GLP-1s: Good for Waistlines, Bad for Weight WatchersfosterlTue, 09/02/2025 - 08:33 2 September 2025 Entrepreneurship & Innovation The Good Disruption Podcast Serena Williams recently made headlines for her promotion of GLP-1 medications. The tennis super star is one of a growing list of celebrities turning to GLP-1s, drugs originally developed to treat patients with Type II diabetes and obesity, to help with weight loss. Off-label use of these medications is rapidly expanding, disrupting a...| Standard promo content
Walmart and Amazon.com are locked in a battle to be the King of Retail. But this isn’t a David-versus-Goliath tale — it’s Goliath versus Goliath: America’s largest retailer by revenue against the largest online retailer. Who will hold the crown?| Darden Ideas to Action
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Rethinking Startup Funding: What Entrepreneurs Should Do Before Raising CashfosterlTue, 08/12/2025 - 10:58Image 13 August 2025 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Gosia Glinska Can you start a business without outside investments such as venture or angel funding? “Without question,” says Saras Sarasvathy, a professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a leading authority on the cognitive basis for high-performance entrepreneurship. “Many aspiring entrepreneurs ...| Standard promo content
Impostor syndrome — more accurately called the “impostor phenomenon” — is often used to explain why capable people doubt themselves at work, despite clear evidence of their success. But what if we’ve misunderstood key parts of the story, including its definition? And what if having thoughts that one might be an impostor isn’t entirely negative? | Darden Ideas to Action
Just a few months after earning his MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, Ryan Smith became the owner of Garage Door Services, a company based in South Carolina. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Smith never imagined he’d run his own business before turning 30.| Darden Ideas to Action
Leading Through Uncertainty: 10 Insights for Senior Leaders fosterlWed, 07/09/2025 - 17:23Image 11 July 2025 Leadership & Management Dave Hendrick In today’s volatile global business environment, CEOs face unprecedented complexity and scrutiny. The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, recognized for its strength in general management, stakeholder thinking, ethics and ethical AI, offers timely insights to help executives lead with clarity and principle. Here are 10 strategi...| Standard promo content
The Trump administration’s tariff policies have heightened economic and business uncertainty, causing companies to grapple with a rollercoaster of trade conditions and rising costs. The widely watched Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, which uses keyword mentions in news outlets as a proxy for uncertainty, has reached its highest level since the pandemic, indicating growing anxiety among businesses and consumers.| Darden Ideas to Action
China’s vast state-owned enterprises, or SOEs, have long been dismissed by investors and analysts as outdated “dinosaurs” — clunky, inefficient entities that drain government resources while delivering lackluster economic returns. But a recent study reveals an unexpected dimension to these giants of China’s command economy: they serve as potent retaliatory tools in response to U.S. tariffs.| Darden Ideas to Action
Profit, Patients and Public Good: Rethinking the Hospital DebatefosterlMon, 06/02/2025 - 14:53Image 3 June 2025 Business, Ethics & Society Michael Blanding During the COVID-19 pandemic, troubling reports emerged about a shortage of pulmonary ICU beds at for-profit hospitals. Allegedly, some of these institutions had repurposed critical care beds for more profitable surgical procedures. The stories appeared to confirm the worst fears about the greediness of profit-making institutions in the...| Standard promo content
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