human behavior and works with it to improve systems.


Resources Mentioned




• Recommended password managers: 1Password (https://1password.com) , Apple password app (https://support.apple.com/en-us/120758) , Proton Pass (https://proton.me/pass)


• Critical Security Controls (https://www.cisecurity.org/controls/cis-controls-list) by the Center for Internet Security


• Resources for Small and Medium Businesses (https://www.cisa.gov/audiences/small-and-medium-businesses) by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency


• 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (https://www.verizon.com/business/en-au/resources/reports/2024/dbir/2024-dbir-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf) by Verizon Business


Related Episodes




• Dumb Things Smart People Do With Money, with Jill Schlesinger (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/396/) (episode 396)


• Where to Start When Inheriting a Team in Crisis, with Lynn Perry Wooten (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/inheriting-a-team-in-crisis-lynn-perry-wooten/) (episode 603)


• How to Use AI to Think Better, with José Antonio Bowen (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/use-ai-to-think-better-jose-antonio-bowen/) (episode 689)


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Andrew Brodsky: Ping



Andrew Brodsky is an award-winning professor, management consultant, and virtual communications expert at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He is an expert in workplace technology, communication, and productivity, and serves as the CEO of Ping Group. He is the author of Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9781668055243) *.



We’ve all heard the well intended advice that having interactions in person is always best. And that being as close to perfect as possible is ideal. Turns out, not always. In this conversation, Andrew and I explore how adapting to the context of tough situations can help you show up in a way that’s helpful for the other party and for you.

Key Points




• In virtual interactions, what feels authentic to you may not seem authentic to the person you’re interacting with.


• While video is best for being present, it may not be best when your underlying emotions could leak into a situation.


• Surface acting helps us all land with the other party more authentically. Audio only can help this land better.


• If using a less rich medium to communicate (i.e. email instead of a conversation) it’s helpful to explain why you made that choice.


• People who appear perfectly competent may not be as likable. Consider surfacing blunders that aren’t central to the core expertise of your work.


• We often default to the medium that works best for us. Consider what will land best with the other party.


Resources Mentioned




• Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9781668055243) * by Andrew Brodsky


Interview Notes



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Paul Akers: 2 Second Lean



Paul Akers is the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company specializing in woodworking tools and hardware for the professional builder. Through a series of twists and turns he discovered Lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS) which was instrumental in propelling FastCap as an example of Lean manufacturing and culture, now followed by thousands of companies around the world. He is the author of 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work & at Home (https://amzn.to/3DHQJcS) *.



We often add more in order to make a system better. The opposite tactic is often more useful: making things simpler. In this conversation, Paul and I explore how to make worker better by starting small.

Key Points




• Your pride will blind you to what you most need to learn.


• Begin by addressing the things that bug you. Lean is about making things simpler.


• Instead of batching, consider one-piece flow. This helps you improve as you go.


• Set the standard at 2 seconds to try something new. Anybody can achieve that.


• Start in the bathroom. Showing respect in the place everybody visits sets a standard for the rest of the organization.


• To make something stick, (1) set the expectation, (2) inspect the expectation, (3) reinforce the expectation.


Resources Mentioned




• 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work & at Home (https://amzn.to/3DHQJcS) * by Paul Akers


• Example of 2 second lean in practice (https://youtube.com/shorts/nYDI92suRrQ)


Interview Notes



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• How To Create Joy At Work, with Richard Sheridan (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/create-joy-at-work/) (episode 122)


• Engaging People Through Change, with Cassandra Worthy (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/engaging-people-through-change-cassandra-worthy/) (episode 571)


• How to Change the Way You Think, with Ari Weinzweig (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/change-the-way-you-think-ari-weinzweig/) (episode 592)


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Joel Pérez: Dear White Leader



Joel Pérez is an executive and leadership coach, speaker, and consultant who is passionate about helping leaders and organizations achieve their goals and develop a posture of cultural humility. He has over twenty years of experience in higher education, serving in various key leadership roles. He is the author of Dear White Leader: How to Achieve Organizational Excellence through Cultural Humility (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9798218365912) *.



We could all get a bit better at bringing a dose of humility into our work. Inside organizations, cultural humility starts with how leaders show up each day. In this episode, Joel and I examine three shifts that will help us better empower others.

Key Points




• While humility starts with an individual, it must move beyond them to improve the organization.


• Maintain high standards while avoiding perfectionism by discussing how mistakes get handled in advance.


• To prevent a sense of urgency from rushing a bad decision, consider who’s missing from the conversation.


• Listen, ask curious questions, and say thank you when receiving criticism.


• Criticism doesn’t need to be addressed in the moment. Consider reflection, other data points, and responding more in a future interaction.


Resources Mentioned




• Dear White Leader: How to Achieve Organizational Excellence through Cultural Humility (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9798218365912) * by Joel Pérez


• Dear White Leader website (https://dearwhiteleader.com)


Interview Notes



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Dave speaks with Brooks Bradford, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on how he got intentional about motivating people – and himself – towards an important vision. Applications to the Coaching for Leaders Academy will close on Friday, March 14, 2025. Visit the Academy page (https://coachingforleaders.com/academy/) for details and to apply.

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Donna Hicks: Leading with Dignity



Donna Hicks is an Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and the former Deputy Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution (PICAR). She has facilitated dialogues in numerous unofficial diplomatic efforts and was a consultant to the BBC in Northern Ireland, where she co-facilitated a television series, Facing the Truth, with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She is the author of Dignity: It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict and Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9780300248456) *.



Everyone wants to be treated in a way that shows they matter. We may differ in status, but we are all equal in dignity. In this episode, Donna and I explore how appreciating dignity can help us bring out the best in people.

Key Points




• Everyone wants to be treated in a way that shows they matter.


• Dignity is different than respect. Everyone has dignity, but not everyone deserves respect.


• A major misconception of dignity is that we receive our worth from external sources.


• We’re at our best when connected to our own dignity, connected to the dignity of others, and connected the dignity of something bigger.


• Start with vulnerability and empathy. These open the doors to connecting with your own dignity and the dignity of others.


• We may differ in status, but we are all equal in dignity.


Resources Mentioned




• Dignity: It’s Essential Role in Resolving Conflict (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9780300261424) * by Donna Hicks


• Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture That Brings Out the Best in People (https://bookshop.org/a/90226/9780300248456) * by Donna Hicks


Interview Notes



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• Help People Show Up as Themselves, with Frederic Laloux (https://coachingforleaders.com/podcast/help-people-show-up-frederic-laloux/) (episode 580)


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