Hunter Walk

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Hunter Walk was a member of the founding team of Second Life, before he moved to Google and then YouTube. His own second act was starting Homebrew, a seed stage venture fund.

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Why Venture Capitalists Love Foolish Startups

We asked investors like Hunter Walk what they think about naive ambition. Here’s what they said.

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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, And Zynga Could Better The World, But They Have To Collaborate First

Facebook’s Nick Grudin, LinkedIn’s Meg Garlinghouse, Twitter’s Biz Stone, YouTube’s Hunter Walk, and Zynga’s Ken Weber met in person for the first time to discuss the power of “slacktivism,” the viral mind-set, and philanthropy as the future of marketing.

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YouTube For Good Wants You To Watch World-Changing Films Alongside Cat Videos

The video site is making itself a platform for nonprofits by adding features like donate buttons, but also making sure that videos on important topics–even with small budgets–get in front of the millions who need to see them.

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How YouTube Approaches Social Innovation

The head of the video sharing site’s social initiative talks about how best to use content to promote change.

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Hear About The Evolution Of Social Innovation From The Experts Who Helped Make It Happen

In this introduction to a new video series, watch Seventh Generation CEO Jeffrey Hollender, YouTube’s Hunter Walk, and others discuss how having a social mission has become a more and more integral part of running any business.

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How YouTube’s Global Platform Is Redefining the Entertainment Business

YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar and his team have transformed Google’s Folly into a mind-blowing — and lucrative — global platform that is redefining the entertainment business.

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How Microsoft’s union agreement could shape the rest of the tech industry

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How One Direction fangirls made the internet a better place

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Netflix’s setbacks are the canary in the coal mine for streamers

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Who is to blame for inflation? The Fed, not Biden, says this expert

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Betterment survey: Many avoid ESG investing because they don’t know what it is

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Crypto hiring is still happening at these companies despite mass layoffs elsewhere

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Grenfell Tower: Why it’s so hard to design a fitting memorial to the tragedy

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Why Tesla and Apple designers are joining this coffee startup

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The future of the office is an open question, but this company is testing 3 designs to figure it out

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Leaders, stop freaking out about remote work. Your team can still be efficient in a mixed format

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Too many back-to-back meetings can make you act like a jerk, says study

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Hunter Walk

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Stories about Hunter Walk

Why Venture Capitalists Love Foolish Startups

We asked investors like Hunter Walk what they think about naive ambition. Here’s what they said.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, And Zynga Could Better The World, But They Have To Collaborate First

Facebook’s Nick Grudin, LinkedIn’s Meg Garlinghouse, Twitter’s Biz Stone, YouTube’s Hunter Walk, and Zynga’s Ken Weber met in person for the first time to discuss the power of “slacktivism,” the viral mind-set, and philanthropy as the future of marketing.

YouTube For Good Wants You To Watch World-Changing Films Alongside Cat Videos

The video site is making itself a platform for nonprofits by adding features like donate buttons, but also making sure that videos on important topics–even with small budgets–get in front of the millions who need to see them.

How YouTube Approaches Social Innovation

The head of the video sharing site’s social initiative talks about how best to use content to promote change.

Hear About The Evolution Of Social Innovation From The Experts Who Helped Make It Happen

In this introduction to a new video series, watch Seventh Generation CEO Jeffrey Hollender, YouTube’s Hunter Walk, and others discuss how having a social mission has become a more and more integral part of running any business.

How YouTube’s Global Platform Is Redefining the Entertainment Business

YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar and his team have transformed Google’s Folly into a mind-blowing — and lucrative — global platform that is redefining the entertainment business.

Tech

How Microsoft’s union agreement could shape the rest of the tech industry

How One Direction fangirls made the internet a better place

Netflix’s setbacks are the canary in the coal mine for streamers

News

Who is to blame for inflation? The Fed, not Biden, says this expert

Betterment survey: Many avoid ESG investing because they don’t know what it is

Crypto hiring is still happening at these companies despite mass layoffs elsewhere

Co.Design

Grenfell Tower: Why it’s so hard to design a fitting memorial to the tragedy

Why Tesla and Apple designers are joining this coffee startup

The future of the office is an open question, but this company is testing 3 designs to figure it out

Work Life

Leaders, stop freaking out about remote work. Your team can still be efficient in a mixed format

Too many back-to-back meetings can make you act like a jerk, says study

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