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How do you develop products that people will actually use and buy? This practical guide shows you how to validate product and company ideas through customer development research - before you waste months and millions on a product or service that no one needs or wants. With a combination of open-ended interviewing and fast and flexible research techniques, you’ll learn how your prospective customers behave, the problems they need to solve, and what frustrates and delights them

The Association for Talent Development (ATD)'s Talent Development Leader podcast features monthly conversations with the greatest influencers in the talent development field. Tune in for the latest trends, hot topics, and future-focused ideas that current and aspiring TD leaders need to know. Learn more at www.td.org/talent-development-leader-podcast.

During the 19th century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism argues for slavery's centrality to the emergence of American capitalism in the decades between the Revolution and the Civil War.

Entrepreneurship, finance, and innovation ecosystems — each play a critical role in galvanizing climate action and protecting nature and biodiversity. We will explore these topics and talk with some of the world's leading experts, on Catalyzing Conversations in Climate, a new six part limited edition series hosted by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and WWF Impact, the impact investing arm of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Join us as we speak with frontline entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, ecosystem partners looking to drive meaningful impact for nature and ...

The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader understanding of development. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Goldin considers the contributions that education, health, gender, equity, and other dimensions of human well-being make to development.

Human Resource Development Masterclass is a podcast series from the Academy of Human Resource Development, the organization that leads HRD through research. Each 60-90 minute episode features leading authors, scholars and researchers in conversation on the fundamentals of HRD and how those are changing in the workplace of the 2020s. The series is hosted by Darren Short who has 30 years of HRD experience in Europe and North America and who was President of the Academy of Human Resource Development in 2012-2014. To find out more about the series and how you can access bonus materials not ...

The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast is a show dedicated to helping you develop the most important part of your organization – the people! Each week, Andy shares interviews with Talent Development professionals, thought leaders, and experts to share best practices, learn about the latest trends and find out what has been successful in the world of talent development. This podcast and community are designed to enable you to be successful in the world of Talent Development. If you work in Learning and Development (L&D) this is the podcast for you Be sure to check out our website and join ...

In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key "development bargain," whereby a country's elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future.

Joan Garry: Nonprofit Leader and former Executive Director of GLAAD helps fellow CEOs, Boards and Board Chairs, Fundraisers, and Nonprofit Marketers

The adventures of Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan through the world of web development, web design, and small business management. As web development agency owners for the better part of a decade, they’ve worked with all sorts of technologies, through the rise of responsive web design, the revolution of serverless computing, and the popularity gain of many no-code tools for small business owners. They commonly discuss foundational web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - including popular frameworks and tools such as Tailwind CSS, Svelte, WordPress, Vue, and more.

Der Podcast für Performance Marketing und digitalen Growth: Wir tauchen tief in konkrete Cases ein, analysieren innovative Strategien, entdecken neue SaaS-Tools und geben praxisnahe Tipps für Marketeers. Mit Fokus auf digitale Skalierung und Wachstum sprechen wir über Trends, Herausforderungen und Lösungen, die echten Impact bringen. Dazu beleuchten wir auch übergreifende Themen der digitalen Wirtschaft, um mit provokanten Insights und viralen Reels Inspiration für dein nächstes Growth-Projekt zu liefern. Ungeschönt, direkt und voller Mehrwert!

Why do some founders build billion-dollar companies while others with equal talent struggle to scale past Series A? Mindcontrol breaks down the hidden psychological principles and mental frameworks that separate millionaire founders from the rest. If you're a technical founder wrestling with high-stakes decisions, fighting imposter syndrome, or struggling to think like a true wealth builder rather than a high-earning employee, this show reveals the cognitive tools you've been missing. Each episode delivers the exact decision-making frameworks used by billion-dollar founders, the psychological ...

As a $3-trillion economy, India is on her way to becoming an economic superpower. Between 1991 and 2011, the period of our best growth, there was also a substantial decline in the number of people below the poverty line.Since 2011, however, there has been a marked retreat in the high growth...

China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know® is a concise introduction to the most astonishing economic growth story of the last three decades. In the 1980s, China was an impoverished backwater, struggling to escape the political turmoil and economic mismanagement of the Mao era. Today it is the world's second biggest economy, the largest manufacturing and trading nation, the consumer of half the world's steel and coal, the biggest source of international tourists, and one of the most influential investors in developing countries from southeast Asia to Africa to Latin America.

Crush It! 2.0: The Audiobook: Read by Gary Vaynerchuk, this audiobook version contains additional material not found in the bestselling hardcover edition. Do you have a hobby you wish you could indulge in all day? An obsession that keeps you up at night? Now is the perfect time to take that...

A leadership podcast for managers who want stronger teams, less drama, and more trust at work.If you are a manager of people, this podcast is your playbook for the real challenges of leadership!Each week, your host Desiree Petrich shares practical tools and frameworks from Working Genius, DISC, and The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team to help you:Hold employees accountable without micromanagingHandle conflict at work before it turns into dramaBuild trust and respect as a confident, credible leaderFix a toxic culture and create a team that takes ownershipLead effective team meetings that inspire ...

The Learning & Development Podcast is a fortnightly topical podcast show for L&D professionals hosted by David James and presented by 360Learning. In each episode David James discusses and debates topics affecting the profession alongside expert guests. David is the Chief Learning Officer at 360Learning and a highly respected voice in the Learning & Development industry. With a focus on harnessing technology to drive impactful learning strategies, David is recognised as one of the top 10 global influencers in the L&D space. His expertise lies in helping organisations modernise their approach...

Let’s Get Rash About Leadership is the unapologetic, no-BS podcast that dives deep into everything wrong with leadership today. From broken hiring practices and toxic management to failed communication, disorganized onboarding, and miserable workplaces. We’re calling out the outdated leadership strategies that kill motivation, drive away top talent, and destroy retention. No corporate jargon. No sugarcoating. Just real talk about how leaders fail their teams, how businesses sabotage their own success, and what needs to change if you want people who actually show up, care, and perform.

John R. Miles—entrepreneur, award-winning podcast host, former US Navy officer, and Fortune 50 senior executive—reveals his groundbreaking discoveries that allow you to reshape your past and create an empowered and limitless future through authentic and candid personal stories.

Clayton M. Christensen is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. Michael E. Raynor is a director at Deloitte Research. Together, they outline an innovative plan that urges businesses to create disruption rather than fleeing from it. Named one of 2003's Best Business Books by Business Week, this book is a Wall Street Journal and New York Times best seller.