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Why You Should Develop Talent From Within Your Organization

When companies scout star performers to bring into their organization, they often find that these new hires don’t perform as well as expected. Instead, it companies may be better off developing talent within their organizations through strong training and mentoring programs.

Tim Harford

Problem Solving: How Markets Succeed By Failing

Economist Tim Harford says we solve these problems through trial and error. He believes our markets succeed in the western world because our system lets businesses fail. And when weak businesses fail we replace bad ideas with better ideas.

Daniel Kraft

Technology and the Future of Medicine

We all know the saying, “There’s an app for that,” and in the medical field that is ringing true. New technology is making tools for doctors mobile, affordable, and easy to use. In this video at TEDxMaastricht, Dr. Daniel Kraft shows how there are apps for everything, even his stethoscope.

Vivek Ranadive

Business and Right Brain Thinking in the 21st Century

In a lecture at Stanford University titled, “How the Right Brain Helped Me Make a Billion, Win a Basketball Game, and Land this Gig,” Vivek Ranadive discusses how business success in the 21st century will be influenced greatly by right brain thinking.

Scott Aaronson

The Capabilities and Limitations of Quantum Computing

In our growing need for faster and more powerful computers, scientists are looking into creating quantum computers which harness the power of atoms and molecules for performance.

Dan-Jurafsky

Studying Speed Dates to Predict Social Intention

We all subconsciously analyze the meaning beyond literal translations of words, but what if there were factors we could use to predict things like social intention? That’s exactly what Dan Jurafsky’s research aimed to do.

Jack Dorsey

The Power of Curiosity and Inspiration

Jack Dorsey is creator of both Twitter and Square (a program which allows businesses to take credit cards over their phones). In this presentation to Stanford University, Dorsey discusses the evolution of these two companies, and describes how important curiosity and inspiration are to developing great businesses.

Human Evolution

Human Evolution Overview

From the extinction of the dinosaurs to humanity, Salman Khan of the Khan Academy explains how our species of homo sapiens came to be today. He covers an enormous span of time in just twelve minutes. The lecture is informative and the great visuals make for a quick and easy overview.

Todd Park

Healthcare Entrepreneurship

When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wanted to hire entrepreneur Todd Park as their Chief Technology Officer, he wondered why. But Park says his work at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the most entrepreneurial experience of his life.

Guy Kawasaki

Sales Through Enchantment

Guy Kawasaki is a business author and co-founder of Alltop.com. He describes how entrepreneurship requires successful sales, and successful sales require enchantment. Kawasaki says this enchantment can be acquired through likeability, trustworthiness, and many other persuasive characteristics and qualities.

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