Industry disruptors, it stands to reason, tend to be outsiders. But how comfortable are you not being an outlier? Serial entrepreneur Catherine Berman shares her story of coming to terms with the traits and experiences that set her apart from f

Pitch to Their Pain Points - Catherine Berman (CNote)

Nov 1st, 2017 3m 10s

CNote Co-Founder Catherine Berman discusses how listening carefully and understanding the needs of customers helped her redefine a service they didn’t want into a one they desperately needed. While working to get homeless people jobs at large c

Opportunities in FinTech - Catherine Berman (CNote)

Nov 1st, 2017 2m 33s

Catherine Berman, co-founder and CEO of CNote, discusses how fintech startups like hers are in a perfect position to compete against the large banks by taking advantaging of demographic shifts in the United States. Berman explains that women, m

Forget About Fitting In - Catherine Berman (CNote)

Nov 1st, 2017 3m 50s

Recalling her college days, entrepreneur Catherine Berman describes how each one of us knows what it feels like to not fit in. During her freshman year, she discovered that friends she thought had perfect lives because of family wealth and good

Putting Passive Savings to Use - Catherine Berman (CNote)

Nov 1st, 2017 5m 54s

Fintech entrepreneur Catherine Berman describes how she began to see money as a proxy for energy and power to affect change while working as a venture capitalist. Watching the VC community amass capital to shape the future through startup inves

Weathering the Storms - Catherine Berman (CNote)

Nov 1st, 2017 4m 15s

Catherine Berman, co-founder of fintech startup CNote, explains how extreme volatility as an AmeriCorps volunteer helped her develop the resilience that she relies on today as a business leader. Drawn to social causes at an early age, Berman sa

Confronting Sexism - Catherine Berman (CNote)

Nov 1st, 2017 2m 21s

Fintech entrepreneur Catherine Berman recounts an experience earlier in her career when businessmen at a meeting assumed she was there to serve them coffee. Instead of becoming offended or flustered, Berman says she stayed focused on her desire

A Question of Control - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 2m 2s

Serial entrepreneur Rich Barton discusses how the decision to go public can affect a privately held company’s priorities, explaining that the change in designation at the right time in a business’s trajectory can give it more strategic options.

The Rise of ’Smart Assistants’ - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 1m 53s

Rich Barton, co-founder of popular sites such as Expedia, Zillow and Glassdoor, says the deluge of information and options confronting consumers have given rise to a major business opportunity: “smart assistants” that can sift through everythin

Empower People with Information [Entire Talk] - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 55m 35s

There was a time, not long ago, when information we desperately wanted wasn’t at our fingertips. What’s the best deal on flights to New York? How much does that home down the street cost? Serial entrepreneur Rich Barton has made a career out of

Understanding Our Need for Autonomy - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 1m 8s

Zillow Group Co-Founder Rich Barton describes how the desire for direct access to information is the underlying reason why consumer-facing platforms like Expedia and the various real-estate sites in his group have succeeded. Regardless of indus

Hatching a BHAG - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 4m 36s

Entrepreneur Rich Barton explains how his first “BHAG” (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) for a startup was sparked by his frustration with having to go through a travel agent to book business flights. He went on to build and launch the travel site Exp

Engineering Isn’t Everything - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 4m 31s

Zillow Group and Glassdoor Co-Founder Rich Barton explains how tech companies that hold engineers in higher regard than employees in other areas of the organization have an outdated understanding of the Internet. It’s no longer a place just for

Maintaining Cohesiveness at Scale - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 3m 19s

Zillow Group Co-Founder Rich Barton talks about processes that startups must put in place as their workforce grows into the hundreds. Despite their bureaucratic reputation, certain practices that maintain a clarity of mission and culture of col

Wisdom via ‘The Wizard of Oz’ - Rich Barton (Zillow Group)

Oct 25th, 2017 3m 24s

Rich Barton, co-founder of Expedia, the Zillow Group of sites and Glassdoor, turns to the classic tale “The Wizard of Oz” for a lesson on team basics. The traits that the scarecrow, cowardly lion and the tin man sought are the exact ones to loo

How to Outwit Workplace Jerks [Entire Talk] - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 56m 7s

Even as adults, we still have to deal with bullies, at work and otherwise. Stanford Professor Bob Sutton has devoted his career to studying organizational behavior and dysfunction, and lately, figuring out how we can avoid or deal with people w

The Toxicity of Tyrants - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 1m 46s

Bob Sutton, professor of management science and engineering at Stanford, lists the negative emotional and physical effects that workplace jerks have on their peers, as well as on people's performance. Sutton, a bestselling author of several boo

Look for Red Flags - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 2m 8s

Organizational psychologist Bob Sutton shares a tip to help you decide if you’ll like working with someone or not: collaborate on a project with them before fully committing, and look for warning signs of bad behavior. Sutton, a professor of ma

Recognize When You’re the Problem - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 2m 24s

Stanford management expert Bob Sutton discusses the disparity between the percentage of Americans who admit they consistently treat others badly and statistics on how many of us feel bullied on a regular basis. He explains how the damage from a

Rise Above Bad Behavior - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 4m 15s

Stanford organizational psychologist Bob Sutton describes how people can reduce the emotional toll that jerks have on us by changing our own perception of them. Citing studies in cognitive behavior and stories he’s collected for his new book “T

Techniques to Avoid Toxic People - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 3m 54s

Stanford Professor Bob Sutton goes over various ways to distance yourself from awful people in the workplace, from obvious tactics like sitting further away or finding a safe hideout, to subtler strategies like reducing the frequency of interac

Mean Bosses are Bad Humans - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 1m 54s

Stanford Engineering Professor Bob Sutton, author of “The No Asshole Rule” and the follow-up “The Asshole Survival Guide,” critiques the notion that tyrannical bosses are essential for success. Having devoted his career to discovering how organ

Craft a Clean Exit Strategy - Bob Sutton (Stanford)

Oct 18th, 2017 2m 12s

Stanford Engineering Professor Bob Sutton explains that it’s sometimes better to leave a horrible work environment than to try and tolerate or change it. An expert on organizational psychology, Sutton cautions against lashing out at those who d

Worklife Balance: Difficult But Doable - Sandy Jen (Honor)

Oct 4th, 2017 2m 42s

There’s no magic formula for balancing work and life for the entrepreneur, but it is possible, says Sandy Jen, co-founder of two tech startups. Herself a mother, Jen describes how she knows numerous entrepreneur parents, including fellow co-fou

Curing the Imposter Syndrome - Sandy Jen (Honor)

Oct 4th, 2017 3m 41s

Challenges can seem less intimidating when you see someone you can relate to take them on, explains Sandy Jen, co-founder of senior-care startup Honor. She recalls how witnessing her boyfriend in college embracing entrepreneurship wholeheartedl