More alumni move to head of the class

Sun Devil 100 celebrates the achievements of Arizona State University alumni who own or lead successful, innovative businesses across the globe. Spanning industries and locations, ASU entrepreneurs possess a history of enterprise, vision, and leadership.

Digital days

Are you spending more time on your smartphone than with your partner, family, or friends? Technology allows us to be constantly connected to the world, but it can also make us even more disconnected from each other. W. P.

Bringing the magic back to live music

The secret gig startup that's backed by Richard Branson offers intimate, invite-only events that capture artists and audiences alike.

Alums widen world of business in Peace Corps

From writing grants and organizing workshops for entrepreneurs to teaching safe motherhood and malaria prevention, alumni's cultural and career ambitions lead them to apply school lessons to volunteerism.

Formative years inspire rewarding careers

One builds a solid foundation at ASU that takes her on a path to a successful career; the other uses his MBA to boost his career in space. Both W. P. Carey alums share their business experiences.

Breathe from your core

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, is preparing for a mission that will land a robotic terrestrial explorer on Mars equipped with geophysical instruments that will probe beneath the planet’s surface.

The business of space

Alums' companies plan for an interstellar future, funding what no one has funded before, sharing out-of-this-world ideas, and launching satellites. The way we live is going to keep evolving thanks to space business.

The power of positive feedback

Whether it comes in the form of product reviews, gardening tips, or shared recipes, content provided by other users online is invaluable.

How firms decide to insource or outsource

Say you’re about to diversity your business, or venture into something new. What is the best way to configure your value chain? What you will do in-house and what you will outsource? How you answer that question, it turns out, is an important determinant for the success of your business.

Why negotiations fail

Strategic uncertainty, a career focus for associate economics professor Amanda Friedenberg, occurs when the parties in a negotiation don’t know how the others will behave, perhaps because they’ve never negotiated before.