Standout Companies and Breakout Phenomena

04/08/20 • 29 min

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Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss companies that are standing out during the coronavirus crisis, including Zoom and World Central Kitchen (founded by Chef José Andrés‎). They also discuss breakout phenomena associated with the widespread shutdown.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

Just Capital
“The Korean Clusters” (Reuters)
World Central Kitchen
“Spillover” (David Quammen)
Podcast about Spillover (Scientific American
“From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus” (Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker)
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Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

Just Capital
“The Korean Clusters” (Reuters)
World Central Kitchen
“Spillover” (David Quammen)
Podcast about Spillover (Scientific American
“From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus” (Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker)
DonorsChoose.org

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bonus Episode: Letters from Listeners

Listeners around the world write in to ask questions and share their experiences of Covid-19 with Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai.

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Bonus Episode: Reimagining Capitalism (with Rebecca Henderson)

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Felix Oberholzer-Gee welcomes a guest to the podcast, Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, who argues that capitalism needs to be reimagined in light of the urgency associated with climate change.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

“Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire” (by Rebecca Henderson)
About Rebecca Henderson

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