Tom Eisenmann
Professor at Harvard Business School and co-chair of HBS Foundry
Why themNames the failure patterns that threaten startups.
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Professor at Harvard Business School and co-chair of HBS Foundry
Why themNames the failure patterns that threaten startups.
Why do startups fail even when founders are smart and ideas are good?General Partner at Flybridge Capital and professor at Harvard Business School
Why themGives feedback from both the classroom and the investor side.
What do you look for in a founder at the earliest stage?Teaches entrepreneurship at HBS, where he developed the Founder's Journey course
Why themClear on unit economics and the jump from 0 to 1 to 10.
What is unit economics and how should it be applied?Professor at Harvard Business School focused on entrepreneurial finance and innovation
Why themBrings research on how investors shape young companies.
Does going public help or hurt a company's ability to innovate?Social psychologist at Harvard who has researched mindfulness for over 45 years
Why themChallenges common assumptions about health, aging, and happiness.
What’s one simple way to cultivate mindfulness today by noticing novelty in your everyday experiences?Professor of Psychology at NYU who studies how people communicate at work
Why themResearch-based advice on difficult coworkers and job decisions.
What first drew you to studying how people read each other?Social psychologist and Chair of Organizational Behavior at Cornell ILR
Why themExplains why asking, saying no, and speaking up feel so hard.
Why is it so hard to say no?Behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School
Why themTeaches conversation as a skill anyone can learn.
How can I use the TALK framework in a tough 1:1 at work?Economist at George Mason University and chair of the Mercatus Center
Why themWide-ranging on talent, culture, and the future of work.
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