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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos
Will Jeff Bezos Save the Planet? “The purpose of wealth is to solve problems,” says Raj Sisodia, as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’s net worth passes $200 billion and he commits to fight climate change.
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September 3, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-05-03 02:41:47
Is it time to evaluate video conferencing?
Time to Evaluate Video Conferencing? Assistant Professor Kerry Gibson Says Yes Following months of virtual collaboration, Assistant Professor Kerry Gibson says it’s time to evaluate our approach to meetings through video conferencing.
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September 2, 2020

Posted in Insights

2026-05-03 02:41:47
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New U.S. GEM Report Gives Hope for Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID World In 2019, U.S. entrepreneurship rates were the highest they had ever been—a finding that offers hope as a country in crisis turns to entrepreneurial leaders for innovation and change.
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September 2, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-04-27 12:35:20
'We’re Equipping Our Students to Thrive Amid Uncertainty' Ken Matsuno, the new vice president of academic affairs and dean of the college, explains how Babson is ensuring its high academic standards and what he’s learned about the community.
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September 1, 2020

Posted in Community

2026-05-06 21:09:12
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Lessons for COVID-19 Revenue Recovery The new normal is all about volatility. Now, businesses must adjust their revenue models to be sufficiently resilient.
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August 28, 2020

Posted in Insights

2026-05-03 02:41:47
Kamala Harris
VPs, the C-Suite, and How to Build Your Leadership Team Whether you are running for the White House, or heading a Fortune 500 company, you need good people around you. Here are strategies for picking your leadership team.
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August 21, 2020

Posted in Insights

2026-05-22 09:48:01
Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Entrepreneurial Leaders Fuel the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine From researchers to manufacturers, a look at the critical role that entrepreneurial leaders play in the high-stakes race for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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August 18, 2020

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

2026-05-22 17:25:44
With Ban Pending, Should Microsoft or Twitter Buy TikTok?
With Ban Pending, Should Microsoft or Twitter Buy TikTok? Restrictions have been imposed on TikTok in the United States, barring an American acquisition. Lecturer Peter Cohan says a potential deal may not even be worth the time.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
August 13, 2020

Posted in Insights

Official Black Wall Street founder Mandy Bowman '12
GEM Data: Black Entrepreneurship Represents Highest Rate in U.S. The rate of Black entrepreneurship across the United States has intensified since 2014, and it’s because of innovators like Mandy Bowman ’12.
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August 13, 2020

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

2026-05-22 09:48:01
Taylor Swift’s, the entrepreneurial mindset, and the improvisational mindset
In Impromptu Album Release, Taylor Swift Sings in an Entrepreneur’s Tune Can musicians be entrepreneurs? Most certainly, says Lakshmi Balachandra, reflecting on the release of Taylor Swift’s impromptu album, “Folklore.”
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August 6, 2020

Posted in Community, Insights

2026-05-06 21:09:08