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Want to Grow Your Leadership Skills? Beg for Feedback

The head of Singularity University’s Startup Lab on why you should thank the person who gave you feedback first because they just gave you a huge gift—they told you something which you can use to become better at what you're doing and become a better person in general.

Pascal FinetteSeptember 10, 2014

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Eight Key Lessons from the 2014 Unreasonable Institute

The fifth Unreasonable Institute has come and gone. We have since synthesized what we learned and are already sharpening our offerings for our next few programs. Here's a look at what we learned and what we need to improve.

Teju RavilochanJuly 23, 2014

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Interviewing the Co-Founder of Stanford’s d.school

Watch this intimate interview with the co-Founder of Stanford's d.school, a serial tech entrepreneur, a Venture Capitalist and the co-conspirator and leader of Unreasonable@Sea.

Unreasonable MediaJuly 20, 2014

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Intimate Interview with a Saudi Prince and Serial Tech Entrepreneur

Watch this interview with Saudi Prince, Fahad F Saud, as he ebbs and flows between what Disney got wrong about being a prince, to the personal struggles of entrepreneurship and the power of tech to catalyze revolutions in his roll as Head of U.S. Arab Operations for Facebook.

Unreasonable MediaJuly 19, 2014

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Interview with Silicon Valley Veteran + Global Investor

He sold a company for $8.5 Billion dollars, he has founded six different silicon valley startups, and today, he is running one of the largest mobile companies in Asia. In this interview we explore failures, family, balance, divorce, multinationals, and the nuances of running tech companies across Asia.

Unreasonable MediaJuly 19, 2014

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Mentors, Be Socratic

The Socratic method is not just the act of asking questions but also how you ask questions, what you try to accomplish with them, and how you respond to the answers.

Brad FeldJuly 15, 2014

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Inside Unreasonable Institute: Weeks 4–5

The 2014 Institute has come to a close! Here’s a look at what the entrepreneurs experienced during the last two weeks, with sessions on investment readiness and strategic planning.

Teju RavilochanJuly 11, 2014

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Inside Unreasonable Institute: Weeks Two and Three

Weeks two and three of the Unreasonable Institute included entrepreneurs pitching to 800 people and a learning of how to prototype like the co-creator of Google Glass.

Teju RavilochanJune 23, 2014

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What’s the Worst that Can Happen?

Fear of failure is why some of the best companies are never built, why some of the most important discoveries are never made and why people spend forty years in jobs they hate. So, ask yourself: what's the worst that can happen?

Pascal FinetteJune 19, 2014

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How to Design for Real Impact

Know your mission, measure the right thing, and measure it well. Kevin Starr introduces a framework for gauging whether your company is creating meaningful impact (because if it isn't creating impact...what's the point?).

Unreasonable InstituteJune 4, 2014

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Are You Looking for Questions or Answers?

Success can require good answers, but often is the result of asking better questions. If you are too focused on answers, even the "right" answers can lead you down the wrong path. Here's why.

Mark AlbionJune 3, 2014

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An Unreasonable Start

Introducing a brand new & completely Unreasonable channel on Unreasonable.is...Unreasonable Institute 2014! Consider us your one-stop-shop for the details of what is going on at the Mansion in Boulder where 11 ventures are trying to solve the world's most challenging problems.

Jane MillerJune 2, 2014

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Can You See the World Through Another’s Eyes? What Drives Your Search for Success

Part 2 of Mark Albion’s blog series that explores the impact our relationship with our father has on how we build our business and life.

Mark AlbionMarch 13, 2014

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Why I Am Unreasonable

We recently asked some of our very busy Mentors and Scribes why they choose to give their time and energy to Unreasonable. We think their answers will intrigue and inspire you.

Chris YehJanuary 6, 2014

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Interviewing Cheryl Heller (Social Innovation / Design Genius)

Cheryl Heller (Chair of the new Masters Program at the SVA, Design for Social Innovation and Chair of PopTech) explains what many entrepreneurs are doing wrong when it comes to design thinking.

Unreasonable MediaJanuary 3, 2014

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Interviewing Chris Yeh (Internet Business Guru)

Watch: UNREASONABLE.is Scribe, Chris Yeh, talks about his early start in entrepreneurship, the mistakes he's made along the way and the importance of a good team.

Unreasonable MediaNovember 29, 2013

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Small vs Big: Interviewing an Entrepreneur Turned Intrapreneur

Watch as Rajesh Anandan intimately shares his own journey from the private sector into one of the largest aid organizations on earth. His difficulties with innovation, his recommendations to startups working with multinationals, and secrets on how to hit scale are all revealed in this interview.

Unreasonable MediaNovember 15, 2013

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A Mentor Asks a Simple Question About a Super Obvious Problem

Extreme deliberation goes into most ventures, but not so when it comes to mentoring. How can we create more effective mentors?

Cheryl HellerOctober 14, 2013