By Roger Liew One of my favorite management books is Patrick Lencioni’s The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. The easiest dysfunction for a team to address is “Fear of Conflict”, described as, “…people spending inordinate amounts of time and energy trying to avoid the kind of passionate debates that are…

By Elizabeth Coston McCluskey and Tasha Seitz Global grocery spend is approximately $7.5 trillion annually, and sales of fresh products (produce, meat, seafood, bakery) are rising as a percentage of that spend. Just under half of a shopper’s cart consists of fresh products. However, existing technology solutions focus on “middle…

By Jessica Droste Yagan and Priya Parrish Impact investors build their investment strategies with an outcome in mind. They seek to invest in ways that measurably address specific problems in the world, such as increasing access to clean water or creating jobs in a specific neighborhood. We categorize the various…

By Catherine Lien and Priya Parrish In the United States, 51% of counties do not have a psychiatrist and 37% do not have a psychologist. Meanwhile, ~20% of the U.S. population suffers from a mental health condition at any single time (Association of American Medical Colleges). …

By Elise O’Malley In 2017, we shared “Looking for Jobs with Impact?” as a response to the growing interest in impact investing and social impact careers. Since then, the impact investing industry has continued to expand, even in the face of COVID-19. Impact investing now takes place through fund managers…

By Elizabeth Coston McCluskey and Tasha Seitz The number of chronically ill Medicare patients is expected to double from 40 million to 80 million by 2030. Insurers are pushing providers to manage their chronically ill populations via lower cost staff and digital health tools. …

By Elise O’Malley Our CEO and Managing Partner of Ventures, Jessica Droste Yagan, has frequently said over the years: “working with our entrepreneurs is an antidote to reading the news — it gives me hope that so many great teams are working on solutions to our challenges.” This sentiment feels…

By Priya Parrish The private equity industry is increasingly under scrutiny from policymakers and the public about its negative impact on society. The failed turnaround of Toy ‘R Us, for example, raised questions about whether private equity funds profited on the backs of employees who lost their jobs. Failures and…

By Catherine Lien and Priya Parrish The Packaging sector is the largest user of plastics, producing ~150M tons of plastic packaging waste annually (Citi). In the U.S. alone, 80M tons of packaging waste is produced per year, 40% of which ends up in a landfill (EPA.gov). It is estimated that…