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WeWork Adds to Venture Capital’s High-Profile Bankruptcy Busts
WeWork’s Chapter 11 filing adds to a growing list...
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Twitter-Meta Clash Pits the Unsavory vs. the Uncool
It remains unclear if Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg...
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AI Darling Criticized for Product Delays, Founder Tom Siebel’s Micromanaging
The AI hype cycle has birthed innumerable boosters. An...
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Why Pausing AI Will Be Tough. ‘You Can’t Fight the Wind’
The AI frenzy sparked by ChatGPT faced strong pushback...
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Silicon Valley’s Hubris Nearly Ruined the U.S. Economy
America has always seen itself as a shining city...
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As an educator, investor, operator, and author, Robert is often sharing new insights through articles and other media pieces. Check out his latest commentary!
The Dilemma as Experienced in MENA — Alain Bejjani, CEO Majid Al Futtaim
When Alain Bejjani began his discussion after we finished teaching the Majid Al Futtaim case, he opened with the...
Read MoreMake Way for the Next Generation — Andre Street, Chairman and Co-Founder Stone
Over the last five years we have had several sessions when next-generation leaders have come into our class and...
Read MoreThe Transformation of an Industrial and Digital Giant — Young Sohn, Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer Samsung Electronics
Our fourth session of this year’s Industrialist’s Dilemma involved a company of immense size and scope. Samsung, which is...
Read MoreDigital Was the Spark, but Educational Disruption Was the Fire — Dan Rosensweig, CEO Chegg
Every now and again we end up with a classroom discussion that takes unexpected twists and turns. For five...
Read MoreWith Scale and Trust You Can Accomplish a Great Deal — Brian Cornell, CEO Target
When Brian Cornell joined Target as its CEO in August of 2014, the company was struggling with the fallout...
Read MoreWhen “Innovate or Die” Is More than a Pithy Phrase — Emma Walmsley, CEO GSK
When we designed the fifth year of The Industrialist’s Dilemma we worked to bring in guests from outside of...
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