Eric Jacobson

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How To Innovate And Grow Via Nondisruptive Creation

Eric Jacobson

Kickstarter : Public idea financing without displacing investors or banks. Some recent nondisruptive examples include: 23andMe : DTC genetic testing helps understand ancestry and disease without displacing geneticists or hospitals. $1B+ 1B+ current valuation. Created ~300K+ jobs, 8,000+ companies and $5.3B+ of direct economic impact.

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How To Identify, Recruit, And Support high-Performing Talent

Eric Jacobson

We source candidates through our Talent Bank (which is our repository of vetted execs in the cloud) and quite often work with our preferred search partners. It’s critical that the scorecards be very specific and not include vague terms like “curious” or “very smart,” which are too generic.

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Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders

Eric Jacobson

When Piyush Gupta recounted how he turned around the Singapore bank DBS, now the largest in southeast Asia, with an audacious vision of becoming the Alibaba of the banking sector – a technology company that delivers financial services, not vice versa – it was very powerful.

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How To Harness Your Experiential Intelligence

Eric Jacobson

Kaplan : Companies including Google, Apple, Tesla, IBM, Home Depot, Bank of America, Starbucks, and Hilton no longer require a university degree for an interview. Question: What is the role of Experiential Intelligence in business, i.e., for leadership, teams, and organizational culture?

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The Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders

Eric Jacobson

When Piyush Gupta recounted how he turned around the Singapore bank DBS, now the largest in southeast Asia, with an audacious vision of becoming the Alibaba of the banking sector – a technology company that delivers financial services, not vice versa – it was very powerful.

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Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders

Eric Jacobson

When Piyush Gupta recounted how he turned around the Singapore bank DBS, now the largest in southeast Asia, with an audacious vision of becoming the Alibaba of the banking sector – a technology company that delivers financial services, not vice versa – it was very powerful.

CEO 86
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Six Mindsets That Distinguish The Best Leaders

Eric Jacobson

When Piyush Gupta recounted how he turned around the Singapore bank DBS, now the largest in southeast Asia, with an audacious vision of becoming the Alibaba of the banking sector – a technology company that delivers financial services, not vice versa – it was very powerful.

CEO 65