Recently Added STVP Entrepreneurship Corner Materials

Podcast: Embrace Uncertainty - Warren Packard (Thuuz)

Stanford Technology Ventures Program — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Thuuz Co-Founder and CEO Warren Packard appreciates how uncertainty is a constant force in the lives of entrepreneurs. Sharing stories from his career as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Packard captures how life is a series of decisions made without complete information. He also addresses how his current venture approaches issues of funding and strategic partnerships.

Video Clips:
Embrace Uncertainty [Entire Talk]

Podcast: Building an Entrepreneurial Career - Ted Zoller (Kauffman Foundation)

Stanford Technology Ventures Program — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Kauffman Foundation Senior Fellow Ted Zoller challenges Stanford students to engage in entrepreneurship as a practice of action. Based on his research into dealmaker density and network development, Zoller details the power of seizing opportunities and the pathways to developing an entrepreneurial career.

Video Clips:
Building an Entrepreneurial Career [Entire Talk]
Intersection of Opportunity and Need
Execution is Key
Take Advantage of Serendipity
Adapting to Globalization
Dealmaker Networks and Social Capital
Paths to an Entrepreneurial Career

Podcast: Tools for Business Model Generation - Alexander Osterwalder, Steve Blank (Author)

Stanford Technology Ventures Program — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Entrepreneur and business model innovator Alexander Osterwalder discusses dynamic, yet simple-to-use tools for visualizing, challenging and re-inventing business models. Osterwalder articulates how to use the visual language of his business model canvas framework, and shares stories of how this approach helps organizations of all sizes to better create, deliver and capture value.

Video Clips:
Tools for Business Model Generation [Entire Talk]
Talking About Business Models
The Business Model Canvas
Sketching Out a Business Model
Using Business Models to Beat the Competition
Mapping Customer Pains to Value Proposition

Podcast: Talking About a Revolution - Deborah Hopkins (Citi)

Stanford Technology Ventures Program — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Citi Chief Innovation Officer Deborah Hopkins believes now is an incredible time for new companies due to the pace of cultural and technological change. As the head of Citi Ventures, Hopkins leads the banking firm's efforts to invest in companies delivering disruptive technology products. Hopkins shares rules for revolutionary entrepreneurs and describes how Citi's initiatives are shaped by empathy for customers and a commitment to sharing new ideas.

Video Clips:
Talking About a Revolution [Entire Talk]
Revolutionary Transformations in Business
Transparency, Openness and Sharing Ideas
Proving You Can be a Great Partner
The Importance of Design Thinking
How to Act in Revolutionary Times

Podcast: A Startup is a Learning Experience - Jessica Mah (inDinero)

Stanford Technology Ventures Program — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

InDinero Founder Jessica Mah discusses the realities of the startup experience, in conversation with STVP faculty member and entrepreneur Steve Blank. Sharing the early successes and missteps for her company, Mah honestly reveals the lessons she continues to learn while directing inDinero's path to success through its commitment to customers.

Video Clips:
A Startup is a Learning Experience [Entire Talk]
You Don't Need to Drop Out of College
The Accelerator Experience
Are You Building Products Customer Want?
Making Your First Hires
When Startups Get Press Coverage
Avoid Vanity Metrics
Skip the Fancy Office
Launching Too Early
Co-Founders Provide a Sanity Check
Customer Feedback Tied to Product Development