25 January 2016

The Industrialist's Dilemma, Ron Johnson, Patrick Collison (videos)



The Industrialist's Dilemma Session 2: Ron Johnson - Published on Jan 21, 2016

How products and services are being delivered to customers is going through frame-breaking change, shared Enjoy CEO Ron Johnson. The capabilities of new channels to deliver great experiences through service and information is turning traditional retail on its head. "The existing incumbent retailers just can't compete going forward." During his visit to The Industrialist's Dilemma class on January 14, 2016, Ron discussed reinventing the retail experience with Lecturers Robert Siegel and Aaron Levie. Read more takeaways from the talk on Twitter:http://stanford.io/indusdilemma

The Industrialist's Dilemma course explores how digital disruptions are having tectonic shifts on large, successful and established companies, whether they have a digital foundation or not. Learn more: http://stanford.io/1TPZuyZ

Watch Session 1 with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison:
Published on Jan 15, 2016
New payment systems are not only changing the financial services landscape, but also how products and services are being bought and sold, shared Stripe CEO Patrick Collison. "Companies are looking at ways not just to charge their customers, but also to do something more sophisticated." During his visit to The Industrialist's Dilemma class on January 7, 2016, Patrick discussed the restructuring of the financial services landscape with Lecturers Robert Siegel and Aaron Levie.

The Industrialist's Dilemma
Stanford Graduate School of Business

18 January 2016

Start-Ups Need to Demonstrate Clear Product Leadership (video)



Start-Ups Need to Demonstrate Clear Product Leadership - Companies that can't will struggle. Published on Jan 8, 2016

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11 January 2016

Shane Battier Interview, People Analytics Champion (video)



Wharton Professor of Management and Psychology, Adam Grant, interviews Shane Battier, Retired NBA Player and Former Member of the US National Team about using people analytics, Big Data, in basketball. Published on Oct 19, 2015

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04 January 2016

Next Big Thing? Six Silicon Valley Insiders' Predictions for Tech (video)


What's the Next Big Thing? - Six Silicon Valley Insiders Give Their Predictions for the Tech Industry - Stanford Graduate School of Business video, published Dec 15, 2015

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