Business and Economics
Frans Johansson at BIF-4
Medici Effect author talks about innovation at the convergence of risk, passion and luck.
Robin Chase: Configuring Transportation 2.0
Chase is the founder and CEO of GoLoco, a service that helps people quickly arrange to share rides between friends, neighbors, and colleagues. Prior to GoLoco, Chase co-founded and was CEO of Zipcar, the world's largest car-sharing company.
Jacqueline Novogratz: Tossing the Rubric
Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund talks with Bruce Nussbaum about social entrepreneurship and Acumen’s work to fundamentally change what it means to “invest.”
Jason Fried: Merchant of Simplicity
37signals founder expounds on the unexpected sources of inspiration for his company.
John Abele: Serendipity, Social Networking and Finding a Needle in a Haystack
As a leader of the Grunion expedition, Abele recently rediscovered the WWII submarine his father disappeared on in 1942.
Tony Hsieh: For a Good Time, Call Zappos.com
Zappos.com wunderkid talks about his company’s customer-centric approach to killing the competition.
Jeffrey Hollender: Authentically Green
In an interview with Bruce Nussbaum, Seventh Generation President candidly reflects on real-world sustainability and how his company overcame a major image crisis.
Nell Merlino: Stepping Out Of Line
The women's rights activist and pioneer shares a moving story about helping women break through the economic barriers that keep them from earning more.
An Event with Dan Pink
Dan was at BIF recently and spoke to a packed house about his new book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Dan offered all of us a candid assessment of some 40+ years of behavioral science that overturns the conventional wisdom about human motivation and the path to high performance.
Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor is a writer, a speaker, and entrepreneur who has shaped the global conversation about the best ways to compete, innovate, and succeed. As a cofounder and founding editor of Fast Company, Bill launched a magazine that won countless awards, and earned a passionate following among executives and entrepreneurs around the world. His previous book, Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and was named a “Business Book of the Year” by The Economist and the Financial Times.