“Where are your uniforms?” In 2006, Harold Ford Jr. called his friend Mellody, to ask for help with some national press as he was running for the US Senate in Tennessee. Mellody, an investor, in turn called a friend at a major media organization and put...
“You might be President of PepsiCo. But when you enter this house, you're the wife, you're the daughter, you're the daughter-in-law, you're the mother. You're all of that. Nobody else can take that place. So leave that damned crown in the garage. And don't bring...
Hours after she became the youngest woman ever to take a company public, Whitney Wolfe-Herd blinked back tears. These were not however tears of joy and relief, but frustration at the way her narrative was being told by the media: focused on Wolfe’s alleged harassment...
From mRNA vaccines stemming from tech considered “fringe” not too long ago, to automation, data— this is a great time to amplify human talent & insight. 8 #YGLs share how they will leverage tech trends to become better leaders in 2022....
Love him or hate him, Naval who built AngelList has mastered the art of succinct thought-provoking tweets. "So, compound interest is a marvelous force, where if you start out with 1x what you have, and then if you increase 20% a year for 30 years, it’s...
I've been digging into famous actor, Matthew McConaughey’s recent audio version of his book Greenlights this long weekend. I never thought so deeply about what a 'greenlight' meant until tuning into Matthew's apt description—just like how'd you react when the traffic lights turn green, a sign...
More than ever, the spotlight of the world is focused on the healthcare industry: Never before have we seen the speed of medical and technology innovation, as well as advanced service delivery. Yet, while today is a time of growth, it is also a time of...
Culture eats strategy any day—and yet, in this time of a pandemic, where teams are distributed, what does it take to really build a culture that sustains? Slack's Brian Elliott weighs in. ...
Southeast Asia's ride hailing giant, Grab is set to go public through the world's largest SPAC merger, valuing the company at close to $40Bn. Fresh off the announcement, in this episode, we talk about the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, with over 650 million...