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Jessica Jackley, founder of Kiva and founder and general partner of Untapped Capital, observes that a company or nonprofit can have an incredible impact while creating a sustainable business model. She recommends paying attention to priorities and choosing collaborators who won’t pressure you to compromise your values.
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Jessica Jackley, founder of Kiva and founder and general partner of Untapped Capital, observes that a company or nonprofit can have an incredible impact while creating a sustainable business model. She recommends paying attention to priorities and choosing collaborators who won’t pressure you to compromise your values.
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![Responsible AI Innovation [Entire Talk]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y06fs5sHY0Y/hqdefault.jpg "Responsible AI Innovation [Entire Talk]
Rahul Roy-Chowdhury is Grammarly’s CEO as of May 1, 2023. He was previously the company’s Global Head of Product, overseeing everything that makes the company’s writing assistance software tick, managing the product, design, and data science teams. Before coming aboard at Grammarly, Roy-Chowdhury spent many years at Google leading the Privacy, Safety, and Security teams to unified solutions across Google’s product portfolio. In this presentation and conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Roy-Chowdhury Shares his company’s approach to building ethical AI tools and encourages aspiring entrepreneurs and tech leaders to get engaged in the conversation about responsible AI.
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![Unconventional Advice for Founders [Entire Talk] - Garry Tan (Y Combinator)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y4yMc99fpfY/hqdefault.jpg "Unconventional Advice for Founders [Entire Talk] - Garry Tan (Y Combinator)
Garry Tan is president and CEO of Y Combinator, which funds hundreds of companies per year through a web-based application. Tan is also the co-founder, board partner and advisor of Initialized Capital, an early stage venture capital fund, and co-founded Posterous, a blog platform acquired by Twitter. In this presentation, Tan shares advice and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and startup founders that challenges prevailing wisdom.
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![Mental Health for Entrepreneurs [Entire Talk]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_Flch6d5AwE/hqdefault.jpg "Mental Health for Entrepreneurs [Entire Talk]
Andy Dunn is an entrepreneur, author, and investor. Dunn co-founded the menswear e-commerce brand Bonobos in 2007 and served as the company’s CEO for its first 10 years, pioneering the digitally native brand movement. In 2022, Dunn published a memoir lifting the veil on the mental health demons he’d been privately battling as he built Bonobos. “Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind” chronicles his journey at the intersection of entrepreneurship and bipolar disorder. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Dunn shares his experiences with bipolar disorder and encourages everyone to acknowledge mental health challenges, including in the world of entrepreneurs.
This talk includes discussions of suicide and self-harm. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a hotline for individuals in crisis or for those looking to help someone else. To speak with a trained listener, call 988. Visit 988lifeline.org for crisis chat services or for more information. The Crisis Text Line is a texting service for emotional crisis support. To text with a trained helper, text SAVE to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential.
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