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  • Podcasts

    Retooling Early Stage Development

    October 1, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    Ninety-percent of Silicon Valley's start-ups fail not because of faulty product, but because they don't tap the right market and they don't know their customer. Well-seasoned serial entrepreneur...

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    The Next Wave Of Industry: Global Clean Tech

    October 8, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    Mohr Davidow Ventures partner Erik Straser offers insight on the unfolding sector of new energy technologies, and discusses how it will be affected by an economy in credit crisis. He unveils the...

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  • Podcasts

    Balancing Economy, Equity, And Ecology Through Design

    October 15, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    How do we love all of the children of all species for all time? The unlikely answer comes from architect, materials designer, VC, and eco-efficiency expert William McDonough, who sees the...

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  • Podcasts

    The Black Swans Of Energy Invention

    October 22, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    Toss the old notions of environmentalism into the recycling bin. Investor Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures shatters conventional wisdom of energy reduction, and instead encourages entrepreneurs to...

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  • Podcasts

    Is Innovation Withering On The Vine?

    October 29, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    JLabs LLC CEO and author Judy Estrin puts the processes and philosophies of innovation under the microscope. Her current analysis indicates that we're short-changing the business arena and culture...

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  • Podcasts

    A Cuil Tune-Up For Search Engines

    November 5, 2008, 12:00am PST

    As a research scientist at Stanford University, Anna Patterson committed herself to indexing the world's online information. Her latest venture, Cuil (pronounced "Cool") is a search engine that is...

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  • Podcasts

    Young At Heart: How To Be An Innovator For Life

    November 12, 2008, 12:00am PST

    Tom Kelley, general manager at the world-renowned design firm, IDEO, presents five core practices that enhance creativity. Through entertaining stories and examples, he describes how these...

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  • Podcasts

    What Is The Next Big Thing?

    February 25, 2009, 12:00am PST

    Three Silicon Valley dealmakers - Tony Perkins, CEO of AlwaysOn; Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director of Draper, Fisher Jurvetson; and Michael Moe, Founding Partner of ThinkEquity - discuss...

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  • Podcasts

    Innovation As The Crux Of Entrepreneurship

    February 18, 2009, 12:00am PST

    In academia and the private sector, innovation is the most elusive element. And, adds Stanford University President John Hennessy, it's also needed to solve crucial local and global issues. In...

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  • Podcasts

    Emerging Opportunities In A Post IT Marketplace

    February 11, 2009, 12:00am PST

    Tom Siebel, founder of Siebel Systems and current CEO of First Virtual Group, recaps a history of the information technology boom, and pronounces it a nearly stagnant sector. He focuses on the...

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  • Podcasts

    Making A Big Company Feel Small

    January 28, 2009, 12:00am PST

    What's it like to work inside Deloitte? Managing Partner Teresa Briggs offers insight into the organization and its community outreach programs, and focuses on strategies employed to create...

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  • Podcasts

    Vision Matters

    April 8, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of NVidia, discusses the importance of having a big vision when starting a new venture. He says that you should not be daunted when others, including early...

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  • Podcasts

    Building An Organization, Building A Team

    April 15, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    After two decades in start-up entrepreneurship, Mari Baker, current CEO of PlayFirst, shares some of her lifelong strategies for long-lasting success. She stresses defining the relentless purpose...

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  • Podcasts

    Spotlight On Scalability

    April 22, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg shares her trilogy of ideas for a successful start-up and a fulfilling career. Her thoughts include building an enterprise with scalable vision, building personalized,...

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  • Podcasts

    Under The Lid Of BioFuelBox

    April 29, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Clean tech is the topic discussed between Steve Perricone, CEO of waste management and energy company BioFuelBox, and one of his investors, DFJ veteran VC Jennifer Scott Fonstad. In addition to...

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  • Podcasts

    The Future Of Microsoft, The Future Of Technology

    May 6, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, shares his optimism for emerging innovation in the midst of economic turmoil, and the story of his own entrepreneurial path. He also speaks of his company's continued...

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  • Podcasts

    Clean Tech Challenges And Solutions

    May 20, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Steve Westly, Founder of clean tech investment firm The Westly Group and former Controller for the state of California, paints a landscape of the present and future opportunities in emerging...

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  • Podcasts

    Lessons From China: The Evolution Of The Globe's Largest Search Engine

    September 23, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Robin Li, CEO of Baidu, speaks in detail about the launch and growth of the company and the search engine. He discusses how its intimate understanding of Chinese language and culture - and a...

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  • Podcasts

    Evangelizing For The Lean Startup

    September 30, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Speaker, author, and entrepreneur Eric Ries shares rapid fire wisdom on building nimble, responsive, and efficient online software-based businesses. He also offers his wisdom on streamlining...

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  • Podcasts

    Innovation In A Disruptive Environment

    October 7, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Steve Jurvetson, partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, offers perspective on the market opportunities in innovation and technology. Topics discussed include the necessity for utter market...

