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Current stories
Did Ticketmaster’s Market Dominance Fuel the Chaos for Swifties?
Taylor Swift fans scrambling for concert tickets faced endless queues and crashes on the Ticketmaster website. Yale SOM economist Florian Ederer explains the antitrust issues at play and the tradeoffs inherent in satisfying overwhelming demand.
Not having the opportunity to space or time your decisions around reproductive health has ramifications that go well into the future, and in some cases determines whether families are brought out of generational poverty.
Meshie Knight ’23
in a conversation with faculty and alumni about the role of business in reproductive health after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
Editors’ Picks
A Passionate Startup Pitch Is Powerful—But Can Be Misleading
According to a new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Song Ma, those with cheerful and enthusiastic presentations are more likely to get venture capital funding—and less likely to build successful ventures.
How Finding a Mentor—or Even Better, a Sponsor—Can Accelerate Your Career
In an excerpt from her book Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection, Prof. Marissa King explains how a more experienced colleague can help propel your career.
Is Cryptocurrency Really a New Idea?
Bitcoin meshes digital technology with an approach to money that predates the development of cash and coin, according to Yale SOM’s William Goetzmann.
What Do Small Businesses Need?
Small businesses create jobs, so how do we help them grow? Entrepreneur and investor Sean Greene ’90 points to better government policies and access to capital
What Makes a Museum Successful?
Daniel Weiss ’85, president of the Met, discusses the challenges of changing with the times while preserving the past.
Confronting the Climate Crisis
Yale Insights is talking with the scholars and practitioners who are providing the expertise and leadership to make the adaptation and mitigation of this unprecedented challenge a reality.
Leading through COVID
COVID-19 has created leadership challenges for every kind of organization. Some are working to help the sick or the hungry, or to maintain vital services. All are scrambling to stay connected with their employees and remain economically viable. We've been talking with Yale SOM alumni about the challenges that they are facing, and hearing about their professional and personal lives during the global pandemic.
Values Propositions
All leaders encounter complex situations without easy answers, where they must navigate conflicting priorities, cultural differences, and human emotion. We talked with Yale SOM alumni about how they draw on their core values in critical moments.
