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Ben Collier, co-founder and CEO of the Farmlink Project, shares how the nonprofit struggled internally after bringing on its first paid employees. Collier and then-co-CEO James Kanoff decided to go back to their basic values and get volunteers and employees alike engulfed in the project’s culture.
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Ben Collier, co-founder and CEO of the Farmlink Project, shares how the nonprofit struggled internally after bringing on its first paid employees. Collier and then-co-CEO James Kanoff decided to go back to their basic values and get volunteers and employees alike engulfed in the project’s culture.
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![Speed Versus Long-Term Success [Explicit] - Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao (Stanford)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gta0J737ZlA/hqdefault.jpg "Speed Versus Long-Term Success [Explicit] - Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao (Stanford)
Bob Sutton and Huggy Rao, Stanford professors and authors of “The Friction Project,” advise founders on the risks of growing as fast as they can. Sutton shares a story about Waze to illustrate the benefits of slowing down and warns against the trend of hiring as fast as possible in the growing AI industry. Rao explains research showing that an emphasis on speed leads to errors and lies.
(EDS NOTE: THIS CLIP INCLUDES EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.)
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![Mental Health Tech, Mentally Healthy Startups [Entire Talk]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j-BIy0i3ITY/hqdefault.jpg "Mental Health Tech, Mentally Healthy Startups [Entire Talk]
Maria Barrera, a Stanford-educated engineer, is the founder and CEO of Clayful, a platform dedicated to providing essential mental health support for the TikTok generation. Today, Barrera’s company creates accessible resources for K-12 students and has already made a profound impact on thousands of students nationwide. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Barrera shares her journey to founding a mental health startup and how she incorporates strategies for mental wellbeing in her life and on her team.
This talk includes references to trauma and suicide. 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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