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In December 2018, Sarah Friar was named CEO of Nextdoor, the world’s largest private social network for neighborhoods. Prior to leading Nextdoor, she was CFO of Square and SVP of Finance & Strategy at Salesforce. She serves on the boards of Walmart and Slack, and is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a nonprofit that celebrates and empowers women entrepreneurs. In this conversation with Stanford professor Tom Byers, she discusses what attracted her to Nextdoor, and explores how she aims to amplify helpful, neighborly behavior on a social network.
Trevor Martin (Mammoth Biosciences) and Ursheet Parikh (Mayfield) - Building Biotech to Last
Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures) - Breaking the Venture Capital Mold
Jerrica Kirkley (Plume) and Kiki Freedman (Hey Jane) - Transforming Digital Healthcare
Lisa Dyson (Air Protein) - Changing Processes for Climate Solutions
Tim Brown (Allbirds) - Innovating for a Sustainable World
Meirav Oren (Versatile) - Forging Your Path as a New Founder
Jenny Lay-Flurrie (Microsoft) - Innovating Accessibly
Josh Makower (Stanford University) – The Biodesign Innovation Process
John Felts (Cruz Foam) - Engineering Green Materials
Kristen Fortney (BioAge) - Derisking Biotech
Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital) - Developing a Founder’s Mindset
Jorge Rios (Bridgefy) - Seizing Global Opportunities
Patrick Schmitt and Jenny Xia Spradling (FreeWill) - Building From Values
Irma Olguin, Jr. (Bitwise Industries) and Morgan Simon (Candide Group) - Innovating for Social Impact
Ranjay Gulati (Harvard Business School) - Finding a Deeper Purpose
Russ Altman (Stanford University) & Kim Branson (GSK) - Principled Engineering: AI and Drug Development
Paola Santana (GLASS) - Solving for Infrastructure
Chris Sacca (Lowercarbon Capital) - Cleantech 2.0
Payal Kadakia (ClassPass) - Bringing Your Whole Self to Your Venture
Jessica McKellar (Pilot) - Serial Co-founders
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