Frank Watanabe, President and CEO of Arcutis Biotherapeutics, shares his career from serving in the U.S. Navy and government to leading established and emerging pharmaceutical companies. He discusses his experiences leading Arcutis through an IPO and the pandemic, management style of setting clear goals but ensuring room for individual creativity and flexibility, and advice on choosing a meaningful career.
In this episode of BT Beats, we speak with Rohan Pavuluri the CEO and co-founder of Upsolve, a national nonprofit that helps low-income families file bankruptcy for free, using technology. Throughout the conversation we discuss his experiences as a founder and the impact of the pandemic on bankruptcy filing among other things.
Today, ed-tech is an umbrella term that refers to any technological initiative designed to streamline learning. Despite this, startups in the space have had a rocky ride over the past half-decade with investors and skeptics raising questions about their cash burn, business models, and even their crown jewel: content. The black swan event that is COVID-19 has seen educational institutions and students flock to ed-tech platforms during the transition to online learning, but this begs the question: is ed-tech here to stay once the dust settles?
Read MoreMichael Broughton might have seemed like an unlikely candidate to launch a finance business when he arrived at USC, barely able to cover his freshman tuition. Today, thanks to support from the university community and the Blackstone LaunchPad, a national network promoting student entrepreneurship, Broughton and his diverse team have come up with a unique solution, Hatch Credit, to help students improve their credit scores.
Read MoreFrom Washington D.C. to Silicon Valley, Katie Haun, GP at Andreessen Horowitz, shares her insights on investing in crypto and advice for students interested in pursuing careers in the public and private sector.
Read MoreDuolingo has just added two new endangered languages to its free educational app. In this article, Anne Wen examines the implications of Duolingo’s pivot to endangered languages.
Read MoreFrida Polli, CEO and Founder of pymetrics, explains why algorithmic specificity matters in the future of AI-based recruiting and how to create a flexible work culture that won’t negatively impact productivity.
Read MoreMax Makeev is the Co-Founder of Owl Labs and the creator of Meeting Owl -- a smart 360° video conferencing camera that aims to serve as a bridge between the 40 million office conference rooms around the world. Owl Labs is disrupting the way firms get things done, and is taking connectivity to a new level.
Read MoreMarissa Evans Alden is a seasoned technology entrepreneur and founder with more than a decade of experience in startups. She currently serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Sawyer, which connects children, parents, and providers of the best enriching childhood experiences through a suite of industry-leading technology solutions with a goal to ensure every child has the opportunity to discover their own love of learning.
Read MoreImagine a world where children learn not just for knowledge but also to utilize it for creating something tangible and valuable to the people around them.
Read MoreHowever, the fundamental problem of the company—the fact that not only is it not attracting new users, but existing users are defecting to Instagram, among other apps—remains unaddressed.
Read MoreA new wave of female-focused companies are creating a new paradigm of brand-customer interaction that focuses on creating a community and bringing their customers closer than ever.
Read MoreIn short, Singapore’s development is owed to the continual involvement of the government in directing investment within the country.
Read MoreSpotify and its direct listing approach to launching their IPO.
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