Entrepreneurship

  • Podcast Review: How I Built This with Guy Raz

    There are lots of podcasts out there, especially about entrepreneurship. But one stands out as a long time favorite. How I Built This with Guy Raz sits down with a different founder each episode and walks through their company’s origin story. As you would expect, each story is full of VC rejections, management team disputes,

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  • Podcast Review: Robinhood Snacks

    “Robinhood Snacks” is a 15 minute daily news podcast focused around 3 stories and how they may impact a company’s stock. The podcast is produced by Robinhood, the millennial-focused trading platform famous for its $0 fees and mobile-first focus. What I Liked Stories are interesting and unlikely to be ones you might find scrolling through

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  • Book Review: Bad Blood

    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou follows the story of infamous startup Theranos. If you are looking for a thrilling, true story then I highly recommend Bad Blood. John Carreyrou does an excellent job researching the specifics of what happened at this highly secretive company. By compiling information

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  • Book Review: Shoe Dog

    Shoe Dog is a memoir written by the founder of Nike, Phil Knight. The book chronicles his moment of inspiration, initial challenges getting the business off the ground, and ends with the formation of Nike as we know it today. It is an interesting story. Knight’s retelling is full of symbolism and repeated themes that

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Alexa Murray