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Ken Griffin

05/01/25

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

You need to think outside the box when building a startup and find ways to solve problems that competitors are not addressing.

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View From The Top with Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

View From The Top with Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel

05/01/25

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