Archive for July 2018

Turning sustainable development goals into business opportunities Today, environmental capitalism — finding business solutions to global challenges — is a USD12 trillion market opportunity. In this era of profound market disruption, it is increasingly important to understand the business model practiced by your company and assure it delivers both financial and extra-financial value in tomorrow’s…

How do you ensure your vision is implemented throughout your company? Brad Deutser, founder and CEO of Deutser, recently published the book “Leading Clarity.” He shares with Inc.com his advice on how to lead your team to your vision. Read article. The post How to Apply Clarity at Every Level appeared first on YPO. ^Share this link…

YPO member Aimee Gilbreath, Executive Director  of Found Animals Foundation, shares in an article on Inc.com her tips on how to achieve a workforce with more women. Read more. The post This Successful Female CEO Is Making the Workforce Less of a Man’s World appeared first on YPO. ^Share this link with your friends and colleagues^ Do…

YPO member Jacob Bishop seized the opportunity to rebrand his 40-year-old family retail business and reach a new audience. In a successful family business, it’s common for the next generation to want to join the ranks. It only seemed fitting that YPO member Jacob Bishop, an aspiring entrepreneur and University of Miami graduate, would work for…

YPO member David Pun, Group Chairman and CEO of EVISU Group Limited, shares with “Entrepreneur Asia” the secrets to his success at the premium denim fashion house. Read article. The post This Asian Turnaround Specialist Spun Straw Into Gold appeared first on YPO. ^Share this link with your friends and colleagues^ Do you want to be a…

YPO member Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Dharma Productions, speaks to “Entrepreneur Asia” about he and Producer Karan Johar  work together to continue the production house’s success. Read article The post This Family-led Production House is Steered by Two Best Friends; the Result is Success appeared first on YPO. ^Share this link with your friends and…

From infant to young adult: the birth of AI and the current state We have entered the fourth industrial revolution, an era that will be defined and driven by extreme automation and ubiquitous connectivity. In a new paper, UBS describes the three phases of AI: artificial narrow intelligence (ANI), artificial general intelligence (AGI) and artificial…

Cryptocurrency — the digital or virtual currency used as a medium of exchange that employs encryption techniques to control the creation of monetary units and verify the transfer of funds — is one of the most disruptive trends for businesses today. Understanding cryptocurrency and its most well-known vehicles, blockchain and bitcoin, was a topic recently…

When Ring, the home security company that has dominated the market for video doorbells, was bought in February by Amazon for a reported USD1.1 billion, it sparked media headlines for the company’s Founder and Chief Inventor and YPO member Jamie Siminoff. Ring marks the latest of a series of startups for the serial entrepreneur, including another successful…

Of all the crises threatening to consign humanity to the bins of history, few are as pressing as the basic problem of food scarcity. Humans need to eat in order to survive – so what will we do in 30 years’ time, when we’ll need to produce 70 percent more food than we do today to feed a…