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Long-Term Investing, Infrastructure and Development
The missing ingredient in innovation: patience
Many of today’s most awesome scientific and commercial opportunities, such as metamaterials and DNA sequencing, have taken decades to move from the lab to the market.
Global Governance
Here's why we need to rethink how we label global regions
Bill Gates says it's inappropriate to use the terms 'developed' and 'developing.' He is erasing this simplistic distinction from his vocabulary.
Private Investors
These are Bill Gates' favourite books of the past year
From self-help to memoirs, here are 6 books he couldn't put down.
Space
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars to prepare for World War III
The founder of SpaceX sees humanity's future in the stars and hopes to send 1 million people to live on the red planet.
Future of Economic Progress
This is what a conversation between Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes and Mark Zuckerberg can teach you about negotiation
Hughes says it "was at once a spectacular failure of negotiation and also the most successful conversation of my life."
Future of Energy
100 Tesla Gigafactories could power the entire world with sustainable energy
Leonardo DiCaprio and Elon Musk convened in his Gigafactory to talk lithium ion batteries, climate change, and the future of alternative energy sources.
Blockchain
This is what Bill Gates thinks about cryptocurrencies
In a Reddit AMA, the Microsoft founder shared his thoughts on digital currencies.
Workforce and Employment
Bill Gates has one piece of advice for future entrepreneurs
Bill Gates said at a discussion with Lin-Manuel Miranda that he thinks future entrepreneurs should go into science.
Workforce and Employment
Mark Zuckerberg asked Bill and Melinda Gates what advice they would give their younger selves
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posed a question to Bill and Melinda Gates during a Facebook Live - what would you tell yourself if you could go back in time?
Social Media
20 black people who are making history in 2018
In celebration of Black History Month, we are looking at the men, women and children set to make waves in 2018.
Private Investors
What is shareholder activism and how should businesses respond?
There were 758 shareholder requests against public companies in 2016, nearly double the number in 2013. How have these formerly niche campaigns gained such momentum?
Private Investors
One change to a CEO's pay package can make them take more chances
NBER research shows that raising the share of stock options in a CEO's compensation package may lead to greater corporate risk-taking.
Infrastructure
The US needs to 'keep up' with China's infrastructure, says the Goldman Sachs CEO
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein took to Twitter to praise the infrastructure of China and suggest the US is falling behind.
Future of Energy
How to build investor confidence in the Middle East and North Africa
Multiple rounds of bidding for renewable energy projects in Jordan has helped build investor trust, diversify the country’s energy base and drive down energy costs.
Institutional Investors
There has never been a better time to invest in Africa - here's why
Investors and leaders looking for a ray of hope amidst the global geopolitical shifts, economic slowdown in key emerging markets, should look to Africa.