On Strategy, Startup Failure, and What “Best Practices” Get Wrong — with Eric Ries
Eric Ries's favorite mistake wasn't a failed product, it was not knowing what “strategy” meant until a panel of Boston…
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Getting Too Close to What You Love: When Fandom Becomes a Career — with Joe Hennes of Tough Pigs
Joe Hennes built a career around what he loves most — first as editor-in-chief of the Muppet fan site Tough Pigs, then…
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Stop Chasing Results, Start Pursuing Peace of Mind – with Deborah Coviello
Deborah Coviello, known as The Drop-In CEO, shares the leadership presentation that fell flat with her boss but…
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Why New Leaders Hold Back Good Ideas – with Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson, contact center leader and host of Set Lusting Bruce, on the mistake of going gun-shy as a new leader when…
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Processing Failure Without the Funk — with Dr. Melisa Buie
Dr. Melisa Buie spent years trying to avoid failure — until she realized the bigger mistake was disappearing after a win…
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Why Chasing Growth Over Profit Cost This Founder $800K — with Joel Steele
Joel Steele built a healthy fast food chain in his early 20s and watched it collapse into roughly $800,000 of debt – the…
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Why Walking Away from Tech Was the Wrong Move — with Irna Hutabarat Athans
Irna Hutabarat Athans is an innovation strategist, MIT Sloan grad, author, poet, and former Tango World Championship…
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Communication Is Leadership, Not Just a Leadership Skill — with Andy Freed
Andy Freed has spent 30 years helping leaders communicate with clarity — but one cross-cultural marketing blunder taught…
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