How did you come up with your innovative ideas for business growth?

Safi Bahcall (Author, Physicist & Former CEO, Synta Pharmaceuticals)

Safi Bahcall talks about how his revolutionary ideas for a new type of business culture grew out of his dissatisfaction with what he calls “squishy psychology” around building corporate cultures. The preeminent physicist and former CEO of Synta Pharmaceuticals explains his new approach to corporate success and encouraging innovation based on the application of science to the business world. According to Bahcall, it is hard to fix a corporate culture but fixing a corporate structure is an easier premise and can have immediate positive results.

What are the steps organizations can take to balance both the creation of big new ideas & current business operations?

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About the Author

Safi Bahcall

Author, Physicist & Former CEO, Synta Pharmaceuticals

Safi Bahcall is a second-generation physicist (the son of two astrophysicists) and a biotech entrepreneur. He has been profiled by Malcolm Gladwell in The New Yorker and has written for The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and The Scientist. He led its IPO and served as its CEO for 13 years. In 2008, he was named E&Y New England Biotechnology Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2011, he worked with President Obama’s council of science advisors (PCAST) on the future of national research. He is the author of Loonshots.

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Tracey Fitzpatrick

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Market News Video Anchor

Tracey is a Telly Award winning producer and reporter and has spent over a decade at Cablevision. She also has had stints at Time Warner’s NY1 News, and recently a financial news anchor with Market News Video.

Tracey is the recipient of several industry awards including, a Cable Ace Nominee, and is a three time Telly Award winning producer/reporter.

In addition, she writes for Examiner.com, an online news and entertainment site with a focus on fashion and fundraising, and also creates content for Wochit, an award-winning video creation platform.

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How did you come up with your innovative ideas for business growth?

Safi Bahcall (Author, Physicist & Former CEO, Synta Pharmaceuticals)

What are the steps organizations can take to balance both the creation of big new ideas & current business operations?

Why is the business structure of an organization more important than the corporate culture?