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Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta.
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Entrepreurial advice from a founder-CEO more than 15 years in: Build for the long game—and forget about being first

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December 24, 2024
To help save the climate, CEOs need to become ‘Chief Coalition Builders ’
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To help save the climate, CEOs need to become ‘Chief Coalition Builders ’

BYPeter Agnefjäll, Hixonia Nyasulu and Feike Sijbesma
December 23, 2024
I’m an ex-CEO. My peers are facing the reality that many Gen Zers see corporate America as the enemy
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I’m an ex-CEO. My peers are facing the reality that many Gen Zers see corporate America as the enemy

BY
December 20, 2024
Two associates folding clothing.
Partner Commentary

Gap is turning its seasonal workers into full-time employees

BY
December 20, 2024
What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning
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What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning

BY
December 15, 2024
The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting
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The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting

BY
December 15, 2024
Base AI policy on evidence, not existential angst
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Base AI policy on evidence, not existential angst

BY
December 14, 2024
How losing control to cancer changed my perspective as a founder 
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How losing control to cancer changed my perspective as a founder 

BY
December 13, 2024
The U.S. already has a gambling epidemic—24 hour stock trading would only make it worse
Finance

The U.S. already has a gambling epidemic—24 hour stock trading would only make it worse

BY
December 13, 2024
Paris 2024 helped invigorate the Olympic image. Here’s how design won gold at the Games
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Paris 2024 helped invigorate the Olympic image. Here’s how design won gold at the Games

BY
December 13, 2024
Duncan Wardle
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How I sent Buzz Lightyear to space—and what it taught me about innovation 

BY
December 12, 2024
Debanking hurts everyone. It’s time to end it once and for all
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Debanking hurts everyone. It’s time to end it once and for all

BYNic Carter and Austin Campbell
December 10, 2024
In 2025, every crisis is instant and public—and trust evaporates in just 2 hours
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In 2025, every crisis is instant and public—and trust evaporates in just 2 hours

BY
December 6, 2024
Why the U.S.-India partnership is the most consequential relationship in the world
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Why the U.S.-India partnership is the most consequential relationship in the world

BY
December 6, 2024
Why Trump could be the unlikely savior of biofuels
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Why Trump could be the unlikely savior of biofuels

BY
December 6, 2024
Man on mountain tries to pull bitcoin token uphill with rope.
The Coins

The case for a strategic Bitcoin reserve

BY
December 6, 2024
Dr. Oz turbocharges Medicare Advantage and everyone monitors their glucose: 10 health care predictions for 2025 from top investors
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Dr. Oz turbocharges Medicare Advantage and everyone monitors their glucose: 10 health care predictions for 2025 from top investors

BYBob Kocher and Bryan Roberts
December 6, 2024
How to make the most of AI for your organizational learning
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How to make the most of AI for your organizational learning

BYFrançois Candelon, Michael Chu, Shervin Khodabandeh, David Kiron, Namrata Rajagopal, Sam Ransbotham and Leonid Zhukov
December 6, 2024
Digitally generated images of vibrant, abstract fiber optics radiating outwards into the abyss.
Partner Commentary

How gen AI enables the boundaryless organization

BY
December 5, 2024
The real story of how the Ford family and Ford Foundation ended their decades-long estrangement
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The real story of how the Ford family and Ford Foundation ended their decades-long estrangement

BYDarren Walker and Edsel B. Ford II
December 5, 2024
Where to start with AI agents: An introduction for COOs
Partner Commentary

Where to start with AI agents: An introduction for COOs

BY
December 5, 2024
What happens when a business city like Hong Kong locks up a businessman like my friend Jimmy Lai
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What happens when a business city like Hong Kong locks up a businessman like my friend Jimmy Lai

BY
December 5, 2024
American democracy is soul-searching. An AI-era version of the Federalist Papers may be the answer
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American democracy is soul-searching. An AI-era version of the Federalist Papers may be the answer

BY
December 5, 2024
Abortion went first. Contraceptives could be next—unless men step up
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Abortion went first. Contraceptives could be next—unless men step up

BY
December 4, 2024
Peter Thiel-backed entrepreneur says DOGE should use AI to ‘refactor’ the U.S. legal system
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Peter Thiel-backed entrepreneur says DOGE should use AI to ‘refactor’ the U.S. legal system

BY
December 4, 2024
Autodesk CEO: AI can help the U.S. fix its crumbling infrastructure before it’s too late
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Autodesk CEO: AI can help the U.S. fix its crumbling infrastructure before it’s too late

BY
December 4, 2024
Quasi-religious beliefs have ended 200 years of European growth, author argues
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Quasi-religious beliefs have ended 200 years of European growth, author argues

BY
December 3, 2024
Bolt CEO: This holiday shopping season, retailers’ quiet revolution against credit card fees is getting louder
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Bolt CEO: This holiday shopping season, retailers’ quiet revolution against credit card fees is getting louder

BY
December 3, 2024
Getty Images CEO: Respecting fair use rules won’t prevent AI from curing cancer
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Getty Images CEO: Respecting fair use rules won’t prevent AI from curing cancer

BY
December 2, 2024
AI optimists are behaving like the investors who got burned in the Great Depression and dot-com bubble, Vanguard’s chief economist warns
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AI optimists are behaving like the investors who got burned in the Great Depression and dot-com bubble, Vanguard’s chief economist warns

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December 2, 2024

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