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Today’s innovation begins with an idea, or a patient with an unmet need, or the resources and preparation that create an opportunity – sometimes all three. For our recent live taping of the ‘Is Business Broken?’ podcast as part of the WBUR Festival, Boston University
When asked what’s the one thing the gathered business and civic leaders should do tomorrow, JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty didn’t hesitate: be kinder. Be kinder to one another, especially when traveling. Be kinder to airline staff who are always trying to do the right thing. Travel is extremely stressful, she said, and “acts of grace and kindness go such a long way in
Chelsea Houlihan has joined the Mehrotra Institute as Director of Administration, where she serves as the Institute’s operational lead and administrative execution partner. Reporting to Executive Director Kristal May, Chelsea oversees the Institute’s internal operations, including facilities and operational management, budgeting support, vendor and contract
Is it possible for a 22-year-old college senior to start a company, one that 14 years later is valued at $3.6 billion? Apparently, it is — and Will Ahmed did it. Ahmed is the founder & CEO of WHOOP, a wearable fitness band built to
Bill Gurley, General Partner at Benchmark and one of the most influential venture capitalists of the last three decades has written a book and, in some ways, his recent visit to Questrom was… a book talk. Runnin’ Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You
On April 1, our student-led speaker series, funded by the Raif Dinçkök Student Forum Fund, hosted Alex Sacerdote, CEO and Founder of Whale Rock Capital Management. For over an hour, Sacerdote responded to questions posed by student Yash Seth about all things technology investment related.
That small device we all carry around in our pockets began in 1876 as the first instrument to transmit sound electronically across wires — the telephone. Its inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, was a Boston University professor at the time. Famously, the first words spoken into
Because businesses are such an integral part of our society, how they are run and in particular, how they respond to external risks matter. Our recent “Corporations in Politics” discussion dove into how corporations approach the new paradigm of managing political risk as a core
Since 2013, Bombas has donated over $200 million pairs of socks, tee shirts, and underwear. At the March 18 WBUR Breakfast Club, its founders, David Heath and Randy Goldberg, sat down with journalist Ari Shapiro to talk about their successful mission-driven business. Heath and Goldberg
Our student-led speaker series, funded by the Raif Dinçkök Student Forum Fund, continues to bring exceptional business leaders to campus. On February 25, we hosted Joe Terino, partner at L Catterton, the world’s largest consumer-focused private equity firm. Joe Terino is also a Terrier, having
It’s not every day that you get to ask questions of a Federal Reserve Board governor. On February 9, Questrom students and faculty were able to do just that. For a full day of events, we hosted Federal Reserve Board governor Stephen Miran, a Boston University alum. Probably the highlight of the day was a live
The room was packed and the conversation frank – and full of insights. For an hour on January 22, former NPR host Ari Shapiro interviewed Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert over a range of topics. The Mehrotra Institute’s partnership with WBUR’s Breakfast Club is off to
