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  1. Pam Marrone ’78 is a Serial Entrepreneur, she's sold 3 companies and took 1 public

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

    Pam Marrone ’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 ’87 is Founder and CEO of HR Acuity, the leading employee relations HR software

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

    Deborah Muller ’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 ’98 is cofounder of a Think Tank in Washington, DC

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    Eli Lehrer ’98 is cofounder of a Think Tank in Washington, DC

    Eli Lehrer ’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 ’26 dropped out of Cornell, to go through YC, and start a Startup

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

    Akhil Iyengar ’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 ’03, is CEO of Stack Overflow, the top software developer community

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    Prashanth Chandrasekar, MEM ’03, is CEO of Stack Overflow, the top software developer community

    Prashanth Chandrasekar, MEM ’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 ’91 is making a new musical, featuring Brazilian body percussion

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    Kim Bixler ’91 is making a new musical, featuring Brazilian body percussion

    Kim Bixler ’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 ’96 is a marketing trends and innovation expert, she helps the biggest brands understand their customers

    22 JUL

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

    Robyn Carter ’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 ’20, is founder of a Series A startup, Kanvas makes cancer therapy more effective, by improving the gut microbiome

    16 JUL

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

    Hao Shi, PhD ’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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