Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Avnish Bajaj

Avnish Bajaj, founder and managing director of Z47 and a former entrepreneur, grounds his venture practice in firsthand company-building experience, emphasizing a founder-first approach and the long-term work of creating sustainable businesses for the Indian market.
Profile 12 min read

Lessons from Vani Kola

Vani Kola, founder of Kalaari Capital and a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur, brings conviction and resilience to venture capital, asking leaders to pair ambitious vision with a deep belief in entrepreneurship’s capacity to drive meaningful change.
Profile 5 min read

Lessons from Larry Swedroe

Larry Swedroe, an author and former Buckingham Strategic Wealth research chief, champions evidence-based investing through passive strategies, diversification, market history, and behavioral finance, framing an enduring disciplined question: why try to beat the market?
Profile 4 min read

Lessons from Felix Dennis

Felix Dennis, the late British publishing magnate, poet, and author, turned a rags-to-riches life into candid, unconventional thinking about wealth creation, ownership, and control, leaving a sharper question behind: what does pursuing money ultimately demand of a life?
Profile 5 min read

Lessons from Jan Koum

Jan Koum, co-founder of WhatsApp, pairs steadfast user privacy with a simple, powerful product philosophy, offering a study in entrepreneurial focus: how disciplined simplicity can support global impact without losing sight of the people using the product.
Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Zhang Lei

Zhang Lei, founder of Hillhouse Capital and author of “Value,” is known for a profound investment philosophy and long-term perspective, connecting value investing with the broader work of entrepreneurship, sound judgment, and personal growth.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Nisa Leung

Nisa Leung, managing partner of Qiming Venture Partners and a healthcare venture capitalist, brings experience identifying and nurturing innovative companies to the central investment question: how should capital, judgment, and patient guidance shape the future of healthcare?
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Richard Liu of JD.com

Richard Liu, founder and CEO of JD.com, connects entrepreneurship and leadership with an unwavering pursuit of success, centering the strategic question that outlasts short-term noise: how can a clear vision guide a business through sustained, long-term execution?

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