TEDxRyersonU - Sean Wise - Business Superheroes
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Professor Sean Wise talks about how we can go about being business superheroes by preparing for everything, training for the best, and making our own destinies. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and ... Read more
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- -: TEDxRyersonU - Sean Wise - Business Superheroes
January 18, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Professor Sean Wise talks about how we can go about being business superheroes by preparing for everything, training for the best, and making our own destinies. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-lik...
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- -: A Growing Market for Green Business
February 14, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/29/Green_Rush Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ira Ehrenpreis discusses recent developments in clean / green technology and business. ------ The Green Rush: Prospects, Perils, and Opportunities with discussants Mike Biddle, Jennifer Fonstad, Dirk Michels, a...
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- -: Jim Hightower - Alternate Models of Business Ownership
April 21, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/03/28/Jim_Hightower_Swim_Against_the_Current Populist author and activist Jim Hightower advocates worker-owned co-ops as alternative models of business ownership, using two stories as examples. ----- Jim Hightower talks about Swim Against the Current: Eve...
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- -: How Small Businesses can Benefit from the Energy Crisis - Michael Shuman
December 3, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/05/Michael_H_Shuman_The_Small-Mart_Revolution Entrepreneur Michael Shuman explains how rising oil prices and an increased use of alternative energy sources may benefit local economies. ----- Reflecting on the first day of a new U.S. president-elect, Mi...
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- -: UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki-Moon Advocates for a New Green Economy
February 3, 2009 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/29/The_Global_Compact_Creating_Sustainable_Markets United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges businesses to invest in technologies and strategies that can aid in the transition to a greener global economy. "Lead by example," he says. ----- The ...
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- -: Surprising Benefits for Green Business - Steve Pinetti
July 16, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/22/Conscious_Capitalism_Part_Three Steve Pinetti of Kimpton Hotels explains how the company's internal environmental policies led to unintentional benefits, including saving money and attracting customers. "For a program that did not start out with a mar...
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- -: Why 2010 Is a Great Time to Start a Company - Steve Jurvetson
May 24, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/conference/top_ten_tech_trends_2010 Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, explains that even though capital may be limited, a recession is "a great time to start a company." He lists several top companies that were started during...
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- -: Is Your Business a Copy Cat, or a Market Creator?
October 12, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete Premium video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/24/Joan_Barnes_How_to_Compete_With_the_Big_Boys Gymboree founder Joan Barnes outlines the four types of businesses: the copy cat, the market advancer, the market enhancer, and the market creator. She uses these criteria to categorize such success...
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- -: Obama's Blue Button Challenge for Digital Medical Records
July 20, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/06/22/Aneesh_Chopra_Policy_and_Progress_in_a_Borderless_World White House CTO Aneesh Chopra describes President Obama's challenge to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to digitize health records and allow veterans to download personal health i...
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- -: Foursquare's Plans for Monetization
August 9, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/07/13/Dennis_Crowley_Co-Founder_Foursquare Foursquare Founder Dennis Crowley discusses the company's business plans, explaining that while check-ins have proven to be a boon for businesses, he envisions building targeting tools on top of the data to help bu...
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