About the Author

Derek Lidow

Derek Lidow

Bestselling Author & Professor at Princeton University

After having been the successful CEO of a major semiconductor company (International Rectifier), and started an important information company (iSuppli) from scratch, Derek Lidow is now a professor in entrepreneurship at Princeton University and a Bestselling author. His latest book is Building on Bedrock: What Sam Walton, Walt Disney, and other great self-made entrepreneurs can teach us about building valuable companies.

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Vanessa Tyler

Vanessa Tyler

Sarder TV Anchor & Emmy Award-Winning Journalist

Vanessa is an Emmy award winner and 6 time Emmy nominated reporter/anchor with more than two decades of broadcast journalism experience.

After graduating from Syracuse University, she started her career in one of the toughest news markets in the country at WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. Along the way, she reported in Rochester, New York and Charlotte, North Carolina. In Dayton, Ohio, Vanessa was ‘the most watched’ solo weekend anchor for the CBS affiliate.

She was also an Adjunct Professor at Essex County College passing on the knowledge of the news industry to those interested in pursuing a career in broadcast journalism.

Recent Interviews

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Tom Griffiths Author & Head of Princeton AI Lab

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Full Interview – Bob Chapman

Bob Chapman Author & Chairman, Barry-Wehmiller

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Full Interview – John Studzinski

John Studzinski Author & Vice Chairman, PIMCO

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Full Interview – Laura Ries

Laura Ries Bestselling author & Chairwoman, RIES

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