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  • Podcasts

    Responsible Engineering In The Modern Age

    October 14, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    Whereas the 20th century belonged to the scientist, the 21st century, says Sun Microsystems' CTO Greg Papadopoulos, is the domain of the engineer. Rather than secretly toiling away on new...

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  • Podcasts

    Successful Independent Promotion: From Artist To Entrepreneur

    November 4, 2009, 12:00am PST

    Hip-hop artists Quincy Jones III and Chamillionaire discuss mastering the business side of the music industry. Keeping up with cutting-edge technologies, production logistics, and finding creative...

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  • Podcasts

    Evolution Of A CEO

    January 13, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Dr. John Adler, Jr. and John "Trip" Adler III discuss their entrepreneurial experience and evolution as a business leader: For Dr. Adler, he describes his bumpy course in developing his...

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  • Podcasts

    Unlearn Your MBA

    January 20, 2010, 12:00am PST

    David Heineimeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and partner at 37signals in Chicago, says that planning is guessing, and for a start-up, the focus must be on today and not on tomorrow. He...

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  • Podcasts

    Risky Business: Analysis From An Engineering Perspective

    January 27, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Don't set sail without thinking first: this sage advice sums up risk analysis for Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, department chair of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. She...

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  • Podcasts

    Entrepreneurial Journeys In Healthcare

    February 3, 2010, 12:00am PST

    It's not just your strengths as a leader, it's your passion, says William Hagstrom, CEO of Crescendo Bioscience, in South San Francisco, CA. He strongly advises future entrepreneurs to think of...

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  • Podcasts

    Panel Of Young Entrepreneurs

    February 10, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Six young Stanford grads and entrepreneurs - Steven Garrity, Clara Shih, Kimber Lockhart, Jeff Seibert, Josh Reeves, and Tristan Harris - share their experiences starting companies and raising...

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  • Podcasts

    People, Passion, Perseverance: You've Got Entrepreneurship

    February 24, 2010, 12:00am PST

    People, passion, perseverance. Former AOL CEO and Chairman Steve Case describes these words as the bedrock of successful entrepreneurship. Heading into what may be a "Golden era of...

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  • Podcasts

    Success And Failure Drive Innovation

    March 3, 2010, 12:00am PST

    Accenture's Liz Tinkham interviews salesforce.com's Polly Sumner about entrepreneurship that occurs in both large and small companies. They both agree that innovation and risk-taking occur in...

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  • Podcasts

    Collaborative Innovation And A Pull Economy

    April 14, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    What can extreme surfing and World of Warcraft teach the enterprise? Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center for the Edge and former Xerox PARC Chief Scientist John Seely Brown holds them...

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  • Podcasts

    Getting To Plan B

    April 7, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    While Plan A may begin the backbone on which an entrepreneurial idea is hinged, succinct data gathering and constant market evaluation more often lead to profit with the next idea in line. The...

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  • Podcasts

    The Ebb And Flow Of Clean Tech And Entrepreneurs

    April 21, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Twenty percent of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water, says Miox CEO Carlos Perea. What's an entrepreneur to do? Ideally, find a way to clean and reuse the global...

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  • Podcasts

    A Pandora's Box Of Start-Up Expertise

    April 28, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    After nearly two decades in the trenches of Pets.com, Apple Computer, and the You Don't Know Jack game series at Berkeley Systems, Tom Conrad (Pandora CTO) shares his acquired wisdom on succeeding...

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  • Podcasts

    A Panorama Of Venture Capital And Beyond

    May 12, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Serial entrepreneur Marc Andreessen offers the Stanford audience a rare opportunity to pose open questions. Topics addressed include everything from the state of VC and the stock market, to...

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  • Podcasts

    Chile: Launching A Global Entrepreneurship Hub

    September 22, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Juan Andrés Fontaine, Chile's Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, discusses his government's recent practices and programs that strive to develop Chile's entrepreneurial ecosystem....

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  • Podcasts

    Entrepreneurial Lessons: Find Value And Make Impact

    September 29, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    Amit Chatterjee, founder and CEO of Hara, the growing energy management solutions company, shares the wisdom of his entrepreneurial experience. He covers an array of topics vital to launching and...

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  • Podcasts

    Solving Problems Makes A Great Business

    October 6, 2010, 12:00am PDT

    In conversation with KPCB's Chi-Hua Chien, Dan Rosensweig, CEO of textbook rental company Chegg, speaks about his professional history within Yahoo!, ZDNet, and Guitar Hero, and shares insights on...

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  • Webcasts

    Rethinking The Product Development Process

    October 1, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    The canonical product development model - concept, develop, alpha, beta, first customer, ship - is how Silicon Valley grew strong. But why does this process to build a business only succeed part...

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  • Webcasts

    Keep It Fast And Simple

    April 15, 2009, 12:00am PDT

    A core fundamental proposition for building any new business must be a relentless desire to wow the customer, says PlayFirst CEO Mari Baker. Think of every customer as a salesperson, and bring...

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  • Webcasts

    Book Recommendations For Entrepreneurs

    October 22, 2008, 12:00am PDT

    What should innovators and financiers be reading to round out their education? Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, shares favorites from his library, some of which wrangle with issues of...

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