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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!
Don’t Fall in Love with How You Do Business Today — Corie Barry, CEO Best Buy
We began the sixth year of teaching The Industrialist’s Dilemma by revisiting two companies who have had their businesses...
Read MoreSystems Leadership 2020: Bringing it Home
As we wrapped up the last three sessions of our course, we witnessed three very different leaders who showed...
Read MoreSystems Leadership 2020: Entering the Flow
As we hit the middle part of the course we saw patterns emerge in the leaders who visited: clarity...
Read MoreSystems Leadership 2020: Kicking it Off
Well, this year wasn’t what we expected. In February we were beside ourselves with excitement given the amazing lineup of...
Read MoreDomain Expertise as a Source of Innovation — Bill Winters, CEO Standard Chartered
When we ended our class with Bill Winters of Standard Chartered, we knew that we had just seen an...
Read MoreFinding Opportunities in Healthcare Inefficiencies — Julia Cheek, CEO and Founder Everlywell
After spending the last three weeks exploring the challenges and growth of companies based in Asia, South America and...
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