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Stephen Kaufer, TripAdvisor CEO
TripAdvisor's Stephen Kaufer on Shifting from Founder to CEO Stephen Kaufer has been with TripAdvisor throughout its 16-year journey from B2B vertical search engine to becoming the world’s largest travel site. Along the way, he has steered the company through pivots, sales, acquisitions and an IPO, to become an industry-leader in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving market.
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September 22, 2016

Tagged Household Names, Technology, Startups, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-04 09:08:59
American Field
Growing the Maker Movement at American Field For entrepreneur Mark Bollman the concept of American Made isn’t a trend or passing fad. It’s a movement showcasing the best in American made goods, and the entrepreneurs behind them.
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September 6, 2016

Tagged Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-04-04 09:08:59
Making the Most of a Startup Accelerator
Want to Join a Startup Accelerator? Read This First Seasoned pros share wisdom, experiences, and advice with fellow founders considering applying for a startup incubator or accelerator program.
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July 25, 2016

Tagged Startups, Advice

Posted in Insights

2026-04-01 12:26:35
Shainoor Khoja
Corporate Social Responsibility from the Bottom Up How can companies empower citizens of the world’s war-torn economies? For Shainoor Khoja, the answer includes bringing those citizens into the organization’s business model.
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May 23, 2016

Tagged Social Innovation, Global, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Aerial view of the Babson campus
Forget Fear of Failure: 3 Ways to Take the "F" Word Out of Your Vocabulary Drop your fear of failure. In fact, Jay Markiewicz recommends removing the words “failure” or “fail” entirely from conversations about entrepreneurship.
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March 1, 2016

Tagged Startups

Posted in Insights

Outsider app
How The Weather Company Used Data to Build the OutSider App The Weather Company’s app for runners, OutSider, is the result of a hackathon that brought together meteorologists and programmers.
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November 5, 2015

Tagged Technology, Corporate Innovation, Commentary

Posted in Insights

2026-04-04 09:08:59
Five Ways to Tell Stories That Stick
5 Ways To Tell Stories That Stick Whether pitching to the sharks on “Shark Tank,” at a business competition, or to a venture fund, the real power in a successful venture pitch comes from telling a compelling narrative story.
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September 4, 2015

Tagged Advice, VC & Investing

Posted in Insights

2026-04-04 09:08:59
Peers Inc
Can the Collaborative Economy Fix Climate Change? How collaborative economy ventures, including car-sharing platforms such as BlaBlaCar, Lyft, and Uber, are helping combat climate change.
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August 31, 2015

Tagged Social Innovation, Startups, Books

Posted in Insights

2026-04-01 12:26:35
Catalina Escobar
Helping Teen Mothers Step Out Of Poverty Rocked by the painful loss of her toddler, Catalina Escobar channeled her grief into action.
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April 14, 2015

Tagged Social Innovation, Global, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Household Names, Women's Leadership, Nonprofit

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-03-31 21:07:21
Addicted to Entrepreneurship
Exploring the Psychological Side of Repeat Entrepreneurship Is entrepreneurship addictive? Research explores, and attempts to answer, that very question.
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March 26, 2015

Tagged Startups, Research

Posted in Insights

2026-04-04 09:08:59