Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Nancy Duarte

Nancy Duarte, a presentation designer and storytelling expert, has built a blueprint for compelling narratives. Her work treats story and structure as forces that can transform an idea from information delivered into a movement people understand and join.
Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Jean de La Rochebrochard

Jean de La Rochebrochard, Managing Partner of Kima Ventures, practices a human-driven approach to early-stage investing. His thesis places founding-team psychology, ambition, and organizational design at the center of investment selection, highlighting the human dynamics beneath startup outcomes.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Harry Stebbings

Harry Stebbings turned a teenage bedroom podcast into a media platform and venture fund, using content to enter a closed industry. His path illuminates content-driven networking, personal branding, and the compounding value of conversations with investors and founders.
Profile 19 min read

Lessons from Ilkka Paananen

Ilkka Paananen, co-founder and CEO of Supercell, built the mobile game company around trust, independence, and a “least powerful CEO” philosophy. His example explores how leaders can surrender control while preserving the conditions for creative, human, high-performing teams.
Profile 4 min read

Lessons from Taavet Hinrikus

Taavet Hinrikus, Skype’s first employee and co-founder of Wise, brings an operator’s view of scaling disruptive global products. His experience connects mission-driven entrepreneurship, transparency, viral growth, and the discipline of building for international markets from the outset.
Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Hurst Lin

Hurst Lin, co-founder of DCM Ventures and a former SINA Corporation COO, bridges operating and investing across the United States and Asia. His perspective links scalable company-building with market cycles and the complexities of a global technology ecosystem.
Profile 5 min read

Lessons from Anna Fang

Anna Fang, CEO and Partner of ZhenFund, pairs early-stage investment judgment with deep empathy for founders. Her work offers a human, pragmatic lens on company-building, venture capital, and the importance of advocating for women in technology and investing.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Wang Qiang

Wang Qiang, co-founder of New Oriental and ZhenFund, brings a bibliophile’s philosophical eye to technology, education, and venture capital, emphasizing timeless principles of entrepreneurship, learning, and human nature over the distractions of fleeting market trends.

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