Dissecting the Founder Mindset: David Deming and Reza Satchu

Dissecting the Founder Mindset: David Deming and Reza Satchu

From The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu by Harvard Business School

July 1, 2026 · 54 min

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David Deming discusses the essential qualities of a founder and the importance of soft skills in the future of work.

What does it take to be a founder? David Deming is one of the world's leading economists on soft skills and the future of work, research that sits at the heart of the founder mindset. Today, as Dean of Harvard College, he's leading one of the world's great institutions through one of its most turbulent moments. This is The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu. -- Foundry is Harvard Business School’s new AI-native platform that gives high-potential founders everywhere the tools, expertise, and guidance to build ventures that succeed. Accepting HBS Foundry Bootcamp applications now. An 8-week, virtual bootcamp to take your idea to a funding-ready pitch. Apply here: https://hbs.me/2p9e5uej *Open to founders based in the U.S. for now. Top participants are invited to Foundry Catalyst with the opportunity to later compete for up to $100K in funding.

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Host: Reza Satchu

Guest: David Deming

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Organizations: Harvard College, Harvard Business School, Foundry

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