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Mailbag: Social Change and Career Choice
In general, the more a job is focused on contributing to society and community, the less it pays. It’s not an immutable law of physics, but wages in the charitable sector consistently lag the private sector, and typically there’s a trade-off between doing good (for the world) and doing well (for yourself, financially.)
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Women Entrepreneurs Interview Series
We love to get inspired by other entrepreneurs. Our ongoing series of interviews with women business owners explores how and why they built their companies.
A new comfort zone
Shiri Levy, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Histone Therapeutics, talks about building a biotech to bring a genetic medicine to market.
Running shoes designed for women
Lindsay Housman, CEO of Hettas, talks about researching and designing a running shoe specifically for women, along with her philosophy on flexible work, and the challenges of fundraising as a female founder.
A business in transition
Rebecca Chan, owner and creative director of Rebecca Chan Events, talks about transitioning her business from weddings to corporate marketing.
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Mailbag: Social Change and Career Choice
In general, the more a job is focused on contributing to society and community, the less it pays. It’s not an immutable law of physics, but wages in the charitable sector consistently lag the private sector, and typically there’s a trade-off between doing good (for the world) and doing well (for yourself, financially.)
Three principles to make AI work for people and teams
Meet Daisy: An AI Case Study. Daisy is a Regional Sales Enablement Specialist for a large multinational in a heavily regulated industry. She works with sales executives in her region to help them build skills and deliver better outcomes for customers and the business.
An AI Policy-in-Progress
We use AI judiciously, so that we are minimizing the downsides and maximizing the benefit. Our use of AI should be additive, transparent, eco-conscious, and voluntary.
A new comfort zone
Shiri Levy, co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Histone Therapeutics, talks about building a biotech to bring a genetic medicine to market.
GenAI, capitalism, and human flourishing
How capitalism breaks down in the face of GenerativeAI, and why we need to find ways to optimize for human flourishing.
Balancing the pursuit of new
Organizations tend to focus on building new things. But there is a season to turn inwards, prioritizing and optimizing what already exists.