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"It's not an accent, it's an identity."The way we speak shapes more than how we're understood—it shapes how we're perceived. Peter Novak believes the goal of communication isn't to eliminate an accent, but to communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and authenticity. As a li ... Show More

"The assumption of swift trust is really useful."Teams don't always need years to build trust—they need the right conditions to build it quickly. As a Stanford professor and expert in organizational design, Melissa Valentine studies how communication, team structure, and emerging ... Show More

"People aren't inside of our heads, so you have to give them that emotional information as well as the factual information."Humor is more than entertainment—it's a powerful way to create connection. As a comedian, writer, and former teacher, Chris Duffy has learned that laughter, ... Show More

“Ideas are cheap; the people are what matter.” Startups face a lot of risk. But research suggests that 65% of startups fail because of one particular problem: people. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Martin Gonzalez, creator of Google’s Effective Founders Project, to discuss what publ ... Show More

A leader is given a presentation coach and two goals: ‘tell a better story’ and ‘be more responsive in the moment.’ This episode is the coaching conversation about telling a better story. There are four tools in the episode:1. Grab our list of questions [please link to the PDF]2. ... Show More

In this episode, I talk about how to think of startup ideas and cultivating the mindset of a business brainstormer. And if you're interested in hearing more about the formation and growth of Notarize, check out my previous episode, What to Learn from a Business That 10x'd in 5 Qu ... Show More

Send us a text Every great start-up company is built around a big idea, some product or service that didn't exist in the world and a passionate founder who wanted to bring that idea to reality. In the second episode of our 4 part “Starting a Start-Up” Miniseries, our host Rob ... Show More

“There are so many different ways, and people just aren't creative enough.” Today, join Alex (@AlexHormozi) as he guests on the Founder Podcast with Chris Lee to discuss the importance of showing initiative and having the necessary skills to identify a need for others. They also ... Show More

It's time to get your MBA — the easy way. We're sharing an episode from Planet Money's Summer School. In this lesson: Everyone has a million dollar business idea (e.g., "Shazam but for movies"), but not everyone has what it takes to be an entrepreneur. You'll hear two case studie ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Not all great stories are told by speakers but all great speakers tell stories. This is the secret to why some speakers have you hanging on their every word and chomping at the bit to take some form of action. The key here though is to not just tell any old story but ... Show More

<p>Successful startups don’t just build technology – they solve human problems. The key is listening to the people who really matter: your customers.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode, Michael and Dalton discuss how spending real time with your users can unlock insights and grow ... Show More

<p>In a recent paper, Stanford professor Chuck Eesley and Notre Dame professor Yong Suk Lee observed that formal entrepreneurship education helped Stanford alumni founders raise more funding and scale more quickly than peers who received no formal entrepreneurship training. But e ... Show More