Chazen Global Insights, Strategy
Strategy Is an Art of Sacrifice
Before you can decide what you will do, you have to decide what you won’t.
Chazen Global Insights, Economics and Policy
How Will the Trump Administration Affect India?
We asked business leaders in Mumbai to prognosticate on how Trump administration policies might play out in their home country.
Chazen Global Insights, Entrepreneurship
Surviving (and Thriving!) in the Shark Tank
Are you an entrepreneur ready for your 15 minutes of fame and thinking about auditioning for the hit TV show Shark Tank? Read tips from these alumni first before diving in.
Private Equity Program News
FEATURED ARTICLE: The Cost of Latency
Author: Sean Epstein '04 who works for SAP’s Private Equity team and Seth Brown works for Equinix.
Chazen Global Insights, Lang Letter Archive, Media and Technology
The Future of Music: A Collaboration Between Humans and AI
Drew Silverstein ’16, co-founder and CEO, Amper Music, Inc. imagines a world where artists will collaborate with artificial intelligence in creative endeavors.
Chazen Global Insights, Entrepreneurship
Pumping New Life into Old Products
A Chilean entrepreneur is reshaping the massive mining-pump industry — and his own company — through circular logic.
Chazen Global Insights, Media and Technology
How We’ll Watch Sports in the Future
New viewing experiences for the NFL and other professional sports are literally changing the game.
Chazen Global Insights, Entrepreneurship
A Little Cuban Flavor
Intent on launching their own design brand, the founders of Clandestina have worked around the system.
Chazen Global Insights, Entrepreneurship
Going the Last Mile
A decentralized sales and service structure enabled Iluméxico, a solar power company, to light up its revenues.
Chazen Global Insights, Leadership
Old Friends, Warren Buffett ’51 and Bill Gates Speak with Students at Columbia
A conversation at Columbia between two iconic public figures — billionaire investor Warren Buffett ’51 and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with PBS and Bloomberg TV host Charlie Rose moderating — was both broad-ranging and personal.
Chazen Global Insights, Social Enterprise
Using Business as a Force for Good
In 2006, BRITE '17 speaker Andrew Kassoy co-founded B Lab with the vision of helping drive businesses to manage their impact along with their profit.
Chazen Global Insights, Marketing
The Unexpected Benefits of Being Unexpected
Bending the rules can pay off when it comes to raising others’ esteem.
Chazen Global Insights, Economics and Policy
We Already Know How to Curb Climate Change
When it comes to energy, we get far more than we pay for. In a new book, Geoffrey Heal explains why that’s a problem — and what we can do about it.
Chazen Global Insights, Economics and Policy
In Africa, a Broadband Boom
Concern over the impact of technology on employment in the West is mounting, but broadband has brought significant benefits to Africa.
Chazen Global Insights, Strategy
There Are Better Ways to Fail
Failure is inevitable, but how you fail can make all the difference for your organization.
Chazen Global Insights, Finance
For Fintech, a Window of Opportunity
Regulatory arbitrage may provide some of the heat behind fintech’s fire.
Chazen Global Insights, Economics and Policy
New Year’s Development Resolutions
Four prominent economists outline eight broad strokes for ensuring sustained and inclusive growth going forward.
Chazen Global Insights, Leadership
Five Tips for Leading a Successful Family Business
Razak Dawood ’68, chairman of Descon, a multinational, family-owned corporation based in Pakistan, offers his best advice for those entering or running their family businesses.
Chazen Global Insights, Leadership
Wells Fargo a Potent Reminder of Just How Much Culture Can Cost
For the bank to set itself right, changing the top is a start, but the middle matters.
Chazen Global Insights, Economics and Policy
Bad News for America’s Workers
President-elect Donald Trump is making brash promises backed up by voodoo economics, says one of Columbia Business School’s resident Nobel laureates.
Chazen Global Insights, Economics and Policy
Righting China’s Property Rights
New measures go a long way toward protecting property rights for entrepreneurs and private citizens. But they don't go far enough.
Chazen Global Insights, Marketing
Busy? You Must Be Important.
The new “must-have” isn’t an expensive bag or a rare sports car. It’s time.
Chazen Global Insights, Leadership
Authentic Networking
Forging connections is crucial to a successful career. Why, then, does it feel so superficial? Professor Sheena Iyengar offers tips for working a room like a pro.
Chazen Global Insights, Leadership
11 Tips for Launching Your Career: A Guide for Young Millennials
In your 20s, you’ll make decisions that will affect what you’ll do and where you’ll live for your entire career. Here’s how to navigate them.