Business Video Roundup: How to Raise Capital, Build a Winning Team & Strategize
In this week’s roundup of great videos for entrepreneurs and business owners, Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta shares the lessons he has learned about raising capital, Patrick Bet-David explains the rules to building a winning team, and bestselling business author Daniel Pink discusses two crucial factors that contribute to employee productivity and well-being. Plus, some of the nation’s top economists clash over the future of globalization and what’s next for the U.S. economy (courtesy of CNBC), while Columbia Business School presents a 46-minute webinar on strategic business planning in times of crisis.
Forbes: How Thumbtack’s CEO Raised Capital for His Billion-Dollar Company
Forbes talks with Marco Zappacosta, the CEO and co-founder of Thumbtack, an online platform that connects local businesses to customers and vice versa. Zappacosta reveals how to turn ideas into action and offers up a few lessons about raising capital.
Patrick Bet-David: Rules to Building a Winning Team
In this seven-minute video, Patrick Bet-David breaks down the rules to building a team that wants to do their best for you and your company—and executes on that desire.
Daniel Pink: 2 Keys to Employee Productivity and Well-Being
In this quick two-minute video from Inc., bestselling business author Daniel Pink (To Sell Is Human) talks about two important keys to keeping your employees productive and psychologically comfortable.
CNBC: Is Globalization Over? (What’s Next for the U.S. Economy)
This 10-minute compilation video features the nation’s top economists (including Jim O’Neill, Esther Duflo, Jeffrey Sachs, Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman and Mark Zandi) discussing their thoughts about the future of globalization in a post-COVID-19 world.
How Does the Pandemic Change the Way We Think About Strategy?
This 46-minute webinar from Columbia Business School delves into how the pandemic is changing business strategy moving forward. It provides actionable tips on how to make strategic choices in a fast-moving crisis, how to mobilize your team to enact these sometimes-tough decisions, and how to continue sharpening your strategic planning skills over time.
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