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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!
No One Saw Them Coming — Baiju Bhatt, Co-CEO Robinhood
As we prepared for Robinhood’s Co-CEO and Stanford alum, Baiju Bhatt, to visit The Industrialist’s Dilemma, we thought the...
Read MoreThis Ain’t Your Grandparents’ Ma Bell — Randall Stephenson, Chairman and CEO AT&T
I have to admit — I had this date highlighted on my calendar when AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall...
Read MoreLeading Through Uncertainty — Tony Thomas, CIO Nissan
We finished this year’s Systems Leadership course with Tony Thomas, CIO of Nissan. The class session entailed a rich...
Read MoreOptimizing Market Structure — Carl Ice, CEO BNSF Railway
Carl Ice runs one of the largest railway systems in North America. And while most of our students may...
Read MoreOrganizing an Ecosystem — Mark Laret, President and CEO UCSF Health
The complexity facing the United States healthcare market is staggering. With the percentage of healthcare spending approaching 20% of...
Read MoreSustaining a Business— Thomas Tull, CEO Tulco
Thomas Tull joined our class and shared his activities in his newest venture, Tulco, an organization that acquires companies...
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