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The Goldilocks Effect and How to Harness Social Influence

The Goldilocks Effect and How to Harness Social Influence

Wharton professor and bestselling author Jonah Berger shines a light on the hidden forces that shape our behavior. Here he explains why it's best to influence — and be influenced — by increment.
Summer Book Recommendations from the Smartest People We Know

Summer Book Recommendations from the Smartest People We Know

Introducing a new annual feature on First Round Review: The Summer Reading List. All year, we bring you advice from the best in tech. Here, they recommend the books that expanded their minds in 2016.
Harnessing Happiness to Build Your Career — Advice from an Uber Product Leader

Harnessing Happiness to Build Your Career — Advice from an Uber Product Leader

Frederique Dame spent the last four years as a top product manager at Uber. But if you ask her what's made her career, it's her attitude. Here's what she knows that others should.
Your Users Deserve Better — An Inside Look at Remind’s Customer Obsession

Your Users Deserve Better — An Inside Look at Remind’s Customer Obsession

Remind's classroom communication app is used in more than half of all US public schools. It's because its co-founder Brett Kopf and team are unabashedly obsessed with their users. Here's how they build remarkable relationships with customers.
Transform Employee Equity Compensation in Two Steps — Here’s How

Transform Employee Equity Compensation in Two Steps — Here’s How

Three years ago, Amplitude Co-founder and CEO Spenser Skates rewired equity compensation at his mobile analytics startup. Here's why and how he did it.
The Magical Benefits of the 'Quitter's Mindset'

The Magical Benefits of the 'Quitter's Mindset'

Ellen Chisa is a renowned product leader and blogger who quit Harvard Business School to try something new. It worked wonders. Here's what happened.
The ‘Adaptable Leader’ is the New Holy Grail — Become One, Hire One

The ‘Adaptable Leader’ is the New Holy Grail — Become One, Hire One

Anne Dwane, CBO at Chegg, has had to adapt a lot in her career as she's started and sold companies. Here's what she learned.
This Company Retains 95% of Its Employees — Here’s Its Secret

This Company Retains 95% of Its Employees — Here’s Its Secret

Location Labs is known for two things — its impressively low burn rate and its uncanny ability to retain brilliant employees for years and years. Here's how it's managed to hold on to its most valuable talent.
This is How Effective Leaders Move Beyond Blame

This is How Effective Leaders Move Beyond Blame

Next Big Sound's Head of Engineering Dave Zwieback cautions against the perils of blame — and shares how to circumvent them to build a more resilient company.