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“My job is a constant re-architecture of myself.”

David Baszucki, founder and CEO of Roblox, on scaling from a four-person team to nearly 400 million monthly users

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“All organizations say they like pushback. In fact, nobody does. It’s all words.”

Stanford GSB Professor Jonathan Berk on why questioning the status quo is rare, and valuable.

Listen: https://t.co/e9hXRfMKcV

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“Listening is more than not talking.”

Stanford GSB Professor Christian Wheeler shares five practices for building deeper connection through better conversation.

Watch the five-minute takeaway: https://t.co/b2wNtQb5q8

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Stanford GSB research: Cooperative workplaces increase autonomy, which drives motivation, reduces burnout, and improves retention.

“Employees feel suffocated by endless competition, and everyone pays a cost,” says Professor @HalevyNir.

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“You have to win the market where you started.”
Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai on why local matters. He and Jack Ma got zero checks from 15 investor meetings. Today, Alibaba operates in more than 200 countries.
Win where you are. Then go global.
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You tried a new market and it failed. What did you actually learn?

Stanford GSB Professor Steven Callander’s research finds that every choice, success or failure, narrows where success is likely found.

Are you learning strategically from failure?

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From STP classmates to co-founders.

After meeting in the 2025 STP Indonesia cohort, Antony Hukma Djaja and Johanes (Jo) Soetanto turned a shared vision into reality, launching Seeds Airway & Advanced Dental Center together. 🎉

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Company culture isn’t just about a nice workplace, it’s what helps teams execute even when leaders aren’t in the room.

As Stanford’s Glenn Carroll says: “Great managers have to be relentless and boring.” Repetition builds culture.

Read more: https://t.co/4kitniIlSq

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@StanfordSeed taught me to look at challenges through multiple lenses. It’s truly the best program for entrepreneurs.

Here I worked deep into the process to distill that Healthcare in Tier 2 & Tier 3 India cannot be built by simply copying metro hospital models.
The realities are different:
• Demand is delayed and price-sensitive
• Trust matters more than branding
• Super-specialists remain concentrated in a few cities
• Government payer mix shapes sustainability
• Prevention matters as much as intervention
India doesn’t need smaller versions of metro hospitals.
It needs healthcare systems designed specifically for the communities they serve.
In my latest article for @ETHealthWorld , I write about why frugal innovation, standardisation, community engagement, and trust-based healthcare models will define the future of Indian healthcare.
Read here:

https://t.co/KCLzk7JaWq

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Thank you to @StanfordSeed, an initiative of Stanford Graduate School of Business, for coming on board as an Associate Collaborator at #LWS2026. Your support helped shape an incredible experience.
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Why do smart leaders get blindsided?

Stanford GSB research shows it's not about not having enough information. It's about being stuck in one way of thinking.

Read the full story: https://t.co/neqAzJGT2u

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Sometimes the best partnerships begin unexpectedly.

Deina Mayaki & Michael Dania met in the 2025 Seed Transformation Program cohort, came to grow their businesses, and found each other instead. By year’s end, they were married.

Congratulations to Deina & Michael
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After selling his company, Mark Phelps had freedom, but no direction.

He spent a year in Ghana coaching entrepreneurs and made more money.

Now Stanford Seed seeks experienced leaders to coach across Africa, South Asia, and Indonesia.

Apply by May 8: https://t.co/Gv1vjTPTZT

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1 month left to apply for the Seed Transformation Program (STP).

Zaky Muhammad Syah scaled https://t.co/mgGrluc12y with clearer strategy + leadership, growing revenue, NPS 75+, and 1,000+ partnerships.

For founders ready to scale: apply by June 1 : https://t.co/mUOk4RIN1P

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Building a high-growth company? Stanford Seed can help you scale.

Join founders like Saurabh Agarwal, Founder & CEO of GROWiT India:
Grow from 100K → 250K farmers
Scale revenue from $3M → $6M

Apply now: https://t.co/mUOk4RIN1P

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Join Stanford Seed as a Seed Coach to help entrepreneurs in Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia.

Use your expertise on real business challenges to strengthen economies.

Apply by May 8 https://t.co/LPe2CHmG4j

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Experienced business leader? Stanford Seed is looking for Seed Coaches.

Coach businesses in Africa, Indonesia & South Asia in strategy, finance, and leadership.

Support entrepreneurs as they grow and strengthen their companies.

Apply by May 8: https://t.co/LPe2CHmG4j

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Are you a senior business leader with 20+ years of experience ready to spend a year creating impact?

Coach CEOs with Stanford Seed and help scale companies across Africa, South Asia & Indonesia.

Learn more and Apply: https://t.co/LPe2CHmG4j

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Before Seed, we saw ourselves as a regional player in Southern Africa.

But meeting other entrepreneurs changed everything, it pushed us to rethink our limits and aim far bigger.

Apply to the STP: https://t.co/mUOk4RIN1P

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“The greatest gift is the network.” -Joanne Mwangi-Yelbert

After the Seed Transformation Program, founders plug into a global network scaling impact across Africa, South Asia & Indonesia.

Apply for 2027 Cohort: https://t.co/mUOk4RIN1P

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