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Tony Chen โ€™12
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  1. Pam Marrone โ€™78 is a Serial Entrepreneur, she's sold 3 companies and took 1 public

    SEP 2

    Pam Marrone โ€™78 is a Serial Entrepreneur, she's sold 3 companies and took 1 public

    Pam Marrone โ€™78 is a Serial Entrepreneur, she's sold 3 companies and took 1 public!! we chatted about: - how her new startup protects ecosystems from invasive species, by discovering microbes that kill the species! - the biologic pesticide industry trends, the distribution channels, sales processes! - her career trajectory, from PhD in entomology to serial entrepreneurship!! (0:00) What are invasive species? (6:16) The science behind discovering new products (11:34) How her startups get better each time she founds a new one (14:52) Pesticide industry trends (20:07) Distribution of the pesticides (28:31) Career trajectory (32:57) Investor dynamics (36:03) Taking a company public with IPO (38:34) Thought leadership in industry (39:45) Closing question

    40 min
  2. Deborah Muller โ€™87 is Founder and CEO of HR Acuity, the leading employee relations HR software

    AUG 26

    Deborah Muller โ€™87 is Founder and CEO of HR Acuity, the leading employee relations HR software

    Deborah Muller โ€™87 is Founder and CEO of HR Acuity, the leading employee relations HR software!! we chatted about: - the exciting HR function of employee relations, how every F500 company has an employee relations function now - working with Private Equity firms, how growth equity can help grow the company! - how she started the software business, transforming from consulting services to a software business! (0:00) What is employee relations? and HR Acuity? (6:00) Employee relations best practices (13:11) Positioning the software business (15:16) How Deborah started the business (21:24) Transition from consulting to technology (26:59) Venture capital and private equity funding (33:00) Importance of capital in growing businesses (34:37) Leading the employee relations function (39:22) Closing question

    41 min
  3. Eli Lehrer โ€™98 is cofounder of a Think Tank in Washington, DC

    AUG 19

    Eli Lehrer โ€™98 is cofounder of a Think Tank in Washington, DC

    Eli Lehrer โ€™98 is cofounder of a Think Tank in Washington, DC!! we chatted about: - what is a think tank? how to develop policy ideas - how to build expertise, and build credibility with policy makers - how to grow a think tank to 80 full-time staff (0:00) What is a think tank? (5:37) Policy areas to cover (10:31) How to build expertise (15:59) Expertise and influence (19:26) Example of influence on AI policy (26:42) How to grow a think tank (32:50) Financial side of a think tank (39:12) Closing question

    41 min
  4. Akhil Iyengar โ€™26 dropped out of Cornell, to go through YC, and start a Startup

    AUG 12

    Akhil Iyengar โ€™26 dropped out of Cornell, to go through YC, and start a Startup

    Akhil Iyengar โ€™26 dropped out of Cornell, to go through YC, and start a Startup!! we talked about: - how his startup helps retailers and PE portcos with pricing/promotion strategies - the YC accelerator, how it made them more ambitious and think bigger - what it was like dropping out of Cornell in his junior year Startup: https://www.operand.com/ (0:00) What is his startup? What is pricing strategy? (8:28) How clients use their AI software (11:17) How the AI creates value (14:03) How to become the best in pricing strategy (18:10) Private equity firms are the ideal customers (20:57) Pricing for their own product (22:49) Journey from being a Cornell Junior to being a startup founder (26:02) Applying to Y Combinator (33:20) Startup fundraising process (35:17) Closing question

    37 min
  5. Prashanth Chandrasekar, MEM โ€™03, is CEO of Stack Overflow, the top software developer community

    AUG 11

    Prashanth Chandrasekar, MEM โ€™03, is CEO of Stack Overflow, the top software developer community

    Prashanth Chandrasekar, MEM โ€™03, is CEO of Stack Overflow, the top software developer community!! we talked about: - transforming the company from a B2C to a B2B strategy - how to keep a pulse on new AI trends, and adapt to them - how Cornell prepares us well to become CEOs Stack Overflow Internal: https://stackoverflow.co/teams/ (0:00) What is Stack Overflow (8:14) Private Stack Overflow internally for Companies (15:44) How to use Stack Overflow Internal (22:35) Transformation from a B2C to B2B company (25:30) Strategy for the Stack Overflow public community (32:09) How to keep a pulse on new AI trends, and experimenting new features (36:35) Financing for the company (39:57) How to become a great CEO (43:47) Closing question

    45 min
  6. Kim Bixler โ€™91 is making a new musical, featuring Brazilian body percussion

    AUG 10

    Kim Bixler โ€™91 is making a new musical, featuring Brazilian body percussion

    Kim Bixler โ€™91 is making a new musical, featuring Brazilian body percussion!! we talked about: - what is Barba the Musical? how did you make the musical? - how did you navigate career changes? (going back to grad school at 52 years old!) - what is the networking and business side of musicals? Barba Musical: https://barbamusical.com/ (0:00) What is Barba the Musical? (6:08) How does a musical make it onto Broadway (12:09) How to collaborate with people on creating a musical (23:03) History of the Barbatuques (31:25) What are the financing options for musicals (39:11) Switching careers over the decades (45:10) Closing question

    47 min
  7. Robyn Carter โ€™96 is a marketing trends and innovation expert, she helps the biggest brands understand their customers

    JUL 22

    Robyn Carter โ€™96 is a marketing trends and innovation expert, she helps the biggest brands understand their customers

    Robyn Carter โ€™96 is a marketing trends and innovation expert, she helps the biggest brands understand their customers!! we talked about: - what are marketing trends, and how trends are manifested - how companies make new products, and adapt to new trends - how to start a consulting firm, and grow it over the decades (0:00) What is marketing trends and innovation? (5:33) Consumer insights departments and workflows (7:33) Examples of trends (15:48) How to figure out new trends, and How to apply that to brands (26:10) Starting her own firm, entrepreneurship!! (32:16) Scaling up the firm (38:22) Closing question

    40 min
  8. Hao Shi, PhD โ€™20, is founder of a Series A startup, Kanvas makes cancer therapy more effective, by improving the gut microbiome

    JUL 16

    Hao Shi, PhD โ€™20, is founder of a Series A startup, Kanvas makes cancer therapy more effective, by improving the gut microbiome

    Hao Shi, PhD โ€™20, is founder of a Series A startup, Kanvas makes cancer therapy more effective, by improving the gut microbiome, we talked about:- the importance of the gut microbiome, the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy- scaling up the startup, from 2 cofounders to 30 employees, with clinical trials on the way- his personal journey from starting his PhD at Cornell and commercializing his research(00:00) What is the gut microbiome, and what is cancer immunotherapy (05:00) Gut microbiome is dynamic, important to have a stable therapeutic (07:50) How the pill affects the gut microbiome (10:00) Importance of the imaging platform (13:07) First clinical trial (18:56) Commercializing his PhD research (22:18) How he chose his PhD thesis (27:02) Growing the startup team (33:00) Closing question

    34 min
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