Foster the Product: Choosing what not to build
When managing products, saying “no” is an important—but sometimes difficult—skill. Without it, time and resources can be sunk into products that will fail due to... Read More
The Way We’ll Work: envisioning the pandemic’s long-term effects on organizations and employees
The first to send people home were tech giants Amazon, Google, Facebook and Microsoft. Soon after, Starbucks, Ford, Target, Viacom, JPMorgan Chase and virtually every... Read More
Business Management Certificate Alumni Profile: Nilesh Borade, PE Director, Business Process Analysis at Jamco America
Please tell us a bit about yourself and your career: I am originally from India. I did my bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Mumbai University,... Read More
Foster the Product: Working backwards from the customer
In the December edition of the UW Foster School’s monthly “Foster the Product” series, Jennifer Cast, the former VP of Amazon Books, discussed how her... Read More
What is Machine Learning? | Alumni lunch and learn webinar
We use machine learning every day, whether directly or indirectly. Smartphones and apps use it. Amazon uses it. But what does the term “machine learning”... Read More
Tom Seery and Ryan Yousefian discuss their startup stories
Two successful founders in the healthcare arena and Foster school alumni The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship program invited two successful founders — Tom Seery... Read More
Fostering an Idea Culture | Alumni lunch and learn webinar
The COVID-19 era is changing the status quo at warp speed, forcing people to find new and creative ways to collaborate in a virtual setting... Read More
Alumni Spotlight: Thoughts on “comfort food”
Who couldn’t use a little comfort right now? In a normal year, the cooling weather and shorter days ring in the season for “comfort food”.... Read More
Kathleen Carroll draws from her military leadership to recruit great leaders for Amazon
Service. Humility. Leadership. These words tend to be overused in modern vernacular. But for Kathleen Carroll (MBA 2017), they form a sacred code, a guiding... Read More
Cultivating a Growth Mindset | Alumni lunch and learn webinar
Mindset is fundamentally a matter of personal choice, but it’s a choice we often make without reflection. More importantly, the evidence basis offers a clear... Read More