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How to Build a Start-Up — Without VC Funding
Dec 20, 2023As interest rates have risen in recent years, venture capital funding has dried up. How can founders grow their companies in this new environment? In this episode, a founder who grew a $600 million co...
Inside BMW’s Decarbonization Strategy
Dec 13, 2023In 2023, the auto industry went through huge changes in pursuit of lower carbon emission. Some automakers announced their plans to stop selling vehicles with internal combustion engines. In contrast, ...
You Need a Generative AI Strategy
Dec 06, 2023ChatGPT dominated news headlines in 2023. But generative AI isn’t just a hack to boost productivity. Many businesses are exploring its potential to create new products and services, which requires ent...
Lessons in Innovation from a Legacy Firm
Nov 29, 2023Pencil-maker Faber-Castell has been in business since 1761, but it is still innovating and adopting new technology. In this episode, Harvard Business School associate professor Ryan Raffaelli discusse...
The Right — and Wrong — Ways to Cut Costs
Nov 22, 2023When companies cut costs, they tend to trim spending across the board. But Cesare Mainardi, former CEO of global management consultancy Booz & Company, says that cost cutting should be a careful, stra...
The Risks of Rebranding
Nov 15, 2023Are you considering a refresh of your brand? Roger Martin, one of the world’s leading thinkers on strategy, says you should probably rethink that. In this episode, he explains how customer habits buil...
Corporate Governance Can Be a Growth Strategy
Nov 08, 2023Jorge Quintanilla Nielsen started the private asset management firm Capital SAFI in 2007 — and planned to expand from Bolivia across South America. As a private firm, Capital SAFI isn’t required to ha...
Why Every Leader Needs “Aesthetic Intelligence"
Nov 01, 2023In addition to traditional and emotional intelligence, Pauline Brown argues that great leaders also need to develop what she calls aesthetic intelligence. They need to understand how their products ma...
The Strategy Mistake Too Many Startups Make
Oct 25, 2023Many founders try to emulate startups that have already become successful. But Thales Teixeira says that approach, which often involves trying to do too much, too quickly, can lead to failure. In this...
How Indra Nooyi Brought Design Thinking to PepsiCo
Oct 18, 2023As the former CEO of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi played an important role in shaping the company’s global strategy. Perhaps most notably, she introduced design thinking into the company’s innovation process....