Farnaz Ronaghi on Innovation and Learning at NovoEd

About this episode

Farnaz Ronaghi discusses her journey from Tehran to co-founding NovoEd and the importance of innovation and learning in business.

In this episode, Michael Bernzweig sits down with Farnaz Ronaghi, co-founder of NovoEd, to explore her unique journey from Tehran to Stanford and beyond. Farnaz shares how an experiment during her PhD turned into a life-changing entrepreneurial journey, leading to the creation of NovoEd, an impactful enterprise learning platform. They discuss the importance of continuous learning, staying connected to customer needs, and the role of AI in shaping modern workplaces.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Bernzweig

Guest: Farnaz Ronaghi

Topics covered

• innovation
• entrepreneurship
• continuous learning
• AI in workplaces
• customer needs

Keywords

• NovoEd
• Farnaz Ronaghi
• entrepreneurship
• AI
• continuous learning
• customer needs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NovoEd

Places: Tehran, Stanford

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